For those who want to use open licenses but have concerns about giving others commercial rights, one option to consider is specifying a more restrictive license (e.g. CC-NC) for a limited time (e.g. 5 years) after which the license will revert to something less restrictive (e.g. CC-By) as suggested by here.

A licensing compromise

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