Re: [Fsuk-manchester] free art and music

[Michael Dorrington]

MJ Ray wrote:
> Lucy <address@hidden> wrote:
>> As has been pointed out, you'll need to be aware of some of the
>> restrictions of some CC licenses. Also, I'm not sure if the NC clause
>> prevents you from selling CDs for non-profit groups 
> 
> NC = no commerce.  Selling things is commerce.  
> 
>   "You may not exercise any of the rights granted to You in Section 3
>   above in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed
>   toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation. [...]"
> 
> So it seems a bit dubious to me, but I'm not sure if there are magic
> legal definitions of "commercial advantage" or "private" which mean
> that commercial advantage of private non-profit groups is OK,

Creative Commons don't have a definitive answer either, see their FFAQ:
"Is use X a violation of the Noncommercial clause of the licenses?"
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FFAQ#Is_use_X_a_violation_of_the_Noncommercial_clause_of_the_licenses.3F

A video that is worth watching and relevant is "How Creative Commons
licenses can interact with commerce":
http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/movingimages/cc-plus-commercial-video.ogg
It also explains about copyright and licensing in general, which very
relevant to free software.

>> (it might be worth
>> asking the bands individually if it does).
> 
> It's not a very good commons if you have to beg the landlords
> for permission to graze.

As long as the grazing isn't for commercial purposes then you'd be allowed.

Regards,
Mike.