I’m an aspiring author, building a novel under CC BY-SA (it’s in french). My wish is to make it some kind of framework for others to be allowed to build more stories, or modify mine and redistribute freely, even commercially.

I don’t plan on making a living from it, there’s no way it could happen (although being paid should not be incompatible with free licenses, but that’s another discussion). The thing is, when I think about the attribution part of the license I’m choosing, I often think it’s too restrictive and should be public domain instead, if my work is really meant to be an open narrative framework.

What are your takes on the attribution license, regarding free licenses for cultural content, especially written content ?

(I’m french so if there are any french speaking people around here, feel free to answer in another language than english)

  • Adda
    1•2 years ago

    I can totally relate. I have already tried to find a solution to this problem in the past and failed, sadly. What I need is CC SA (without BY) licence. CC0 is too permissive and CC BY-SA too restrictive in some cases for my use. Time for a new licence (just joking).

    • WiνΛlem OrtΛνízOP
      2•2 years ago

      There used to be a CC SA only license, but it was droped (due to the author oriented set of mind of the copyright legal framework I guess).

      • Adda
        2•2 years ago

        Yeah, I believe I have seen something about that a while ago. It makes sense, in a way. I personally would not mind if my name was omitted, but I truly want to make sure my work remains libre and copyleft. And as you explain in another comment, there needs to be a person holding the rights to be able to properly apply legal restrictions of the licence on the work. Oh, well, CC BY-SA will have to do.