Copyright Lite?

[crimresearch]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=738&e=1&u=/ap/20041010/ap_on_bi_ge/copyright_lite

"Think of it as "Copyright Lite," a compromise between the full protections of copyright law and placing a creative work entirely in the public domain.
Under its framework, copyright holders can let others use their works for free while stipulating limits — for instance, requiring attribution while prohibiting sales. They can't veto individual projects — the way copyright holders can now deny rights to filmmakers with whom they disagree."
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I don't see anything in this to prohibit second and third hand redistribution to a party who will then be free to use the original material contrary to the original creator's desires.

And there is nothing in the current copyright laws that stops me from giving permission on a case by case basis.

So who exactly does this new program benfit?

The original creative artist, or the cut and paste karaokeists?

 

[davidhorman]

I don't see anything in this to prohibit second and third hand redistribution to a party who will then be free to use the original material contrary to the original creator's desires.

There is this bit:

For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work.

David

 

[crimresearch]

That would only seem to apply to someone who wanted to directly use my stuff in their work...they would then be free to give their work away to someone and include permission for things I had not intnded.

Let's say I put a song up on Soundclick, and sign their Creative Commons form, then give permission for anyone to download and use my song, but not to sell it.

Someone comes along, and uses my song in the soundtrack of their video, and they dstribute the video for *all* to use, with no restrictions.

What's to stop a 3rd party from using part of their video, namely the soundtrack, as a sample in their next CD, or on their car commercial, and charge money for their 'creation'?

 

[DrMatt]

It appears to be an application of permissions-licensing, which is well covered by existing copyright laws worldwide.

 

[crimresearch]

Except that under this new proposal, once permission had been given, it would be a blanket permission, instead of the individual permissions possible now.

In a worst case scenario, it could be a significant difference.