tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post1408707618468712520..comments2023-10-14T09:40:41.775-04:00Comments on Cranial Soup: Creative Commons and Author's True Intentions Creates Copy ConfusionApphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-65147667397425324012009-02-22T06:07:00.000-05:002009-02-22T06:07:00.000-05:00Cranial wrote "I wish authors would think about it...Cranial wrote "I wish authors would think about it seriously and make up their minds before they put the banners on their sites. They can't have it both ways."<BR/><BR/>They can't make up their minds about it, because these are the people that have little understanding of how CC licensing, or any licensing for that matter, works. In many cases, they have even less understanding of copyright laws.<BR/><BR/>I have acquaintances who do routinely do this on their photoblogs or sites, and I know that they are clueless. In a lot of cases, it's just another button to stick on the site to make it fancier. Yes, I'm being a bit of an ass here with the "fancy" statement. It's sad but it is true.<BR/><BR/>I have tried to educate those I know that do this on copyright and licensing but in a lot of cases to no avail.niagaragirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517430293988690857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-45222881509231448872008-05-19T09:04:00.000-04:002008-05-19T09:04:00.000-04:00Thank you for your response, Colin.You are not the...Thank you for your response, Colin.<BR/><BR/>You are not the only author that has created confusion. I have heard other authors complaining when their work released under a creative commons license has been copied and properly credited on another person's site. <BR/><BR/>There are artists that give redistribution rights and then cry if their files end up on another site, properly credited and linked back to their site.<BR/><BR/>They have an attitude that their work was "stolen".<BR/><BR/>It is as if those authors and artists think that creative commons badge they have on their site is just something cool to look at and has no other meaning to them. It's just a decoration to them, like a clock that always shows the same time.<BR/><BR/>I think in your case, either remove the copyscape banner, or place it on an information page and link the creative commons badge to that info page (and include a link to the actual CC license on that page). <BR/><BR/>Then you have plenty of space to explain your intentions.<BR/><BR/>You can still check up on people through copyscape, but it is unnecessary to use a badge clearly meant for sites that have no CC license intentions.Apphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973805741360160102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223743.post-86408301656127133392008-05-19T07:38:00.000-04:002008-05-19T07:38:00.000-04:00Hi APP, I think maybe you might of misunderstood t...Hi APP, I think maybe you might of misunderstood the label. The first one is to say please do not just copy my work as I will check. The second one is to say you can use it as long as you give the author credit for the work. Saying that I can understand how this may cause misunderstanding. Maybe I should make this clearer. ColinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com