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Re: [microsound] Microsound TWiki + open source content



On Tuesday 23 December 2003 01:18, Michal Seta wrote:
[...]
>
> >         - open? with some rights? copyrighted?
>
> public domain?
> All of the above?
>
> > - should we adopt the Creative Commons License for our content?
>
> note that there are few different CC licenses.  Some are not in the
> spirit of 'open' and 'free' (as in speech - 'libre').
>
> > - should it be left up to each individual? if so, how do we police this?
> > and who?
>
> It depends on this wiki's goals, IMHO.  If the microsound list
> owners/founders are moving towards open content as an important
> philosophical, economic, political, cultural, whatever aspect of the
> whole thing then I think a certain general outline of minimum
> requirements should be drafted (like on sourceforge, only open source
> projects under GNU license can be hosted.  Other licenses are considered
> and accepted under certain circumstances).  And so, only the artists who
> are willing to 'give away' their work under a free license will be able
> to contribute.
>
> This way a community of 'open source' microsound artists may be formed.
>
> ./MiS

I agree with this sentiment wholeheartedly but I personally would hate to miss 
out on a contributon just because someone was uncomfortable with the licence 
requirements.

What if each contributor simply informs as to what terms they are submitting 
for each audio file? They can elect to use a GPU style agreement or one of 
the creative commons sample licences. The only rule could then needed is just 
that all contributed files are agreed by their uploading, to meet the barest 
minumum ie that the List is free to copy and store, backup and cache via its 
TWiki server and free to communicate the recording and composition to the 
public throughout the world for unlimited streaming and download and that 
members of the List can have free unlimited stream, download, and burn for 
personal use. Much less work for whoever is running the thing. Less rules 
less flame wars maybe? Those files that are not made GPU will miss out on 
being, re-mixed, re-versioned, shared by the whole universe...their loss. 

I would not suggest the GPU licence as this is really drafted for software. 
The Creative Commons has great samples of copyleft agreements that emabrace 
the GPU/GNU ethos.
RL-S




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