Jane Park said:
* One, Why would I allow someone to sell my work commercially and yet I took life threatening moves to capture a photo?
Hi Stephen, CC offers more than one CC license. You'll note that this challenge takes you through becoming familiar with all six. I would see this FAQ. Some creators opt to choose a free culture defined license, allowing commercial use, for various reasons, some of which are outlined by creators such as Nina Paley at http://thepowerofopen.org/.
* Two, When they sell the works and I get attributed yet there is no monetary value I personally get, then the whole point of my proffession as a cameraperson is not being respected.
Actually, many creators feel that being attributed is free advertising, leading to greater awareness of the creators' works. See http://thepowerofopen.org/.
* What if I do not get the attribution? Are there mechanisms to track the rogue users who will misuse my work?
CC the organization does not track works offered under its licenses, nor does it enforce licenses.
However, in those rare cases where a simple email to the (mis)user of the work doesn't help things, people have taken such cases to court. In these cases, CC licenses have been upheld. See http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Case_Law.
* How is copyright law factored in the free culture licences?
Edk's answer is correct -- the Free Culture Defined licenses (CC BY and CC BY-SA) work within and depend on copyright law just like the other CC licenses. Without copyright law, CC would not exist!
on Sept. 19, 2012, 7:13 p.m.
