Talk:the show: 07-27-06

From zefrank

Adam Says:
http://www.uspto.gov/ - US Patent and Trademark office http://www.copyright.gov/ - US Copyright office

Lots of great information. I do this for a living and I can tell you it's quite important.

Jefe says:
Ze, you make a good point. To go once step further with your argument, however, problems will likely arise out of the use of Creative Commons licenses. Certainly, deciding to let the world know that you don't mind if your creative output is shared (on prescribed terms) is a generally good idea for a couple of reasons, including that sharing is usually a good thing, and that the public pronouncement of licensing terms reduces transaction costs for content re-users. However, once you go CC, you can't go back: the licenses are both - legally and practically speaking - irrevocable. As people fail to properly understand the finer points of copyright law, I think we will more and more see people who might wish that they had sought better advice before irretrievably relinquishing rights via CC licenses.
[I see now this got a bit heavy...sorry!]