COPYCENSE

"Next month, songs by the Beastie Boys, David Byrne and 14 others will appear on a compilation CD whose contents are meant to be copied freely online, remixed or sampled by other artists for use in their own new recordings.

"’The Wired CD: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share.’ was compiled by the editors of Wired magazine, of San Francisco, as an experimental implementation of a new kind of intellectual-property license called Creative Commons.

"In this case, all 16 participants are allowing their work to be shared on the Internet. Wired Editor in Chief Chris Anderson describes Creative Commons as a way of declaring that the recordings come with ‘some rights reserved,’ as opposed to the traditional ‘all rights reserved.’"

Eathan Smith. This Compilation CD Is Meant To Be Copied and Shared. Wall Street Journal Online. Sept. 20, 2004.

See also:
Brian Braiker. Take My Music . . . Please. Newsweek. Oct. 5. 2004.