I think the bottom line is (a) the license must be acceptable to the contributor, and (b) it must be clearly visible to the listener/downloader.

I would also advise contributors to embed their copyright and license text into their soundfiles.

Regards,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
>From: Cesare Marilungo 
>Sent: Mar 25, 2008 3:04 PM
>To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
>Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Csound Music Archive
>
>Dr. Richard Boulanger wrote:
>> I like these suggestions too Michael ...
>> Maybe we can have links in the submissions page to the various Commons 
>> Licenses (and even recommendations)
>> - so that contributors can  jump to the pages and review the choices?
>>
>> - Cesare?  What do you think?
>Yes, we can put a link to creative commons. I don't know if it would be 
>better to force the choice among a set of licenses or just leave it up 
>to the user to specify it in the piece notes. In this way one can use 
>any kind of license (non necessarily one of the cc). Unless we want to 
>be able to search by license. It is needed?
>
>Best,
>
>-c.
>>
>> -dB
>>
>> On Mar 25, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Michael Gogins wrote:
>>
>>> Two options would be acceptable to me.
>>>
>>> First, creative commons "Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives" 
>>> for everything. This is the most restrictive Creative Commons 
>>> license. It allows redistribution and non-commercial use, but no 
>>> commercial use and no derivative works.
>>>
>>> Second, license specified per upload by the contributor.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Michael Bechard 
>>>> Sent: Mar 25, 2008 1:52 PM
>>>> To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
>>>> Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Csound Music Archive
>>>>
>>>> What about licensing, etc?  It might be prudent to be explicit in 
>>>> this regard when said pieces are made available for download.  I 
>>>> would at least like the option of specifying a Creative Commons 
>>>> license for our works.
>>>>
>>>> Michael Bechard
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>> From: Dr. Richard Boulanger 
>>>> To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:59:25 AM
>>>> Subject: [Csnd] Re: Csound Music Archive
>>>>
>>>> If we can, I think we plan to support both...
>>>>
>>>> Imagine something like this:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The cSounds.com Csound Composition Archive/Library:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All pieces placed in an alphabetical list by the composer's last name
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - maybe the letters are tabs that expand.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> associated with each work would be fields where one can add 
>>>> information like:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> composer name
>>>> contact info
>>>> title of composition
>>>> date of composition
>>>> duration of composition
>>>> program note
>>>> .csd
>>>> .mp3, ogg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Users could login and upload/update their info and add to the archive
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The cSounds.com Csound Concert Hall
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There might be a special option the future currator  to
>>>> go to the archive and select (check box) and number (number box)
>>>> some 6 - 10 pieces at a time - and these go into the Concert Hall 
>>>> Page - which is streamed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> These concert pages would be archived as well - so that, if the 
>>>> curator get busy or
>>>> if someone comes along having missed some months or years, they can 
>>>> go back and listen
>>>> to previous concerts too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the Concert Hall Page there would be a few Fields where the 
>>>> curator could:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Title of Concert
>>>> Overview of Concert ("These are all remixes" "These are all granular 
>>>> pieces")
>>>> Curator Name
>>>> Dates of Concert Run
>>>> A Link to the Archive of past Concert Pages
>>>> A Button to Add this Concert to the Archive of past concert Pages
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:09 AM, Jeff Taylor wrote:
>>>> Sounds great!
>>>>
>>>> Is this in addition to the current pod cast and music forum on 
>>>> csounds.com or is it meant to replace them?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Dr. Richard Boulanger 
>>>>  wrote:
>>>> Hello Jim, Michael and all Csounders,
>>>>
>>>> The webmaster at cSounds.com - Cesare Marilungo - and I have been
>>>> planning to add
>>>> *The Csound Concert Hall* section to cSounds.com since we started
>>>> with his new,
>>>> wonderful, and  very community-oriented design of cSounds.com.
>>>>
>>>> I have already given Cesare hundreds of Csound-based .mp3
>>>> compositions, songs, remixes to host there.
>>>> Plus, I have all the .csd files for these as well! (We might host
>>>> them as well - still considering.)
>>>>
>>>> Most of all we want to host ALL of your music too and make it
>>>> possible for you to add your music
>>>> to the archive.  (I purchased a ton more space from my webhost for
>>>> this purpose.)
>>>>
>>>> So, Cesare is in the process of building in the functionality and
>>>> openness right now.
>>>>
>>>> My thinking was to curate and stream monthly concerts showcasing
>>>> different aesthetics and
>>>> techniques, but to have the entire collection there in the database
>>>> for you to select from and
>>>> upload to your mp3 players and computers as well.
>>>>
>>>> The Csound Concert Hall is coming soon...  Until then, please post
>>>> your Csound Compositions,
>>>> Instruments, Ideas, .csds, etc.... in our new Community Forums -
>>>> under the appropriate sections:
>>>>
>>>> http://csounds.com/community
>>>>
>>>> -dB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 22, 2008, at 10:35 PM, Michael Rhoades wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Jim,
>>>>>
>>>>> I think a central repository would be great as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do have a web site for my Csound music but I assure you more than
>>>>> just my
>>>>> friends listen to my compositions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care,
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael
>>>>> www.perceptionfactory.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/22/08 8:53 PM, "Jim Aikin"  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In looking around today for music I could listen to that was created
>>>>>> using Csound, I didn't find much. This page
>>>>>> (http://bumpermusic.blogspot.com/2005/07/csound-internet-
>>>>>> concerts.html)
>>>>>> looks promising -- but the links there, which point back to items on
>>>>>> csounds.com, are dead.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Googling for "csound compositions," I find things like this
>>>>>> (http://www.mail-archive.com/linart@li.org/msg00421.html), which is a
>>>>>> nine-year-old mail message from a Paul Winkler. It has a link to a
>>>>>> site
>>>>>> that's described as being "under construction." After nine years?
>>>>>> Not a
>>>>>> good sign.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also found a page of compositions by Dr. B's students, which is the
>>>>>> type of thing I'm looking for ... but are his students the only ones
>>>>>> composing in Csound? And while that page is on the csounds.com
>>>>>> site, it
>>>>>> doesn't seem to be visible on the home page. What's up with that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sure a lot of people are using Csound. Is it that no one is
>>>>>> producing finished work with it? Or are the composers all tucking
>>>>>> their
>>>>>> work away on their own websites, where no one but their friends
>>>>>> can find it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd love to see a central repository of great music that folks who
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> curious about Csound could explore. Does anyone else think this
>>>>>> would be
>>>>>> a good thing?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Jim Aikin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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