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Creative Commons Sublicense and embeds
Oct 8 2009, 11:21 PM EDT
If someone embeds something in their wiki using the widget command, does the content of that widget immediately fall under the Creative Commons license?For example, if I embed a video on my website and someone sees it, could they reuse it, claiming that they have the right to do so under the Creative Commons license that protects the entire site? It would make sense to me that the Creative Commons license would cover the reference to the video that was hosted elsewhere but not the video itself. Interpreted any other way, this could lead to all sorts of legal troubles. Another scenario. Suppose I own the copyright for a photograph that I want to use on my wiki but don't want to license the photo out under the Creative Commons license. Can I embed the photo as a widget on my wiki using an IFRAME without releasing the photo into the Creative Commons? Some guidance from Wetpaint on this would be very helpful. Do you find this valuable? |
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1. RE: Creative Commons Sublicense and embeds
Oct 9 2009, 12:23 PM EDT
| Post edited: Oct 9 2009, 12:32 PM EDT
That's a good question. For videos and other embedded content, I believe you go by the terms and conditions of the source of the media. So, if it's a YouTube video, you go by the rules of YouTube for the video. Widgets are generally designed to be shared anyway, so this is not typically an issue.
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