Dear Lazyweb

[prog]

I figure at least a handful of y'all know a little something about the Creative Commons...

If a work is under the CC "no derivatives" clause, does that mean I can't use it as a TV show soundtrack? It's not clear to me whether the admonition means that I can't make a new piece of the same kind of media out of it - use it as a sample in my own composition, that is - or whether I can't redistribute it in any form at all other than the pure-audio shape I found it in.

Edit Aw nuts, The CC FAQ sez yes it is derivative.

Comments

[spatch]

Am sad to hear about the kibosh on the song you want, but am glad you found out without having to deal with any zealots.

[chocorisu.livejournal.com]

IANAL but it seems to me that using it as a soundtrack is the whole point of the no-derivatives license. Your work isn't *based* on it, it simply uses it verbatim in the background. So long as you're not modifying the piece of music itself, I'm reasonably sure you can use it.

There's no substitute for contacting the musician though.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

Can you negotiate with the rights-holder? They might be willing to license it to you for, say, free, and if it's CC-registered they're probably even net-accessible.