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Creative Commons, the organization, has paid attention to this issue over the years. In 2009 they published the results of a study which sought to determine the public's understanding of the term "non-commercial." [https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Defining_Noncommercial] The [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode license text itself] attempts to bring some clarity, with the clause "NonCommercial means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation." | Creative Commons, the organization, has paid attention to this issue over the years. In 2009 they published the results of a study which sought to determine the public's understanding of the term "non-commercial." [https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Defining_Noncommercial] The [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode license text itself] attempts to bring some clarity, with the clause "NonCommercial means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation." | ||
But if the two parties initially seeking agreement need to bring in a third party (Creative Commons) to inform their contract, the situation has again become more complex, not simpler. And phrases like "primarily | But if the two parties initially seeking agreement need to bring in a third party (Creative Commons) to inform their contract, the situation has again become more complex, not simpler. And phrases like "primarily intented" may require yet another party -- a court of law -- to weigh in before true understanding is reached. | ||
== Limitations of this argument == | == Limitations of this argument == |