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diff --git a/licenses/OAL-1.0.1 b/licenses/OAL-1.0.1 deleted file mode 100644 index b9a237125..000000000 --- a/licenses/OAL-1.0.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,206 +0,0 @@ -EFF Open Audio License: - -Version 1.0.1 - -Changes from ver. 1.0[.0]: Typo corrections; no substantive changes. - 1. I. Preamble - 2. II. Terms of Use - 3. III. How to Use this License - -I. PREAMBLE - -PRINCIPLES - -Digital technology and the Internet can eMPOWER ARTISTS TO REACH A -WORldwide audience and to build upon each other's ideas and imagination -with extremely low production and distribution costs. Many software -developers, through both the open source software initiative and the -free software movement, have long taken advantage of these facts to -create a vibrant community of shared software that benefits creators and -the public. - -EFF's Open Audio License provides a legal tool that borrows from both -movements providing freedom and openness to use music and other -expressive works in new ways. It allows artists to grant the public -permission to copy, distribute, adapt, and publicly perform their works -royalty-free as long as credit is given to the creator as the Original -Author. - -As in the software communities, this license is intended to help foster -a community of creators and performers who are free to share and build -on each others' work. This also frees their audience to share works that -they enjoy with others, all for the purpose of creating a rich and -vibrant public commons. - -More specifically, this license is designed to serve as a tool of -freedom for artists who wish to reach one another and new fans with -their original works. It allows musicians to collaborate in creating a -pool of "open audio" that can be freely modified, exchanged, and -utilized in new ways. Artists can use this license to promote themselves -and take advantage of the new possibilities for empowerment and -independence that technology provides. It also allows the public to -experience new music, and connect directly with artists, as well as -enable "super distribution" where the public is encouraged to copy and -distribute a work, adding value to the artist's reputation while -experiencing a world of new music never before available. - -Why is the EFF advocating a license? - -Because, despite the fact that we are uneasy with the licensing, as -opposed to sale, of both music and software, we see this particular -license as a tool of freedom. Our goal is to use the tools of copyright -to free artists and audiences from the portion of current copyright law -that seems, to us, to be getting in the way of copyright's original -purpose -- the creation of a vibrant public commons of music that we all -can enjoy and that artists can build upon. As part of it, we hope to -demonstrate some of what we believe should be the best practices in -licenses, including respect for the rights and limitations of copyright -law including fair use, first sale rights, as well as consumer -protection laws and of course freedom of speech. The aim of this license -is to use copyright tools to achieve copyright's stated objectives of -spreading knowledge and culture while preserving incentives for the -author. - -For legal purposes, this document is the official license under which -Open Audio is made available for public use. The original version of -this document may be found at: -http://www.eff.org/IP/Open_licenses/eff_oal.html - -Specific terms and conditions for accessing, copying, distribution, -adaptation, public performance, and attribution follow. - -II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE: - -Access, Copying, Distribution, Public Performance, Adaptation, and Attribution - -This license applies to any work offered by the Original Author(s) with -a notice indicating that it is released under the terms of the EFF Open -Audio License, "(O)". If used in conjunction with a sound recording -(whether in digital or analog form), this license encompasses the -copyright in both the sound recording (the "master" rights) and the -underlying musical composition (the "songwriter" rights). - -The Original Author retains the copyrights to works released under this -license, but grants the worldwide public permission to use the work in -the ways authorized herein. Activities other than those specifically -addressed below are outside the scope of this license. - - 1. Access, Reproduction, Distribution, Modification, and - Performance Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of this - license, the Original Author irrevocably and perpetually grants to - the public authorization to freely access, copy, distribute, modify, - create derivative works from, and publicly perform the work released - under this license in any medium or format, provided that Original - Author attribution be included with any copies distributed or public - performances of the work, as well as any derivative works based on - the work, as further described below. - - 2. Original Author Attribution Requirement. Original Author - attribution