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<p>Angganess: /* License Usage */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Jonathan Coulton is an independent/unsigned singer-songwriter who utilises Creative Commons licences to help promote his music via free downloads.<br /> |Mainurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/<br /> |Author=Jonathon Coulton<br /> |User_Status=Creator<br /> |Tag=music<br /> |License short name=CC BY-NC<br /> |Format=Sound<br /> |Country=United States<br /> |Quote=All I can say is that Creative Commons is the most powerful idea that I’ve heard since they told me there was going to be a sequel to ''Star Wars''. Everyone in the world should read Lawrence Lessig’s book ''Free Culture''. …The things he says make so much sense<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Jonathan Coulton, http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/510308241_3d9950e377.jpg<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States of America. Coulton refers to his music as an experiment in the new ways in which content will be distributed and disseminated as a result of the Internet. His rationale, in his own words, is that, ‘I give away music because I want to make music, and I can’t make music unless I make money, and I won’t make any money unless I get heard, and I won’t get heard unless I give away music.' (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Who). In 2005, Coulton began a project entitled 'Thing a Week', where he wrote and released a new song on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net geodesic dome greenhouse] every week for a year (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/thing-a-week). The project was aimed at getting publicity for Coulton's music, and several of the songs including 'Flickr' and 'Code Monkey' were big Internet hits. The Thing a Week project was released via a weekly podcast, with each song being available under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial licence. <br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton has all of his music available to stream on his [http://pwww.jonathancoulton.com website], as well as many of the songs available for free download on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net greenhouse kits]. Customers can then buy songs in either mp3 or FLAC format for $US1 and albums for between $US5 –$US10. Customers can also make donations via Paypal or Amazon, buy physical CDs through online distributor CD Baby, download songs as ringtones for free, or buy t-shirts, books and games from the merchandise section. There are even karaoke versions available of some of the songs. Evidencing his enthusiasm for engaging fans, Coulton has even performed concerts in the virtual world of, [http://www.secondlife.com Second Life] (http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/6056).<br /> <br /> In a May, 2011 interview Coulton noted that he made $500k from his music in 2010. (http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110515/23234814274/another-exception-jonathan-coulton-making-half-million-year-with-no-record-label.shtml)<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> <br /> The licence adopted for all Jonathan Coulton songs is the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence]. The licence is applied to songs available on Coulton's website both for download and as streaming content. Coulton [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Use highlights] the importance he places on allowing his fans to have the chance to use his work in whatever way they choose, including remixing and adding to his work.<br /> <br /> Though unable to release any statistics, Jonathan says that some [http://www.catreign.com/savannah-cat-the-longest-cat-in-the-world.html savannah cat] of his songs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, and 45% of his income in 2007 was from paid digital downloads (Interview by James Milsom with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008). This [http://www.catreign.com/ragdoll-cat-kindly-and-more-adaptable.html ragdoll cat] evidences the success Jonathan has had through the use of Creative Commons licences facilitating the ability to give content away for free [http://basketballtrainingpro.com basketball training]. Jonathan's content has been used in music videos made by fans and posted on Youtube, subsequently receiving (in some cases) over a million hits. Fans have also created cover versions of his songs, artwork, dances, plays with [http://www.catreign.com/siamese-cats-to-be-adopted-in-your-home.html siamese cats], card games and even guitar instructional videos. Coulton says that this sort of outcome is very satisfying and validating, but more importantly from a business point of view, such enthusiasm from fans has meant that he has received a great amount of free publicity.<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton heard about open content licensing through his previous work writing software. He heard Lawrence Lessig speak at the PopTech conference in 2003, and was [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC sold on the Creative Commons rationale] immediately. <br /> <br /> When asked about the benefits of licensing his music under CC by Wagner James Au for New World Notes in September 2006, Jonathan [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09/the_second_life.html responded]:<br /> <br /> :'It’s gone very well for me. At first, even though I was all fired up about the possibilities of CC, I still had that panicky lizard-brain fear about file sharing. I can understand why it’s a hard thing for people in the industry to get over – I totally sympathise. But at least for someone in my position, it’s the best thing I could have done. Every month I get more traffic, more donations/sales, and more fans. I’m quite certain that having a CC license on all the music has really helped that process. If someone who’s never heard my music before gets a free mp3 (or twenty) and likes it, chances are they’re going to pass it along to some friends, blog about it, maybe even make a video for it. Each one of those outcomes means more exposure, more fans, and more chances for people to pay me – something that wouldn’t have happened as easily if the music was all locked up with DRM and the full battery of copyright restrictions.' <br /> <br /> Creative Commons licensing was chosen for its ability to facilitate sharing of content easily for publicity. Also, while understanding the significance of being able to give music away legally, Jonathan sees the importance of protecting some rights in the music, and the non-commercial aspect of the licence he uses serves this purpose well. He sees it as important for musicians to reserve their right to commercially license their content if an opportunity to do so comes their way.