Creative Commons Licensing for Music

A copyright expert who was presenting his own views at a recent APRA event (ie: not necessarily the views of APRA's), left the audience with no doubt about the perils of using the creative commons licensing approach for composers who might hope to make an income some day from their work. His perspective included that the creative commons was created by comfortable middle aged white guys with day jobs, not by starving musicians. Perhaps there are times when it makes sense to use creative commons in this day and age of online promotion, but meanwhile, have a good think about what the license means for your situation before you jump in.