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March 15, 2005
First Hilary Rosen, Then Fritz Attaway
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...comes out as a fan of Creative Commons [MSNBC], albeit for strategic purposes: "I think it's helpful to educate consumers that there is a place like Creative Commons where one can access intellectual property that has been freely made available to the general public without compensation and that that should be distinguished from sites that are permitting access to infringing material."
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1. Crosbie Fitch on March 16, 2005 11:30 AM writes...
Note that the Creative Commons does not prohibit artists using it from requiring compensation from the general public or their audiences.
The CC simply permits people to freely copy the published artwork.
Why must artists give up their right to be compensated just because they figure it's a good idea not to sue their fans?
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