[malditogeek]

I love CC, but I think is more a matter of 'negotiation' between the writer and the publisher. Let me explain...

There's an Argentinian journalist/writer, Hernan Casciari, who became popular after he won the Deutsche Welle Best Blog in 2005 [1]. It was a fictional blog about a 'fat woman' he was impersonting. The idea of the blog, was also sold to make theatre and a TV series. Casciari success was in part thanks to the Internet, and he always had this clear. The day a publisher came to his door inclusive. He came to an agreement with a spanish publisher [2] that allows him to publish the books for free in his blog the same day it's available in the store shelfs. For instance, recently he made available his last book [3].

I don't actually know if he's using CC or other special license for his work, but if the author has the will to share his work freely and make a business out of it, it's possible.

[1][en] http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1783798,00.html [2][es] http://randomhousemondadori.es/ [3][es] http://orsai.es/2009/09/el_pibe_que_arruinaba_las_fotos_1.ph...

[pbhjpbhj]

If you release it CC then by the afternoon a bookshop with a instant book printing system could be selling the book in competition to your publisher.

This does probably hinge on what is meant in CC license (CC-BY-NC presumably would be applied) by "non-commercial". I know under copyright law giving away for free can still be commercial as it can harm commercial activity of licensees/owners; but I've read elsewhere that CC allows cost of production to be recouped and still allow the sale to be allowed as NC.