Disclaimer
Posted: Fri 10. Jun 2011, 07:33
Now that the first recordings are up, we really need to decide about the disclaimer.
Before we can do that, we must agree on a license.
The poll shows that most of us prefer a free license.
CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/# has the same effect as simple pd. In my understanding, it gives a bit more legal clarity.
The texts we use are not pd all over the world and CC0 says that rights of third parties are not touched by this license (= the copyright that is still in place in the US).
How can we say that in the disclaimer?
This recording if free of copyright.
This recording is free of copyright in all countries where copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author or earlier.
This recording is in the public domain.
This recording is in the public domain in all countries where copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author or earlier.
I think, it is enough to say "This recording is in the public domain", and additionally we put the CC0 link on the catalog page. Plus we have a big sign on the catalog page that says that the text of the recording is still under copyright in the US and all countries where copyright is longer that 70 years after the death of the author. (<= could some native speaker please put this in proper English?)
It doesn't make much sense to say that the text is still under copyright in the US, because when the listener hears this, s/he has already downloaded the recording and already violated US law.
The second question: Do we agree that soloists can choose a license that excludes commercial use? (only if they want to.)
The CC license chooser is here: http://creativecommons.org/choose/?lang=en
Before we can do that, we must agree on a license.
The poll shows that most of us prefer a free license.
CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/# has the same effect as simple pd. In my understanding, it gives a bit more legal clarity.
The texts we use are not pd all over the world and CC0 says that rights of third parties are not touched by this license (= the copyright that is still in place in the US).
How can we say that in the disclaimer?
This recording if free of copyright.
This recording is free of copyright in all countries where copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author or earlier.
This recording is in the public domain.
This recording is in the public domain in all countries where copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author or earlier.
I think, it is enough to say "This recording is in the public domain", and additionally we put the CC0 link on the catalog page. Plus we have a big sign on the catalog page that says that the text of the recording is still under copyright in the US and all countries where copyright is longer that 70 years after the death of the author. (<= could some native speaker please put this in proper English?)
It doesn't make much sense to say that the text is still under copyright in the US, because when the listener hears this, s/he has already downloaded the recording and already violated US law.
The second question: Do we agree that soloists can choose a license that excludes commercial use? (only if they want to.)
The CC license chooser is here: http://creativecommons.org/choose/?lang=en