tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post5088239245482088703..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: Guest Blog: Creative Commonstate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-81763500154167224822009-04-04T18:29:00.000-05:002009-04-04T18:29:00.000-05:00I don't have the cite handy, as I think it's from ...I don't have the cite handy, as I think it's from one of the copyright law books I read when I was learning to understand literary contracts, but I can lay it out pretty easily.<BR/><BR/> It goes like this: Creative commons licenses provide grants of (varying) rights over a work by that works creator. The only legal* rights a creator has to their work under our system of government are those rights granted the creator by copyright law (both constitutional and statutory). So, without inherent copyright the creator would have no rights to grant. What creative commons does is allow you to very precisely bestow portions of your copyright on the general public.<BR/><BR/> *as opposed to moral rights which are whole different kettle of fishKelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-63953170399120534312009-04-04T15:58:00.000-05:002009-04-04T15:58:00.000-05:00Kelly, when I first read your comment I was like, ...Kelly, when I first read your comment I was like, "Well that makes sense." But then I started thinking and I've been Googling for evidence of your comment that "Creative Commons is built on top of inherent copyright." Like I said, it makes sense, but I haven't found it. <BR/><BR/>If you find that, can you forward me a http link?<BR/><BR/>Not that I want to get into a nitpick fight, because this isn't part of the core point of my post! :-)Shawn Enderlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114716025423874806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-16712559800048764812009-04-04T15:06:00.000-05:002009-04-04T15:06:00.000-05:00Kelly, you are correct. Thanks for clarifying that...Kelly, you are correct. Thanks for clarifying that point. :-)Shawn Enderlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114716025423874806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-30443796570420383562009-04-04T12:32:00.000-05:002009-04-04T12:32:00.000-05:00One note. This: It means we can easily and safely ...One note. This: <I>It means we can easily and safely secure our creative works without the use of copyright</I> isn't strictly true. Creative commons is built on top of inherent copyright, not as an alternative structure. Inherent copyright (as opposed to explicit copyright) is also free and automatic with the creation of the work in a fixed form. It's only when you register your copyright (explicit copyright) that there is a cost associated.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.com