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The '''Creative Commons''' [[parametric license]] regime is a more flexible alternative to [[GFDL]]. Its [[nonprofit]] [http://creativecommons.org .org] was founded by [[Lawrence Lessig]] which attempts to: | The '''Creative Commons''' [[parametric license]] regime is a more flexible alternative to [[GFDL]]. Its [[nonprofit]] [http://creativecommons.org .org] was founded by [[Lawrence Lessig]] which attempts to: | ||
*advocate for rights of creators to share their work with each other - without the strict requirements or flaws of [[Open Source]] which many creators reject | *advocate for rights of creators to share their work with each other - without the strict requirements or [[problems with free software and open source models|flaws]] of [[Open Source]] which many creators reject | ||
*provide a [[parametric license]] with predictable terms to simplify use of works by others, similar to what prevails in the music industry where there is no need to seek specific permission for certain types of pre-cleared uses (though Creative Commons does not at present have a royalty handling system and deals only with free use) | *provide a [[parametric license]] with predictable terms to simplify use of works by others, similar to what prevails in the music industry where there is no need to seek specific permission for certain types of pre-cleared uses (though Creative Commons does not at present have a royalty handling system and deals only with free use) | ||
*define exact legal [[Share Alike]] terms to encourage [[share-alike]] that goes beyond [[free software]] and extends into music, writing, reporting and arts | *define exact legal [[Share Alike]] terms to encourage [[share-alike]] that goes beyond [[free software]] and extends into music, writing, reporting and arts | ||
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=== beyond GFDL === | === beyond GFDL === | ||
There are serious problems with the [[GFDL]] and especially its [[ | There are serious problems with the [[GFDL]] and especially its [[Wikipedia violates GFDL|extreme bad-faith interpretation]] by [[Wikimedia corruption|the highly questionable Wikimedia]] "Foundation" which has so twisted the license's intent as to put all of [[Wikipedia]] in public domain, and confiscate what the [[GFDL Corpus]] contributors believed they were putting in FSF's hands - not Wikimedia's. Accordingly it is time to look for licenses beyond GFDL, and the '''CC-by-sa''' is one of the very first considered, e.g. by [[Wikitravel]]. | ||
The [[Green Documentation License]] expected to be a [[Consumerium License]] may actually fit within the parametric options that the CC license provides. Thus, the GDL would *be* a CC license, but it would not be the [[GFDL]] license. Talks are ongoing to dual license most of the [[GFDL text corpus]] under something that might end up as a variant of the [[CC by-sa]] license, which is the most useful [[consortium license]] - requiring [[attribution]] and [[share-alike]], with possibly additional terms to deal with [[moral rights]], which the [[Front-Cover Text]]s, [[Back-Cover Text]]s, [[Secondary Section]] and [[Invariant Section]]s are supposed to help express (though some claim that they do so imperfectly). | The [[Green Documentation License]] expected to be a [[Consumerium License]] may actually fit within the parametric options that the CC license provides. Thus, the GDL would *be* a CC license, but it would not be the [[GFDL]] license. Talks are ongoing to dual license most of the [[GFDL text corpus]] under something that might end up as a variant of the [[CC by-sa]] license, which is the most useful [[consortium license]] - requiring [[attribution]] and [[share-alike]], with possibly additional terms to deal with [[moral rights]], which the [[Front-Cover Text]]s, [[Back-Cover Text]]s, [[Secondary Section]] and [[Invariant Section]]s are supposed to help express (though some claim that they do so imperfectly). | ||