V4V License

[hollingsworthd]

The V4V license is very long and for non-lawyers, extremely time consuming to comprehend. What about a license that's simple like the MIT license? Then it has a chance of persuading users to donate.

• This license applies to and accompanies a copyrighted work.
• It is not a free work. The copyright owner must be compensated with value approximately equivalent to the value you received.
• This work may only be redistributed unabridged, uninterrupted, and not gated by sponsorships. Occasional censorship of obscenity in redistributed content is allowed if the omitted content is swapped exactly in place with empty content (for example: black color, silence, constant tone) such that it is apparent censorship has occurred.

[francosolerio]

I agree. Maybe we should implement it the same way as Creative Commons does. The link goes to a license page with a concise, simple and captivating version, where a link to another page with the proper legal code is displayed.

[daveajones]

We need a lawyer to human translator to create that type of page. Do we have anyone that would be willing to do such a thing?

[samsethi]

Gordon Firemark the podcast lawyer would be great but he would want paying.

[brianoflondon]

Introduction to the AI-Generated Summary

The following summary has been crafted by an AI to provide a concise overview of the Value-4-Value Master Use License. While this summary aims to capture the essence and key points of the agreement, it is not a substitute for the full document. For detailed terms, conditions, and legal implications, please refer to the complete Value-4-Value Master Use License agreement.

• Monetization Model: It outlines a system where listeners can instantly pay creators (Owners) directly using digital currencies like Bitcoin for music or video content.

• Rights and Responsibilities:

  • Owner: The creator who uploads the content, maintaining full copyright and control over the work.
  • Collaborator Shareholders: Those who contributed to the content, receiving shares of the value as defined by the Owner.
  • Distributors and Apps: Platforms that host or distribute the content must enable value transfer and display copyright information.

• Usage Restrictions:

  • Content must only be used in platforms that support the Value-4-Value system.
  • No derivative works or synchronization without the Owner's permission.
  • Public use (like in bars or malls) requires an immediate and clear value exchange mechanism.

• Licensing and Distribution:

  • The Owner controls distribution through a single distributor at a time.
  • Each piece of content has an ISRC code, which must be displayed with the content.

• Financial Aspects:

  • Distributors and apps can charge fees or take a share of the value, but this must be transparent.
  • The Owner sets the minimum value share they receive.

• Legal and Termination:

  • The Owner has the right to terminate the agreement at any time, requiring content removal within 7 days.
  • Legal disputes are to be handled through mediation and arbitration.

• Indemnification:

  • Users must indemnify the Owner against misuse, but the Owner defends against claims related to their creation of the content.

This license aims to ensure that creators are fairly compensated directly by their audience, with clear guidelines on how the content can be used and monetized within a digital ecosystem that supports direct value exchange.

[hollingsworthd]

This outlines a sytem I don't think is necessarily feasible. It's dependent on particular features of wallets, blockchains, app store rules, and government regulations. Specifically, "receiving shares of the value as defined by the Owner... Platforms that host or distribute the content must enable value transfer... The Owner sets the minimum value share they receive."

To have extended the legacy podcast tags and then add on license requirements that must be programmatically detected, is that enforceable? What if more podcast owners include new tags in their feed with license requirements? That defeats the purpose of have an open exchange of content with presumed copyright and fair use that is much easier to implement than this.

Eventually there might be some large platform that sues everyone over this, like LinkedIn did with their terms of service and webscrapers. The podcast app is the user's agent, just like a web browser. It should act on behalf of the user, not copyright owners.