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Creative Commons (was Re: Do these views looks the same????)
Yuval Levy 2008-May-22 13:40:00
Robert Bilsland wrote:
> Well make your own mind up.
they indeed look the same to me.
BUT
could it be that the person pointing the laser was surfing the web at
the time the movie was shot? several of the clips looks like he was
navigating GoogleEarth (AFAIK works only when it can connect to the
server) and using Internet Explorer.
If I understand correctly their request, they can already view via the
web, and they would like permission to cache the data on their own
server, just to improve the user experience. Imagine the public, waiting
for a slow download...
Also this is a screencast. Are screenshots and screencast of our work
permitted?
Bruno asked me when he posted
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/#removed#/2307900843/>, but I think in
the U.S. it would probably be considered fair use. Other countries do
not know fair use provisions.
And if screenshots, then screencasts? they only show small parts of the
work and are a completely different work in their own right. The
impression I have is that the youtube movie is a screencast - the screen
of an internet-connected PC was projected, and captured by the video.
Note that the video is edited, so they may have conveniently edited out
the loading time.
And here's another case: what if I set up an internet connected PC with
a projector in a conference room and make a "live presentation"? I still
have the risk of the internet connection breaking down or the server not
being available, but those are all technicalities.
In legal terms, we are talking re-transmission / broadcasting. In
Switzerland (and probably in other countries as well), businesses that
play radio to their clients must pay extra licensing fees.
When I contribute something to the WWP, I do so with the knowledge that
it becomes accessible to the general public. As long as it is used in a
respectful context and with due credit, I'm happy with it being showed
all over the place.
I find the approach of ZKM everything else but respectful. It is
chaotic, not to say arrogant, to assume consent to something that
requires permission.
But I find the intended use very respectful and positive.
Maybe *we* should make such use easier, rather than insisting
bureaucratically on outdated locked down procedures?
Maybe we should consider changing licenses and moving from an "all
rights reserved" to a more permissive, non-commercial use license like
<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/> ?
Yuv