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There are various CC licenses - one that allows you to keep commercial rights - its what i use - see the bandcamp CC page On 20 Mar 2011, at 11:48, Per Boysen wrote: > I don't know about Germany, but at least here in Sweden one bad side > effects of releasing work under a CC license is that you lose out on > all compensation otherwise paid to the composer when music is > broadcast over public service radio. That may be a considerable loss > of income. > > The point in releasing work under a CC license is to make the control > of who will be allowed to use your work and in what way more of an > automatic function built into the work itself - rather than forcing > everyone that might want to use your work to contact you for a > permission, as the traditional legal rights state. One effect of a CC > license can be that more people may use your work around the world, > especially in low (or "no") budget situations as art school student > projects. > > There are also some quite effective business models licensing CC music > for a few, one example being Magnatune. > > Bottom line: Go to Creative Commons web page and read up. Then think > about your PRO, the legal system in your area and your future plans. > Do the math and see what gives. This should lead you at leas in the > direction of the best decision :-) > > Greetings from Sweden > > Per Boysen > www.boysen.se > www.perboysen.com > www.looproom.com internet music hub > > > > On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Michael Peters <mp@mpeters.de> wrote: >> I have been asked if the Stretched Landscape Remix album has been >published >> under a Creative Commons License. Not yet - I have never thought about >these >> licenses and I'm not sure about the different types - should the tracks >of >> this album be published under a CC license, and which one would be >> appropriate? >