[LINK] Creative Commons

Richard Chirgwin rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au
Sun Jul 3 18:55:58 AEST 2011


I really dislike it when organisations I might agree with (broadly; I 
retain some objections to the CC license not relevant here) resort to 
promotional techniques I don't agree with ...

The "success stories" approach to PR is fundamentally dishonest no 
matter who is employing it. It ignores the people for whom a particular 
approach might *not* work, for some reason; it glosses over problems and 
difficulties; it deliberately paints a one-sided view.

RC

On 3/07/11 6:50 PM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> Why Creative Commons ..
>
>   <http://thepowerofopen.org>
>
>
> The world has experienced an explosion of openness.
>
> > From individual artists opening their creations for input from others, to
> governments requiring publicly funded works be available to the public,
> both the spirit and practice of sharing is gaining momentum and producing
> results.
>
> Creative Commons began providing licenses for the open sharing of content
> only a decade ago. Now more than 400 million CC-licensed works are
> available on the Internet, from music and photos, to research findings,
> and, entire college courses.
>
> Creative Commons created the legal and technical infrastructure that
> allows effective sharing of knowledge, art and data by individuals,
> organizations and governments.
>
> More importantly, millions of creators take advantage of the Creative
> Commons infrastructure to share work that enriches the global commons for
> all humanity.
>
> "The Power of Open" collects and shares the stories of these creators.
>
> Some are like ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative news
> organization that uses CC while partnering with the world's largest media
> companies. Others like nomadic filmmaker Vincent Moon use CC licensing as
> an essential element of a lifestyle of openness in pursuit of creativity.
>
> The breadth of uses is as great as the creativity of the individuals and
> organizations choosing to open their content, art and ideas to the rest
> of the world.
>
> As we look ahead, the field of openness is approaching a critical mass of
> adoption that could result in sharing becoming a default standard for the
> many works that were previously made available only under the all-rights-
> reserved framework.
>
> Even more exciting is the potential increase in global welfare from the
> use of Creative Commons' tools and the increasing relevance of openness
> to the discourse of culture, education and innovation policy.
>
> We hope that The Power of Open inspires you to examine and embrace the
> practice of open licensing so that your contributions to the global
> intellectual commons can provide their greatest benefit to all people.
>
>
> Joi Ito, CHAIR Creative Commons
> Catherine Casserly, CEO Creative Commons.
>
> Download the book here:<http://thepowerofopen.org/downloads>
>
> --
>
> Happy trails,
> Stephen Loosley
> Member, Victorian
> Institute of Teaching
>
>
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