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Re: Debian-approved creative/content license?



On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:04:33 -0700 (PDT) Ken Arromdee wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Mar 2007, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Those licenses can apply to any software, not just programs. So, if
> > the software is an audio work or picture, a software license like
> > GPL or Expat can apply to it.
> 
> Actually, there's one big problem.  The GPL's "preferred form for
> modification" clause.
> 
> Unless the creators of the podcast directly edit the MP3--which is
> rather unlikely--the MP3 is not the preferred form for modification
> and putting the MP3 under GPL without releasing the raw audio files
> grants no rights at all. GPLing video has a similar problem.

In order to release the audio/video recording in a DFSG-free manner,
they should release the source as well, as defined in the GNU GPL v2.

Wonderful!  That is a feature of the GPL, not a bug!
Recipients should not be in a position of disadvantage with respect to
original authors, or otherwise it's not really Free Software.


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