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what's a good open source license for a book? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If I decide to self-publish a book what happens to the copyright? Is there a way to prevent others from claiming copyrights for a book published autonomously? Are there OS licenses specifically tuned for books?

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

And if you're dead or incarcerated or otherwise uncontactable?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

and cc nc does not prevent derivatives, just profiting off of them without explicit permission, which is not that big of a deal

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It is a big deal! Its the difference between starving and not

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There are other ways of creating income you know.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Making income from open licensing is the only ethical option, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Breaking your back doing hard days work

Not ethical

Enterprising. Selling a product,trade, or service to people. Perhaps your an great artist or got some clothes to sell off

Not ethical

Creating a (gl with your book op I think it's going be a gudden) shitty book in some shitty overpriced coffeeshop getting paid on patreon for peanuts

Ethical

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago