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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] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With a NC license, the author still can sell the work and make money. It’s just that other people can’t.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes. And other people should be able to use other people's work to make derivative works to feed themselves

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

I think that’s best left up to the author. Sometimes someone might prefer that their art stay independent of capitalism. I think that is a respectable position.

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

You're not a capitalist because you need to buy food

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

But selling other peoples’ labor would introduce it to the capitalist system. Not saying that makes you a capitalist. Just saying some people might want to keep their art out of that system.