<br /> <br /> Jonathan uses the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence. Following trials using licences that incorporated the ShareAlike provision, Jonathan found that it was too difficult to monitor whether people were indeed 'sharing alike' and licensing his content in the same manner that he had licensed it. For that reason, he abandoned use of the ShareAlike provision. <br /> <br /> Having had considerable success owing to Creative Commons licensing, Jonathan Coulton has also seen the difficulties that arise with commercial licensing of content. He has had many offers from businesses hoping to license content for commercial use for small fees. Such situations, he argues, are hard to justify using a lawyer to negotiate and contract into, as they will most likely not earn a lot of money. He suggests that if there were a boilerplate solution similar to the Creative Commons licences that enabled artists to commercially license their work easily this would be of great benefit. (Interview with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008)<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> ‘Jonathan Coulton’ by Dan Coulter, CC BY-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/510308241/ <br /> [http://www.catreign.com/ Savanah Cat]<br /> <br /> [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Please help us edit this.] Add media that is relevant.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:USA]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Jonathan_Coulton&diff=72911 2013-06-26T13:43:59Z

<p>Angganess: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Jonathan Coulton is an independent/unsigned singer-songwriter who utilises Creative Commons licences to help promote his music via free downloads.<br /> |Mainurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/<br /> |Author=Jonathon Coulton<br /> |User_Status=Creator<br /> |Tag=music<br /> |License short name=CC BY-NC<br /> |Format=Sound<br /> |Country=United States<br /> |Quote=All I can say is that Creative Commons is the most powerful idea that I’ve heard since they told me there was going to be a sequel to ''Star Wars''. Everyone in the world should read Lawrence Lessig’s book ''Free Culture''. …The things he says make so much sense<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Jonathan Coulton, http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/510308241_3d9950e377.jpg<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States of America. Coulton refers to his music as an experiment in the new ways in which content will be distributed and disseminated as a result of the Internet. His rationale, in his own words, is that, ‘I give away music because I want to make music, and I can’t make music unless I make money, and I won’t make any money unless I get heard, and I won’t get heard unless I give away music.' (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Who). In 2005, Coulton began a project entitled 'Thing a Week', where he wrote and released a new song on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net geodesic dome greenhouse] every week for a year (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/thing-a-week). The project was aimed at getting publicity for Coulton's music, and several of the songs including 'Flickr' and 'Code Monkey' were big Internet hits. The Thing a Week project was released via a weekly podcast, with each song being available under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial licence. <br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton has all of his music available to stream on his [http://pwww.jonathancoulton.com website], as well as many of the songs available for free download on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net greenhouse kits]. Customers can then buy songs in either mp3 or FLAC format for $US1 and albums for between $US5 –$US10. Customers can also make donations via Paypal or Amazon, buy physical CDs through online distributor CD Baby, download songs as ringtones for free, or buy t-shirts, books and games from the merchandise section. There are even karaoke versions available of some of the songs. Evidencing his enthusiasm for engaging fans, Coulton has even performed concerts in the virtual world of, [http://www.secondlife.com Second Life] (http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/6056).<br /> <br /> In a May, 2011 interview Coulton noted that he made $500k from his music in 2010. (http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110515/23234814274/another-exception-jonathan-coulton-making-half-million-year-with-no-record-label.shtml)<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> <br /> The licence adopted for all Jonathan Coulton songs is the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence]. The licence is applied to songs available on Coulton's website both for download and as streaming content. Coulton [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Use highlights] the importance he places on allowing his fans to have the chance to use his work in whatever way they choose, including remixing and adding to his work.<br /> <br /> Though unable to release any statistics, Jonathan says that some of his songs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, and 45% of his income in 2007 was from paid digital downloads (Interview by James Milsom with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008). This evidences the success Jonathan has had through the use of Creative Commons licences facilitating the ability to give content away for free [http://basketballtrainingpro.com basketball training]. Jonathan's content has been used in music videos made by fans and posted on Youtube, subsequently receiving (in some cases) over a million hits. Fans have also created cover versions of his songs, artwork, dances, plays, card games and even guitar instructional videos. Coulton says that this sort of outcome is very satisfying and validating, but more importantly from a business point of view, such enthusiasm from fans has meant that he has received a great amount of free publicity.