[Lac] Creative Commons Licensing for Developing Countries.

[Taran Rampersad]

Diego Saravia wrote:

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>>But after all of this debate - how many people who are against the 
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>asking why  a poor countries specific license is usefull, is stand against  
>CC? 
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Because it heightens awareness, and is also symptomatic of developed
countries willingness to do something about the Digital Divide. A lot of
scientific information that developed nations charge money for are
already available for free to developing nations.

It's a step in the right direction. I wouldn't gripe too much, it's an
advantage developing nations can use.

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>>Creative Commons license actually write?  
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>living (earning money or enough money to live) trought licencing texts is 
>not the only way to write, nor the only way of living trought writing. 
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Explain. I'd love your input on this. If you can tell me how to do my
profession better, I'm all ears.

>>It's actually a nice step in 
>>the right direction, and by making the step appear to be wrong- a  
>>step towards more liberty in licensing - you may well be diminishing  
>>the effort of yourself! Applaud it for what it is, say it is a nice  
>>step, and then talk about Free licensing. 
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>There are more than a way to walk to freedom. 
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And this is my point, friend. However, you're stuck on one way, it seems.

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