3 May
2006
3 May
'06
6:12 p.m.
Brad Fuller wrote:
Yep, I've taken down all of the music I had on Myspace... it's
a
violation of the Creative Commons terms under which my music is
available.
Can you indicate how it violates the Creative Commons terms?
It depends on the terms... I have selected the non-commercial
distribution terms, which means no modifying, public performance, etc.,
without permission. Myspace's terms specifically say they can modify,
publicly perform, etc.... I guess it's really not a violation, but it's
kind of sneaky that posting content to the site automatically grants
them the license... bet a lot of people didn't even realize they are
giving permission implicitly when they upload files to the site.
--
Brett McCoy: Programmer by Day, Guitarist by Night
http://www.alhazred.com
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http://www.revelmoon.com
Yikes
Exactly! Even with the change above it's still a horrendous piece of
spagetti