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On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Downes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Yes, but if you lock a NC licensed resource behind a paywall, you're in > violation of the license, while if you do that with a non-NC license, > you're not. So while, yes, you can't regulate intent or behaviour with a > license, you can use a license to indicate whether this sort of > behaviour is acceptable to you or not. > > Well, prior to version 4.0 of the CC license suite, the paywall of a registered non-profit to recoup cost may not constitute a commercial activity -- so not necessarily a violation of the license depending on how the original copyright holder defines commercial activity. The act of denying the human right of individuals to earn a living from OER could also fall into the realms of what we consider acceptable behaviour. Its a tough call. -- Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER, Otago Polytechnic Founder and elected Community Council Member, WikiEducator<http://www.wikieducator.org> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> Wikiblog <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg/Blog>