Traditional Copyright or Creative Commons for my site[s]?

Hi,

I create "static websites" as well as blogs.
I also authored a play that is online, so there is a "mix" of formats so to speak.

At the moment I am inserting traditional copyright notices in everything I put online. Would it be possible to designate a traditional copyright notice on my websites and then use a Creative commons License on my blogs and the play?

I also am an affiliate marketer; are affiliates better off with the traditional copyright notice or are some using the Creative commons License?

I've seen the Creative commons License on blogs, but I have not seen it on static sites -- do some webmasters use the Creative Commons License on "static" web pages?

Thanks in advance for any information.

 

I'm weary of using creative commons licenses since most of the time they provide users with more rights than I'm willing to give them. With content based sites you want to your content to be unique to your specific site.

Even with the strictest license (Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives) it gives users the right to distribute your work... which you might not want.

Make sure that you know and understand the rights you are asigning the users using the CCL before choosing one.

That being said, I don't see any reason why you can't put a CCL on your blogs and the play, and keep using the traditional copyright notice on your websites.

 

Thanks, Crusader

Your analysis makes sense.

I think I read an article somewhere about Creative Commons in conjunction with RSS feeds -- so that put the idea in my head.

I think I'll hold off for a while on the CC.

 

Yes, basically if you want unique content, copyright it.

If you want to share it with others, create a specific site for such purpose with Creative Commons License only for this

 

Do you suggest putting such a work on its own domain or could the work be part of a sub domain with only that specific work under a CC license?

Thank you for your advice and ideas about this topic

 

It depends on what you want to develop.

In my opinion it's much better having a full site with content under CC rather than just a sub domain because that way copyrighted work will be fully independent from each other.

If you setup a sub domain, people may believe (voluntarily or involuntarily) that the same rule applies for the whole content hosted within your domain name.