Sounds good. and avoids a legal challenge. "Ken Fallon" k...@fallon.ie – December 8, 2021 12:32 PM > Hi All, > We require a license from the host submitting a show, as by default any work > is considered to be "Copyright all rights reserved'. > > We accept shows posted under any Creative Commons license[1], GNU Free > Documentation License, anything in the public domain, and anything under a > FLOSS software license. > We do not post other copyrighted content[2], even if it is under a "fair use" > clause. > > We *do* allow shows "by arranged permission"[3], where the host has explicit > permission to submit the show. We have never had a show submitted under this > clause. > I am now proposing that we remove that option, as even though that would give > us permission to host it it causes problems for our listeners. > > Our podcast is played in public spaces. As the content is Creative Commons > they don't need to pay national license authorities[4]. If we play content > that is not Creative Commons then they do. > > It also would prevent anyone from knowing the rights they have without > knowing the exact permission attached to that individual show, and been able > to interpret what it would mean to them if they reused it. > > This clause makes the whole question ambiguous because we flag our feed > Creative Commons but the individual show would not be. > To be safe we would need to remove these shows from the main feed, and make > it so that you would only get these special shows if you explicitly opt in > for them. I don't see how this would benefit anyone as no one would be > subscribed to this feed. > Proposed Change: > Removal of: > < If you are redistributing under another Creative Commons License or by > arranged permission please make note of the restrictions when you upload your > show. We can then signal that, so that others who redistribute HPR content > can filter your show out. > --- > Replace with: > > If you are redistributing under another Creative Commons license, GNU Free > > Documentation License, public domain, or FLOSS software license, then > > please signal that when you upload your show. We do not post other > > copyrighted content, even if it is made available under fair use, or by > > arranged permission. > > > [1] hackerpublicradio.org/stuff_you_need_to_know.php[2] > hackerpublicradio.org/pipermail/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org/2019-May/014446.html[3] > hackerpublicradio.org/stuff_you_need_to_know.php > [4] www.ppimusic.ie/using-music/do-i-need-a-ppi-licence > > -- > Regards, > > Ken Fallon (PA7KEN,G5KEN) > kenfallon.com > hackerpublicradio.org/hosts/ken_fallon
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