Comments for Commons-Talk http://commons.berneguerrero.com On the Philippine Commons, and then some. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Is Creative Commons anti-copyright? by BerneGuerrero http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/04/02/is-creative-commons-anti-copyright/#comment-15986 BerneGuerrero Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:12:05 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/04/02/is-creative-commons-anti-copyright/#comment-15986 @Joe ... RE: "I just don’t think the title of the article frames the debate properly. It’s not about being 'anti-copyright'..." I get the question "are you anti-copyright?" quite frequently before, when some people hear that I support open source and that I am affiliated with Creative Commons. Hence, the title. @Joe … RE: “I just don’t think the title of the article frames the debate properly. It’s not about being ‘anti-copyright’…”

I get the question “are you anti-copyright?” quite frequently before, when some people hear that I support open source and that I am affiliated with Creative Commons. Hence, the title.

]]> Comment on Is Creative Commons anti-copyright? by joe http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/04/02/is-creative-commons-anti-copyright/#comment-15966 joe Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:29:45 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/04/02/is-creative-commons-anti-copyright/#comment-15966 I view CC as a tradeoff--giving up some intellectual property rights an author would otherwise possess over his or her work in exchange for a wider distribution of that work. What good is the copyright if no one reads it? As the article says, there is no coercion. I just don't think the title of the article frames the debate properly. It's not about being "anit-copyright" but, rather, conscious collaberative sharing. I view CC as a tradeoff–giving up some intellectual property rights an author would otherwise possess over his or her work in exchange for a wider distribution of that work. What good is the copyright if no one reads it? As the article says, there is no coercion. I just don’t think the title of the article frames the debate properly. It’s not about being “anit-copyright” but, rather, conscious collaberative sharing.

]]> Comment on CC Asia & Pacific Conference 2009 by kapi http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2009/01/06/one-month-before-cc-asia-pacific-conference-2009/#comment-4408 kapi Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:18:30 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2009/01/06/one-month-before-cc-asia-pacific-conference-2009/#comment-4408 [...] Many thanks to... the very masipag CC-Philippines crew na iningles pa ako, because they thought I was the lone CC-Japan delegate to the conference [...] http://kapi.i.ph/blogs/kapi/2009/02/06/podcast-creative-commons/ […] Many thanks to… the very masipag CC-Philippines crew na iningles pa ako, because they thought I was the lone CC-Japan delegate to the conference […]

http://kapi.i.ph/blogs/kapi/2009/02/06/podcast-creative-commons/

]]> Comment on CC Asia & Pacific Conference 2009 by kapi http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2009/01/06/one-month-before-cc-asia-pacific-conference-2009/#comment-4407 kapi Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:17:10 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2009/01/06/one-month-before-cc-asia-pacific-conference-2009/#comment-4407 <a>[...] Many thanks to... the very masipag CC-Philippines crew na iningles pa ako, because they thought I was the lone CC-Japan delegate to the conference [...]</a> […] Many thanks to… the very masipag CC-Philippines crew na iningles pa ako, because they thought I was the lone CC-Japan delegate to the conference […]

]]> Comment on Who/what protects you in CC license violations? by knowledge protection http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/03/18/whowhat-protects-you-in-cc-license-violations/#comment-4187 knowledge protection Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:56:00 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/03/18/whowhat-protects-you-in-cc-license-violations/#comment-4187 Cultivating a dialogue that makes the mystery of Intellectual Property transparent and understood would be a wise choice for beginning the road of understanding in the soup that is so often associated with IP. Excellent article Cultivating a dialogue that makes the mystery of Intellectual Property transparent and understood would be a wise choice for beginning the road of understanding in the soup that is so often associated with IP.

Excellent article

]]> Comment on A year of CC Newsletter PDFs by BerneGuerrero http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/12/25/a-year-of-cc-newsletter-pdfs/#comment-3251 BerneGuerrero Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:40:53 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/12/25/a-year-of-cc-newsletter-pdfs/#comment-3251 Hallo, Michelle. I thought of linking the image titles to the image source location as usually done by most, instead of extending out the full URL of the links as above; but had to abandon that since it would be tedious for another to replicate all links when the latter intends to republish the content in another website or in paper through cut-and-paste. I observe that my endnotes are getting longer than the main post. Will have to look up on how to have an effective middle ground. :) Hallo, Michelle. I thought of linking the image titles to the image source location as usually done by most, instead of extending out the full URL of the links as above; but had to abandon that since it would be tedious for another to replicate all links when the latter intends to republish the content in another website or in paper through cut-and-paste.

I observe that my endnotes are getting longer than the main post. Will have to look up on how to have an effective middle ground. :)

]]> Comment on CC Asia & Pacific Conference 2009 by Michelle http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2009/01/06/one-month-before-cc-asia-pacific-conference-2009/#comment-3225 Michelle Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:08:35 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2009/01/06/one-month-before-cc-asia-pacific-conference-2009/#comment-3225 By the way, lovely new site design! By the way, lovely new site design!

