free to the public. Creative Commons has been a huge hit and as of 2008 it has released an estimated 130 million licensed works!!! You may be wondering, what's the difference between Creative Commons and regular Copyright? The difference is that traditional copyright laws you don't own your copyright and you also must meet standards in order to obtain one. It also does not cover ideas and the actual information but instead it covers the manner in which they are expressed.Creative Commons is changing the way that artists are distributing their work. I think it is a great tool for artists, musicians, and photographers and then some. Being able to actually own your own copyright is fantastic!! Artists are taking advantage of this sort of technique by allowing users to use their music by remixing or sharing as long as they give credit to the authors or artists. And there are several different types of licenses that authors can choose from, for example there is Attribution, Attribution Share Alike, Attribution No Derivatives, and Attribution Non- Commercial just to name some. So authors can choose one of these depending on how they want their work shown.
Here is an example of an artist that is using a Creative Commons license: http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/365083
Here are a couple links to learn more about Creative Commons:
http://creativecommons.org/
http://search.creativecommons.org/
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Main_Page
Photo: Loving the Rain (Photo by Clearly Ambiguous licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic ).
It is wonderful to finally know what is legal and what isn't. Even though I'm sure I will be still tempted to grab something that may be copyrighted at times - at least now I am well aware of how I can use what I find - legally! Thanks for replying to my recent blog. Appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteDear Comm in Cyberspace, My husband and his friend have a recording studio, in addition to their software engineering businesses; and they have used Creative Commons to mix different sounds for their bands. My husband plays the electric guitar and drums and he is older than me; and he likes the new music like "Corn", and other alternative rock and Hip-Hop sound and incorporates it from Creative Commons. In years past, he would have been sued by the artist's for using their sound but with Creative Commons it givesthe artist credit (and he always cites them) and also makes his and his friend's music more contemporary than say "ACDC" sounds of the past. Good job Suzanne
ReplyDeleteThis was a nice summary of creative commons. I still don't know if I fully understand the concept The idea of owning the copyright, yet allowing it to be altered is something that is contrary to what seems right, but it is almost genius in the true freedom it gives both artists and directors.
ReplyDeleteI love your photograph. Did you take that pic yourself? Some how it goes well with your article...kinda abstract.lol. Great summary. You helped me understand the concept a little bit better :o)
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ReplyDeleteWith your blog post I was able to learn when Creative Commons was launched as well as a more specific distinction between traditional copyright and Creative Commons licensing.
Just a suggestion, maybe add more types of media in your post to show the full scope of the topic you have learned about.
I like how you listed the different types of licenses and the beautiful picture in your post is licensed under Creative Commons. Am I on your blog list? I couldn't find myself.
Shahnaz is right . . . It would be nice to see a bit more variety of media to help you learn and to help explain the concept to others. I'd also like to see some more analysis rather than just a basic overview of the topic. Otherwise . . . nice job. Good work with the correct credit for the photo (and nice photo!).
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