Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works

available for others to build upon legally and to share

A Shared CultureA Shared Culture

http://creativecommons.org/asharedculture/

Some Rights ReservedSome Rights Reserved

Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon

legally and to share

This is The White StripesThis is The White Stripes

This is Steve McDonald

What About the Rest of Us?What About the Rest of Us?

All Rights ReservedAll Rights Reserved

•Completely Restrictive

•Late 80’s Copyright Law

Some Rights ReservedSome Rights Reserved

•U.S. Copyright Office – “Get Creative.”

•Opens Works to Some Public Use

•Skips the Intermediaries

•Creative Commons is Free

CC DivisionsCC Divisions

Allows others to use your work, as long as they credit you for the original creation

Others may not use your work for commercial purposes

Others must pass along your work unchanged and whole

Others must license their new creations under identical terms

CC Plays Well With OthersCC Plays Well With Others

• Will not conflict with other agreements (unless exclusive)

•CC = “Unless you have another agreement with me, these are the things you can do with

my work.”

License Your WorkLicense Your Work

Creative SuccessesCreative Successes

• MIT/Rice

•Cory Doctorow

•Translated into International Legal Systems

My InfoMy Info

Twitter: @blakepalmer

Email: blake@lunaweb.com

Facebook: profile.to/blakepalmer

Blog: lunaweb.wordpress.com

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Creative Commons

Luis Carlos Diaz

El Mariachi 94

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