]]> Comment on A year of CC Newsletter PDFs by Michelle http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/12/25/a-year-of-cc-newsletter-pdfs/#comment-3224 Michelle Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:06:38 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/12/25/a-year-of-cc-newsletter-pdfs/#comment-3224 The newsletters are beautiful, and they've pumped a whole new life into CC goings-on. Here's to the talented and patient artistes! ^_^ By the way, looking at all the long lists of URLs -- there really should be some legally legitimate way to abbreviate these links and attributions. Even when they're very tidy like the ones you did, they still monopolize a good bit of real estate! The newsletters are beautiful, and they’ve pumped a whole new life into CC goings-on. Here’s to the talented and patient artistes! ^_^

By the way, looking at all the long lists of URLs — there really should be some legally legitimate way to abbreviate these links and attributions. Even when they’re very tidy like the ones you did, they still monopolize a good bit of real estate!

]]> Comment on Unported viz Philippine ported license by Diego Maranan http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/03/22/unported-viz-philippine-ported-license/#comment-1573 Diego Maranan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:02:33 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/03/22/unported-viz-philippine-ported-license/#comment-1573 Very happy to have found your site. I'm adding your feed to my reader. I teach courses in multimedia studies at UP Open University and I have a long-standing project with creating a site for registering and searching for CC-licensed choreographies. I'd like to invite you to check it out: www.opensourcedance.org Best, Diego http://theinvisiblevisible.diegomaranan.com Very happy to have found your site. I’m adding your feed to my reader. I teach courses in multimedia studies at UP Open University and I have a long-standing project with creating a site for registering and searching for CC-licensed choreographies. I’d like to invite you to check it out: www.opensourcedance.org

Best,
Diego
http://theinvisiblevisible.diegomaranan.com

]]> Comment on Is Creative Commons anti-copyright? by BerneGuerrero http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/04/02/is-creative-commons-anti-copyright/#comment-703 BerneGuerrero Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:21:12 +0000 http://commons.berneguerrero.com/2008/04/02/is-creative-commons-anti-copyright/#comment-703 Sergey, As to your inquiry as to whether the reaction to CC term violation is "a common behavior of copyright owners (when CC is violated)," is subject to cultural and personal factors relevant to the specific author/copyright owner. It would be difficult to provide a generalization in this matter; and even if I have to muster a definitive opinion on the matter, I have to support that with empirical data, of which I have none. A CC BY-SA license has both attribution and share-alike conditions, which would distinguish itself with CC BY license, for example. By the limited information provided in your comment, it would appear that the ShareAlike condition was not complied with inasmuch as the work was not provided a similar CC BY-SA license when it was replicated in your site (i.e. it was not specified that the photo was licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 DE). As to the inquiry as to your next course of action, I am precluded from providing an opinion pertinent to this inasmuch as such opinion could be construed as a legal advice, and could further be construed as an unauthorized practice of law in certain jurisdictions/countries inasmuch as I am only allowed to practice law within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines. Leaving thus the determination of the proper course of action unto you, which would be proper under the present circumstances, the least that I could proffer on this matter is this inquiry: "If the issue revolves around pecuniary considerations, would an analysis of the cost-benefit ratio as to the two apparent available options lead you to a determination of which option is best suited for you?" I hope I was of help, even in light of existing limitations. Sergey,

As to your inquiry as to whether the reaction to CC term violation is “a common behavior of copyright owners (when CC is violated),” is subject to cultural and personal factors relevant to the specific author/copyright owner. It would be difficult to provide a generalization in this matter; and even if I have to muster a definitive opinion on the matter, I have to support that with empirical data, of which I have none.

A CC BY-SA license has both attribution and share-alike conditions, which would distinguish itself with CC BY license, for example. By the limited information provided in your comment, it would appear that the ShareAlike condition was not complied with inasmuch as the work was not provided a similar CC BY-SA license when it was replicated in your site (i.e. it was not specified that the photo was licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 DE).

As to the inquiry as to your next course of action, I am precluded from providing an opinion pertinent to this inasmuch as such opinion could be construed as a legal advice, and could further be construed as an unauthorized practice of law in certain jurisdictions/countries inasmuch as I am only allowed to practice law within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines.

Leaving thus the determination of the proper course of action unto you, which would be proper under the present circumstances, the least that I could proffer on this matter is this inquiry: “If the issue revolves around pecuniary considerations, would an analysis of the cost-benefit ratio as to the two apparent available options lead you to a determination of which option is best suited for you?”

I hope I was of help, even in light of existing limitations.

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