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opencontent Let’s make the CC By-NC-SA versus First Sale battle more specific. Jamie Boyle’s new book The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind is licensed CC By-NC-SA and is available for purchase from Amazon. If I purchase a copy of the book from Amazon – in other words, if I come to legally own … Read more
A short version, a long version, and a surprise. The short version: who has precedence, the CC NC clause or the First Sale doctrine? The long version: First, a little background on the First Sale doctrine from Wikipedia (normal caveats apply): The first-sale doctrine is a limitation on copyright that was recognized by the U.S. … Read more
What do you think about while you stare at the ceiling, unable to sleep? Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about license compatibility issues. Specifically, I’ve been wondering how I can communicate to people the difficulty copyleft causes for would-be remixers. Until you get knee-deep in it, you can’t really understand the pain. And how … Read more