So I now that I am getting deeper into coding art projects, I am beginning to think about how to make a living doing it. To make in the art world, you need to make a name for yourself using your projects (ideally, of course, there is also a ton of bullshit involved). Up til now, I have released all software that I have written under the GPL since I firmly believe that all software should be free. But now I am thinking that there might need to be one minor caveat for some art projects: the credit clause.
I know all about the old BSD license and the problems with it, that is why I am in a quandary about this. I am creating projects that anyone could download and set up and, if released under the GPL, claim complete credit for. So I am thinking of releasing them under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
So my particular question lies is trying to figure out what harm will come of releasing art code with an Attribution clause. I believe that some harm is inevitable, but I think it my be a necessary comprimise.
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