I've been using the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY) for many years, long before Wizards Of The Coast made it famous in the gaming world by licensing the 5e SRD, CC BY.
I intended to write about the CC BY license before ORC was released. I want to discuss ORC and it's potential but I want to do CC BY first.
If I license my story CC BY (which I do) it means that you can build on this story, change it, write a sequel, make a movie, it's all good. As long as you include proper attribution. Like this.
The Wizard and the Djinn
by Larry Heyl - CC BY
This serves two purposes. It explains to your readers just where you get off adapting my work. Because you have permission to adapt my work.
But more importantly the chain of attribution allows people who like what they read to find more of it.
If a work is in the public domain, or CC 0, then you can adapt that work without including attribution.
I never do this, but you can. I include the chain of attribution even if it's traditional or author unknown. But you don't have to.
But if you adapt The Wizard and the Djinn you have to include attribution. Because it's licensed CC BY.
At the Creative Commons Chooser I see that a CC BY license
So if you license your story CC BY someone else can alter your story and make a movie of it and profit from that movie as long as they include correct attribution.
CC BY is a very permissive license. As close to public domain as you can get.
But you still retain copyright, you demand attribution, and you can come to other licensing deals on your story if you and someone else want to.
Creative Commons licenses are great and they allow creators to build on each other's work. But if a large project, like a Hollywood film, wanted to use one of my songs they would never accept CC BY. They would have to have a signed contract and know who to pay.
You cannot remove the CC BY license from a work once licensed CC BY. It is irrevocable. But it doesn't stop you from making other arrangements on agreeable terms. You still own the copyright.
Collaborate On Crates With Hairy Larry
Turn this jazz trio into a quartet
Recorded Live at HairyLarryLand on 2024-01-04
In a nutshell
Play along while listening on headphones.
Record to phone or tablet in vertical mode (portrait not landscape).
Share your video with hairylarry@gmail.com.
I will add your video to the left side of this video and post the finished video.
Details
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Collaborate On Crates With Hairy Larry
Turn this jazz trio into a quartet
Recorded Live at HairyLarryLand on 2024-01-04
In a nutshell
Play along while listening on headphones.
Record to phone or tablet in vertical mode (portrait not landscape).
Share your video with hairylarry@gmail.com.
I will add your video to the left side of this video and post the finished video.
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I played this on my twitch livestream on October 17, 2021, with an arrangement designed for collaboration. Collaborators play over a piano trio with the bass and drums provided by an irealpro script with the chords for my original song, "Malaysia". The irealpro app can be viewed running on my tablet on the right side of the video screen.
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Has anyone else noticed that when time travelers grab you by your shoulders and ask what year it is, and you tell them, they don't reply, "Then I'm not too late," anymore?
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring John Shepherd, Allan Holdsworth, and George Porter Jr. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.
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It all started one year at Blues Fest. John Shepherd played the first part of his set without a band and Vivian loved it. Well, I did too, so I got in touch with John about recording a solo album and although it was a little bit outside of his comfort zone he was game.
Now I’m going to have to try to find that Blues Fest performance. It was probably in 2008 because …
I recorded John Shepherd at HairyLarryLand on February 21, 2009 and March 21, 2009. All tracks are John Shepherd, guitar and vocals, with no overdubs.
So it’s essentially a live album.
And he wrote all the songs.
We called the album “So Low” and it’s just killing all the way through. I picked the song “I Want To Be The One” to play today because of it’s deep lyric and exceptional blues guitar.
He showed up to play with just a guitar case. He said, “Don’t worry, there’s an amp in there too”. And sure enough when he opened his case there was a Pignose amp. I had John set up to sing in one room and I put the amp in another room with a close mic for sound isolation. So I was able to get John’s vocals right on top something that can be difficult to do when he’s singing with a loud band.
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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Gerald Clayton, Kurt Elling, and Jordan VanHemert. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.
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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Manuzik, Javiar Martin Boix, DRDJEKILL, DIGDug, and Gavin Gamboa. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.
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Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas September 24, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud … 12:14 The Blue Crane 21:20 The dance floor is open … 21:42 Low Earth Orbit 31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz … 31:54 Sail Boats 38:37 In the audience … 39:15 Freddy’s Blues 45:34 Silence … 45:19 Malaysia 55:53 Introducing the band …
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Hairy Larry - piano and vocals Jeremy Jackson - bass Alex Washam - drums Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Bebop Beatniks Larry Heyl Composition Recital ASU Band Room September 10, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 14:30 The Blue Crane 23:30 introducing the band … 24:24 Low Earth Orbit 33:32 Sail Boats 42:22 Freddy’s Blues 52:35 Malaysia
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Cody Daugherty - trumpet Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals Craig Collison - drums Jeremy Jackson - bass Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Livestreamed to Youtube from my Samsung Galaxy S10
Bebop Beatniks At Beatles Park Walnut Ridge, Arkansas May 27, 2023
Songs
00:00 We are Bebop Beatniks … 00:23 The Blue Crane 08:53 What a wonderful audience … 09:00 Candles 16:43 I’m going to rap … 17:04 African Violet 28:24 When Conley was a percussion student … 28:48 Low Earth Orbit 38:17 OK, here’s a swing song … 38:25 Sailboats 45:11 Crates is the companion piece to Candles … 45:20 Crates 53:36 One more song … 53:46 Malaysia
Personnel
Hairy Larry - piano, vocals Alex Washam - drums Conley Hunt - percussion Rike Robinson - trombone
Bebop Beatniks
On The Twitch Porch
April 2, 2023
Songs
00:00 Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael, public domain
08:27 African Violet
17:05 Sail Boats
24:26 Malaysia
33:37 Low Earth Orbit
42:37 The Blue Crane
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Art Porter Playing Somewhere From the Archives Of Something Blue – 2025-04-13 Art Porter – A Portrait Of Art Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some more great piano from our Arkansas treasure, Art Porter, … Continue reading →
Something Blue – More – April 12, 2025 John Shepherd – So Low This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring John Shepherd, Allan Holdsworth, and George Porter Jr. … Continue reading →
DJ Hairy Larry Presents John Shepherd Playing I Want To Be The One From The Archives Of Something Blue 2025-04-06 John Shepherd – So Low Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear John Shepherd play the blues, for you. It … Continue reading →
Something Blue – Stomp – April 5, 2025 Jordan VanHemert – Deep In The Soil This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Gerald Clayton, Kurt Elling, and Jordan … Continue reading →
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Playing Lady Bird From The Archives Of Something Blue April 6, 2025 Thanks Marty, today we’re going to dig all the way back to last week when we had a session at HairyLarryLand. My … Continue reading →
Something Blue – Shoes – March 29, 2025 DiGDug – Live at Bergen Nattjazz 1988 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Manuzik, Javiar Martin Boix, DRDJEKILL, DIGDug, … Continue reading →
DJ Hairy Larry Presents ASU Students Playing Sympatico From The Archives Of Something Blue 2025-03-23 Sympatico Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear one of my compositions recorded in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. If you listen to me at … Continue reading →
Something Blue – Thought – March 22, 2025 Keith Jarrett – Tokyo ’96 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Art Porter, Keith Jarrett, and Bill Evans. For … Continue reading →
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2025-03-16 Art Porter – A Portrait Of Art Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a great Arkansas jazz pianist play everybody’s favorite song. I can remember, back in the day, when I used … Continue reading →
Chris Isom And Josh Carter Something Blue – Pepper – March 15, 2025 This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Common Time, Nigel Harpur, and Charlie Hunter. For … Continue reading →