[LAU] CC for dummies

[drew Roberts]

On Saturday 13 March 2010 05:29:29 Atte André Jensen wrote:
> Hi
>
> I don't understand the CC license at all.

There is no cc license. This is one of the problems with how a lot of people 
speak about the issue. 

There are multiple cc licenses and the behave quite differently.

Which did you have in mind?

> I could dig through a jungle 
> starting with google, and I *have* read and understood the basics
> regarding CC. I'm hoping for some personal experiences in plain
> language. Here goes:

Let's take cc BY-SA which is the closest one they have to the GPL and recast 
the questions in terms of computer code:
>
> 1) What's the advantages for the artist with CC compared to "All rights
> reserved".

1) What's the advantages for the programmer with the GPL compared to "All 
rights reserved".
>
> 2) What's the disadvantages for the artist with CC compared to "All
> rights reserved".

2) What's the disadvantages for the programmer with the GPL compared to "All 
rights reserved".
>
> 3) What's the advantages for the consumer with CC compared to "All
> rights reserved".

3) What's the advantages for the consumer with the GPL compared to "All 
rights reserved".
>
> I assume there's no disadvantages for the customer with CC...

I assume there's no disadvantages for the customer with the GPL.
>
> Thanks in advance for any input.

You could perhaps do the same thing with cc BY and the BSD.

I hope this may help with your thinking and with further questions.

all the best,

drew