13 Sep
2013
13 Sep
'13
6:10 p.m.
I am interested in knowing if there have actually been any incidents in the past where a
dance was used in an "illegal" way - that is to say, a dance was used, copied,
called, distributed, etc, without express consent of the author - and how it was
ultimately resolved. I know that I've called many dances that have been written by
other authors without said author knowing I exist. Some of my dances have been
distributed without my knowledge (or my permission). I don't really care about that -
those dances were written to be distributed and enjoyed. Should I care? What am I being
protected from if I license or copyright my dances? What am I at risk from if I
don't?
Perry
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From: Jim Thaxter <jathaxter47(a)gmail.com>
To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Dances licensed with CC or similar
I would be interested to know the purpose of licensing a dance. Speaking
just for myself (although I assume a lot of other amateur choreographers do
the same thing), I write a few dances mostly for my own amusement, but
don't intend to ever publish them. I'm pretty sure there is a very limited
(nonexistent?) market for new dances. I'm happy to have other people call
my dances if they think the dances are worthy. Are you familiar with the
dance called "Steal This Dance?" An open invitation.
On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Sam Whited <sam(a)samwhited.com> wrote:
Hi all:
Does anyone here know of any dances that are licensed under an open
(free as in freedom) license or have fallen into the public domain (it's
hard to find dates for a lot of older dances)?
I'm already using a few of Seth Tepfer's dances which are licensed under
a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0) license [1] (Thanks Seth; I owe you a
beer or something!) and wondered if anyone else had licensed their
dances in a similar fashion?
I know that most callers don't mind if people include their dances in
non-commercial teaching materials or call them at dances (implicit CC
licensing is sort of ingrained in the culture), but I'd like to stick
with things that are verifiably in the public domain or have explicitly
been released under a CC or similar license.
These would be used as example dances in the typesetting project that I
mentioned recently (which will hopefully be published sometime next week).
Thanks,
Sam
P.S. I always wonder why more callers don't do this; lack of knowledge
that such things exist?
P.P.S. As a matter of public record: All of my dances are _always_
released under CC BY-NC 3.0 license unless otherwise marked or stated. I
also waive the noncommercial restriction for the purpose of calling them
at a dance.
[1]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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