Many thanks for the info! I hope all interested parties read this thoroughly. /Robert On Friday 17 June 2005 14.01, Conrad Parker wrote: > Hi, > > I've been following the rise and rise of music made with Linux, which > have been announced on this list and Jan Weil has been listing at: > > http://linuxaudioblog.jawebada.de/music > > Many of the released files have no licensing information. In most parts > of the world, this implies "All Rights Reserved". > > If you are making music, or samples, that you are happy to share with > others then you should consider tagging your files with a CreativeCommons > license. > > Embedding licensing information allows people using music browsers and > search engines to _find your stuff_ (songs, samples, source materials -- > it's up to you). We want Linux distributions to provide tools for people > to find and use free media, and music made with Linux should be ready for > that. > > General information about embedding licensing information is at: > > http://creativecommons.org/technology/embedding > > More specific information about putting licensing information in Ogg > Vorbis files is at: > > http://creativecommons.org/technology/ogg > > This basically involves adding a LICENSE comment, such as: > > LICENSE=Licensed to the public under > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ verify at > http://example.com/cclicenses.html > > Using the commandline vorbis-tools, these tags can be added easily: > > * To add licensing information to an existing Ogg Vorbis file: > > vorbiscomment -t "LICENSE=Licensed to the public ..." file.ogg > > * To add licensing information while encoding a WAV file to Ogg Vorbis: > > oggenc -c "LICENSE=Licensed to the public ..." file.wav > > Please include the URL of the license you choose in the LICENSE tag. > Information on CreativeCommons license choices is at: > > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ > > Looking forward to a web of free music, > > Conrad. -- http://spamatica.se/music/
