Except that any legitimate rights-holder can be deemed not "found" unless they register with the appropriate private sector organizations. Who determines whether private sector standards for due diligence apply? The private companies that pushed the legislation through in the first place! That registration will probably come at a fee for every work you decide to register. This means that you will have to pay simply to get ATTRIBUTION for works that you would ordinarily be able to put up for free under a creative commons license. And this sits well for you? Someone could EASILY take your work, crop out your copyright notice, and claim your work doesn't have a rights-holder than can be found unless you register your work with the appropriate private companies. That doesn't seem right to me. Call me crazy.
What if someone else decides that your CC license doesn't create protection under the due diligence requirement? What if only registration with the appropriate organizations create that protections? Who makes those decisions? Who is going to ensure that CC licenses ARE protected? YOU!
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Date: 2008-04-15 03:15 am (UTC)What if someone else decides that your CC license doesn't create protection under the due diligence requirement? What if only registration with the appropriate organizations create that protections? Who makes those decisions? Who is going to ensure that CC licenses ARE protected? YOU!