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Creative Commons Responds To ASCAP Letter
An anonymous reader writes "Drew Wilson at ZeroPaid has a followup to the story about ASCAP telling its members that organizations like EFF and Creative Commons are undermining copyright. A spokesperson from Creative Commons said, 'It's very sad that ASCAP is falsely claiming that Creative Commons works to undermine copyright. Creative Commons licenses are copyright licenses — plain and simple, without copyright, these tools don't even work.' He also said, 'Many tens of thousands of musicians, including acts like Nine Inch Nails, the Beastie Boys, David Byrne, Radiohead, and Snoop Dogg, have used Creative Commons licenses to share with the public.' Many ASCAP members are already expressing their disappointment with the ASCAP letter over at Mind the Gap. Sounds like ASCAP will be in damage control for a while."
>>>The death throws of an obsolete industry are amusing and sad
Perhaps but it will make great footage for the TV news! (hops into airplane). Say goodbye to ASCAP and RIAA! (flies plane into building)
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
>>>Imagine if GPL, CC, APL, and many other licenses were deemed to be invalid as a result of ASCAP and similar lobbying. All that work you and I have put into creating a free software ecosystem are for nought
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Basically like unpaid labor. You contribute all that effort into Linux or whatever, only to have it taken away from you (like Google did with Taco when they turned it commercial). I'd be angry first, and I'd get even with the ASCAP and RIAA CEO just the same way I got even with my ex-california boss after he did not pay my last week of work.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall