[OpenGLAM] Paper: Consequences, risks and side-effects of the license module “non-commercial use only”

[Sarah Stierch]

This document has a great opportunity to serve as a primary learning 
tool for people using and considering NC licenses. (And as ammo for 
those who hate it!)

Forgive me for being so blunt here, but, despite feeling quite confident 
in my knowledge about the use of Creative Commons licenses, as a native 
English speaker there are a number of sections that have me scratching 
my head. I believe it's due to being "lost in translation," during the 
English translation process. (Too many words (i.e. "wordy"), grammar, 
general typos, over explaining.) It looks like they used a crowdsourced 
translation system for the initial translation, which is something that 
the Wikimedia Foundation has ceased doing on documents such as this 
("too many cooks in the kitchen," is often the case).

Section 7 could use better clarity. Section 9 is misleading, as 
Wikipedia does make agreements with individuals regarding licensing 
through our permissions system, so I was confused by its inclusion.

I look forward to seeing the documents continued evolution, and even a 
shorter version for those who prefer a quick and easy break down. I do 
hope this opens the doors for freer licensing in Europe, I look forward 
to hearing if there are any success stories.

-Sarah

On 1/10/13 10:16 AM, Edson, Michael wrote:
> First, thanks to everyone who worked on this document (!!), and to OKFN in general for strongly and consistently advocating that NC is not an open format - - that is so, so, so helpful and clarifying. <3
>
> However, is anybody else confused by section 7 in the document, which is about using SA as a way to prevent commercial re-use in certain circumstances?
>
> I think the clarity of this section could be improved regarding the ramifications of incorporating edited, as opposed to un-edited, CC-SA resources into compilation/collection/ derivative works. If I understand correctly, this affects whether the resulting resource is "infected", and needs to be released as CC-SA, or not.
>
> (Also, there are a couple of typo's and grammatical errors in section 7.)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michael Edson
> Director, Web and New Media Strategy
> Smithsonian Institution
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>
> Dear all,
>
> In 2012, a group of German copyright experts [1] released in collaboration with Wikimedia the German document“Folgen, Risiken und Nebenwirkungen der Bedingung Nicht-Kommerziell – NC” (Consequences, Risks, and side-effects of the license module Non-Commercial – NC). In this document, they explain all consequences of choosing a CC license variant restricted to non- commercial use only (NC) and make clear why its usage is often not necessary and even a bad idea for artists and institutions.
>
> Together with the OKFN community, we translated this document into English and the German authors have edited it. With the help of Wikimedia Germany [2] we were able to design and publish it.
>
> Read more about this great piece of documentation here:
>
> http://blog.okfn.org/2013/01/08/consequences-risks-and-side-effects-of-the-license-module-non-commercial-use-only-2/
>
> Thanks to all partners who made this possible, a special thanks goes out to Thomas Hirsch who translated the majority of the document.
>
> All the best,
>
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> Joris Pekel
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> Open Knowledge Foundation
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> [1] http://irights.info/
> [2] http://www.wikimedia.de
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