CBC Bans Use of Creative Commons Music on Podcasts |
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Friday October 08, 2010
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| The producers of the popular CBC
radio show Spark have revealed
(see the comments)
that the public broadcaster has banned programs from using
Creative
Commons licenced music on podcasts. The decision is
apparently
the
result of restrictions in collective agreements the CBC has
with some
talent agencies. In other words, groups are actively
working to
block
the use of Creative Commons licenced alternatives in their
contractual
language. It is enormously problematic to learn that our
public
broadcaster is blocked from using music alternatives that
the creators
want to make readily available. The CBC obviously isn't
required
to
use Creative Commons licenced music, but this highlights an
instance
where at least one of its programs wants to use it and
groups that
purport to support artists' right to choose the rights
associated with
their work is trying to stop them from doing so. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5357/125/ |