is generally defined as a method in the regular course - of dealing that reasonably conveys to the recipient of a copy or - performance the following information: (1) The notice "(O)" that - indicates the work is released under the EFF Open Audio license; (2) - the identity of the Original Author; (3) the title of the work (at - Original Author's option); and (4) how the first listed Original - Author may be contacted (at Original Author's option). - - Where a common, widely-adopted method for attribution is available - (such as ID3 tagging for MP3 files), Original Author attribution - should be implemented using the common, widely-adopted method. In - other circumstances, Original Author attribution may be implemented - in any reasonable fashion, such as by including attribution in the - public performance, or affixing it to the physical media, or - embedding it in the digital file. See the Suggested Guidelines for - general attribution requirements for giving proper credit to the - work's Original Author in differing circumstances. - - 3. Agree Not to Limit Others' Use. Any new work that in whole or in - part contains or is derived from a work (or part thereof) made - available under this license, must itself be licensed as a whole - under the terms of this license. - - Notwithstanding the foregoing, mere aggregation on a volume of a - storage or distribution medium of an independently created work with - one that is made available under this license does not bring the - other work under the scope of this license. It is not the intent of - this section to contest the rights of others in works created - entirely by them; rather, the intent is to exercise the right to - control the distribution of derivative or collective works based - upon a work subject to this license. - - 4. Acceptance of Terms. Because you have not signed this license, - you cannot be required to accept it. But nothing besides this - license grants you authorization to copy, distribute, adapt, or - publicly perform royalty-free the copyrighted works released under - it. These activities are prohibited by law without a license or - other contractual right granted by the copyright owner. By - exercising one of the rights granted herein you indicate your - acceptance of this license and agree to be bound by all its terms - and conditions. - - 5. License Version. This license is Version 1.0. New versions of - this license will be published from time to time at: - http://www.eff.org/IP/Open_licenses/eff_oal.html - - Anyone who releases a work under the license without specifying a - version number allows the recipient to use the work subject to the - then-current version of this license. - - 6. Civil Liberties Unrestricted. Nothing in this license is - intended to reduce, limit, or restrict any fair use, the first sale - doctrine, or the public side of the copyright bargain under - copyright law, or to in any other way limit any rights bestowed - under consumer protection or other applicable laws. - - 7. Warranty. By offering an original work for public release under - this license, the Original Author warrants that (i) s/he has the - power and authority to grant the rights conveyed herein, and (ii) - use of the work within the scope of this license will not infringe - the copyright of any third party. - -III. HOW TO USE THIS LICENSE - -If you are a musician, band, or other artist and you want your creative -works to be experienced by the widest audience possible and touch the -hearts and minds of the greatest number of people around the world, the -EFF Open Audio License allows your fans and supporters to market and -distribute your work through viral marketing that creates attention and -adds value to your identity. You can also help build a common pool of -creative expression that can be accessed and improved upon by all of -society. - -To do so, convey or affix the following information to or about the copy -or performance of the work: - - -The designation "(O)", representing "open" which indicates that the -Original Author(s) have released the work subject to the terms and -conditions of this public license; - - Name of work's Original Author(s) (both the performer and the song - writer); - - Name or title of work (at option of author); - - First Original Author's specified contact means usually an email or - Internet address (at option of author); - - notice, year created; and license version number. - - - Examples: (O) Future Tribe "Gaian Smile" www.VirtualRecordings.com - 2001 V.1.0 - - - or (O) Future Tribe "Imitatio Mundi" future@virtualrecordings.com - 2001 V.1.0 - - -This license is designed to provide artists with a mechanism to promote -their creative talents and identity to millions of people through -releasing certain recordings to the public. It is also designed to serve -as a tool to allow musicians to experiment with new business models that -do not depend solely on a payment of fee-per-copy. Changing times -require artists be creative in devising new business models for assuring -payment and adequate compensation for their important contributions to -society. |