On Jul 17, 2007, at 1:16 PM, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
I am fairly sure I was told otherwise by Lessig some time ago: that the CC-3.0 licenses are designed to increase the ability for authors to enforce their moral rights by making the free license grant contingent on moral rights being honored.
Egads, no!
At a minimum, I think Creative Commons needs to make an official statement clarifying its intentions. However, this isn't sufficient. The intent of the license author is going to have minimal sway in court; what will be material is the *exact text*, the understanding of the licensee, and the understanding of the licensor.
But the exact text is not problematic at all. You are misunderstanding it.
Jimmy, I have a lot of trust in your judgment, but I think I need to specifically ask you to sit back and consider this subject carefully under each of the several hats you wear. You are visionary about the importance of content which isn't merely no-cost but which provides freedom. You are a board member for the Wikimedia Foundation, responsible for its long term well-being. You are an internet entrepreneur whose companies profit from content creation communities. You are a board member for Creative Commons with the expected responsibilities. And you are the father to a child who will inherit the social and informational legacy we are all creating.
Of course I agree with all of that, and I am telling you, you are misunderstanding the situation here.
--Jimbo