Hi Bassel, and the CC community, L.L stands for "Lebanese Lira", and in both English and Arabic. On the CC website it has Non-Commercial images for USD, euro, and Japanese Yen, but not for any Arab currencies ... see: http://creativecommons.org/about/downloads/
I just made them for Lebanon's currency, and decided to share them with others (it's easy to make for other Arab countries/currencies, as well, but I am crunched for time these days and not sleeping much...). If CC is interested, it would also be cool to have these (and others) available on the CC site for others to use (we are trying to facilitate/support CC adoption in the Arab world, and around the world, right? So might be nice to offer those images for countries other than US/Europe/Japan). I made them exactly to match the standards that CC used already, so they are ready for CC or others to use along with those other buttons, if interested. (They might have to exported as a different size or format to provide the full range of options on the CC site, which is why I sent the photoshop files, as well). And heck, I'm not even asking for any attribution. As for the licenses, I would appreciate a bit of explanation or discussion on this issue, at least something beyond claiming that there is a gap in my understanding. I still think there is a gap in the CC licenses and site, but I'm curious to learn what other people think. An example: Joi takes lots of pictures, and releases most (all?) under CC licenses (I really don't know numbers, but I know he releases a lot under CC). He also sometimes (often?) doesn't insist on attribution for people to use them (I specifically asked him that for pictures he took of me, if I could use them for other things without always attributing him), and he said that was totally fine. That situation is coming up again, now. I don't want to insist on attribution for other people to use these images that I made, but I do want people to re-release derived images under a CC license. These are basic images, but hey... it might encourage some people to save time by using these for something and releasing CC versus making their own and not using CC. Is there a CC license that addresses that situation? If not, is there a good reason why not? Does that seem like a valuable option to offer? Why does CC offer a license for attribution (not including share-alike), and not for share-alike (not including attribution)? It seems to me that each of the elements should be totally independent of each other, since right now people are restricted to only certain mixes of those restrictions/options. - attribution - share-alike - commercial/non-commercial - derivatives/non-derivatives I'm happy to discuss, hear people's thoughts, feedback, etc... is there an argument/explanation other than a gap in my understanding? Or if there is a gap in my understanding (*which there very well might be*), and from one long-time CC activist to a community of CC activists, can someone offer some clarification in order to fill that gap? Any information, or citations, or clear explanations or examples (of support, or explaining why I might be incorrect in the points I outlined) would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise, and until I hear otherwise, to me it looks like there is a serious gap in the CC licenses, and I am happy to contribute time/ideas/etc to see how we can improve the CC licensing system to cover even more situations, and be a more compelling option for more people to use. Kind regards, Munir .......................................................... 2010/12/5 Bassel Safadi <[email protected]> > Hey David, > 1- I don't understand what is the L.L? what is the ل.ل? and what do you > mean that you recrafted CC logos? do you want to use those new logos instead > of CC logos? > 2- all CC licenses require attribution, this is not a gap in the CC site, > it's a gap in your understanding of the licenses > > > 2010/12/5 David Munir Nabti (منير دافيد نبتي) <[email protected]> > >> Hey Regional CC Folks! >> We (at Hibr.me in Lebanon) are working on a big site/outlet redesign >> effort, and as part of that we have been working on re-crafting our CC >> logos, efforts, etc. We are going to be launching some other cool CC >> tools/stuff in the near future. We'll keep you posted on that. >> >> In the meanwhile, please find attached a number of the logos/etc we >> designed, recrafted, etc. They are simple, but hopefully they can be >> helpful for others. >> >> Also, I found a gap on the CC site ... or maybe I'm missing something. Is >> there a CC license only for Share-Alike? I don't want to require >> attribution, but I would like to require people who use any of this stuff >> for whatever purpose to also share them CC. I'm getting increasingly >> annoyed and radical in my frustrations with "copyright" within civil >> society, academia, etc... so working on ways to push CC/sharing/etc >> whenever possible. >> >> For now, I fabricated a "CC-SA" license... but if anyone has another >> suggestion I'd be happy to re-license these another way. >> >> Cheers, >> >> DMN >> >> >> >> ~~~ >> David Munir Nabti (منير دافيد نبتي) || Skype/Twitter: dmnabti || Leb >> Mobile: +961-3-138-770 || US Mobile: +1-415-355-HIBR (4427) >> ~~~ >> • Youth/citizen alternative media in Lebanon (in print, online, in >> person): www.Hibr.me <http://www.hibr.me/> >> • Volunteer, and support volunteering, in Lebanon: www.avs.org.lb >> • Tech, open source, and entrepreneurship for sustainable development: >> www.therootspace.org >> • Daily monitoring & translation of news from the Arab World and Iran: >> www.Mideastwire.com <http://www.mideastwire.com/> >> ~~~ >> REMEMBER! Think before you print... 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