extending the creative commons license suite
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Licensing Rights Beyond Copyright
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Expanding and clarifying the scope of CC licenses____
CC Global Summit 2015Seoul
Diane Peters, General Counsel
Scope of CC licenses – a refresher
v1.0 – v3.0 Copyright and neighboring rights
(undefined except for license grant)
v4.0 Copyright and Similar Rights(defined)
“… copyright and/or similar rights closely related to copyright including, without limitation, performance, broadcast, sound recording, and Sui Generis Database Rights, without regard to how the rights are labeled or categorized. For purposes of this Public License, the rights specified in Section 2(b)(1)-(2) are not Copyright and Similar Rights.”
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/License_Versions
Three Simple Rules
Rule #1More permissions may always be granted
CC licenses are non exclusive
Rule #2Additional permissions are
separate arrangements
“Any arrangements, understandings, or agreements regarding the Licensed Material not stated herein are separate from and independent of the terms and conditions of this Public License.”
v4.0, Section 7b
CC License Rule #3(trademark)
A modified CC license ≠ a CC license
“You may not use our trademarks or branding if [you] provide an interpretation of a license term that contradicts the plain meaning of the standard CC terms.”
“CC+ (and use of that mark) requires that the work be licensed under a standard CC license that provides a baseline set of permissions that have not been modified or customized but reproduces the license verbatim.”
https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Modifying_the_CC_licenseshttps://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CCPlus#
Granting more permissions;clarifying license scope to avoid doubt
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Extension Mechanisms
Standalone License
Self-contained and independent of the CC license
“Plug-In” License
Semi-independent – a grant of additional or clarifying permissions
• Relies upon and builds upon fundaments of underlying core license
• Ideally clarifies how additional permission and conditions interact with core license
CC+
CC license (or CC0)+
separate agreement granting more permissions
https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CCPlus
