[PD-ot] Art: To GPL or not to GPL?
Hans-Christoph Steiner
hans at eds.org
Mon Dec 15 11:21:52 CET 2003
So I now that I am getting deeper into coding art projects, I am
beginning to think about how to make a living doing it. To make in the
art world, you need to make a name for yourself using your projects
(ideally, of course, there is also a ton of bullshit involved). Up til
now, I have released all software that I have written under the GPL
since I firmly believe that all software should be free. But now I am
thinking that there might need to be one minor caveat for some art
projects: the credit clause.
I know all about the old BSD license and the problems with it, that is
why I am in a quandary about this. I am creating projects that anyone
could download and set up and, if released under the GPL, claim
complete credit for. So I am thinking of releasing them under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
So my particular question lies is trying to figure out what harm will
come of releasing art code with an Attribution clause. I believe that
some harm is inevitable, but I think it my be a necessary comprimise.
.hc
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