On 20-Jul-99 Richard Stallman wrote:
> Please do not take it for granted that living composers will refuse
> to contribute their work to Mutopia. Surely many will refuse, but
> some of them may change their minds later as Mutopia becomes more
> successful and the idea seems less shocking. Don't be defeatist!
>
> Including recent music with the composer's permission is very
> important, because it is a way of suggesting to other composers that
> they ought to give permission.
OK. I'll have a think on holiday about this and licensing issues and
see what's happened when I get back.
> I think that we should design a license (or more than one) for free
> music. The two possibilities are copyleft and non-copyleft.
> In order to do this properly, though, we need to work with a lawyer.
>
> The Open Content License is not a good choice, because it does not
> (at least when last I looked) permit selling copies.
I agree that a new license is going to be needed, but as Hanwen said
we'll need to decide exactly what we want before consulting a lawyer.
Thanks for all your comments,
Chris
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Chris Sawer - Sussex, England - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
