[Upd-discuss] On the 'Creative Commons': A Critique of the Commons without Commonalty

[Richard M. Stallman]

    > "We argue that the Creative Commons project on the whole fails to
    > confront and look beyond the logic and power asymmetries of the
    > present. It tends to conflate how the world is with what it could  
    > be, with
    > that we might want to be."

That is stated in such an abstract way that I can only form a vague
idea of what their critique is.

    In other words CC are taking practical action with a realworld effect  
    rather than flouncing about doing ideological dreamwork to impress  
    both their readers.

While it is hard for me to tell what the first quote does mean, I
don't think your paraphrase is correct.

    I'm sure dreamwork is more fun, but this isn't another area where we  
    need theory to eclipse engagement. "Not academic enough" isn't a  
    criticism I've heard of CC before.

I have not seen anyone say that now.  I think their article is too
academic, and thus hard to understand, so if readers misunderstand it
that's partly their fault.  But I don't think that they are calling on
Creative Commons to be more "academic" than it is, or to have less
"realworld effect" than it has.

I think they're concerned about the issue that also concerns me:
what direction is Creative Commons trying to head in?
What kind of realworld effect is it aiming for?