<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton heard about open content licensing through his previous work writing software. He heard Lawrence Lessig speak at the PopTech conference in 2003, and was [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC sold on the Creative Commons rationale] immediately. <br /> <br /> When asked about the benefits of licensing his music under CC by Wagner James Au for New World Notes in September 2006, Jonathan [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09/the_second_life.html responded]:<br /> <br /> :'It’s gone very well for me. At first, even though I was all fired up about the possibilities of CC, I still had that panicky lizard-brain fear about file sharing. I can understand why it’s a hard thing for people in the industry to get over – I totally sympathise. But at least for someone in my position, it’s the best thing I could have done. Every month I get more traffic, more donations/sales, and more fans. I’m quite certain that having a CC license on all the music has really helped that process. If someone who’s never heard my music before gets a free mp3 (or twenty) and likes it, chances are they’re going to pass it along to some friends, blog about it, maybe even make a video for it. Each one of those outcomes means more exposure, more fans, and more chances for people to pay me – something that wouldn’t have happened as easily if the music was all locked up with DRM and the full battery of copyright restrictions.' <br /> <br /> Creative Commons licensing was chosen for its ability to facilitate sharing of content easily for publicity. Also, while understanding the significance of being able to give music away legally, Jonathan sees the importance of protecting some rights in the music, and the non-commercial aspect of the licence he uses serves this purpose well. He sees it as important for musicians to reserve their right to commercially license their content if an opportunity to do so comes their way.<br /> <br /> Jonathan uses the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence. Following trials using licences that incorporated the ShareAlike provision, Jonathan found that it was too difficult to monitor whether people were indeed 'sharing alike' and licensing his content in the same manner that he had licensed it. For that reason, he abandoned use of the ShareAlike provision. <br /> <br /> Having had considerable success owing to Creative Commons licensing, Jonathan Coulton has also seen the difficulties that arise with commercial licensing of content. He has had many offers from businesses hoping to license content for commercial use for small fees. Such situations, he argues, are hard to justify using a lawyer to negotiate and contract into, as they will most likely not earn a lot of money. He suggests that if there were a boilerplate solution similar to the Creative Commons licences that enabled artists to commercially license their work easily this would be of great benefit. (Interview with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008)<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> ‘Jonathan Coulton’ by Dan Coulter, CC BY-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/510308241/ <br /> [http://www.catreign.com/ Savanah Cat]<br /> <br /> [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Please help us edit this.] Add media that is relevant.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:USA]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Jonathan_Coulton&diff=72910 2013-06-26T13:41:50Z

<p>Angganess: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Jonathan Coulton is an independent/unsigned singer-songwriter who utilises Creative Commons licences to help promote his music via free downloads.<br /> |Mainurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/<br /> |Author=Jonathon Coulton<br /> |User_Status=Creator<br /> |Tag=music<br /> |License short name=CC BY-NC<br /> |Format=Sound<br /> |Country=United States<br /> |Quote=All I can say is that Creative Commons is the most powerful idea that I’ve heard since they told me there was going to be a sequel to ''Star Wars''. Everyone in the world should read Lawrence Lessig’s book ''Free Culture''. …The things he says make so much sense<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Jonathan Coulton, http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/510308241_3d9950e377.jpg<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States of America. Coulton refers to his music as an experiment in the new ways in which content will be distributed and disseminated as a result of the Internet. His rationale, in his own words, is that, ‘I give away music because I want to make music, and I can’t make music unless I make money, and I won’t make any money unless I get heard, and I won’t get heard unless I give away music.' (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Who). In 2005, Coulton began a project entitled 'Thing a Week', where he wrote and released a new song on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net geodesic dome greenhouse] every week for a year (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/thing-a-week). The project was aimed at getting publicity for Coulton's music, and several of the songs including 'Flickr' and 'Code Monkey' were big Internet hits. The Thing a Week project was released via a weekly podcast, with each song being available under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial licence. <br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton has all of his music available to stream on his [http://pwww.jonathancoulton.com website], as well as many of the songs available for free download on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net greenhouse kits]. Customers can then buy songs in either mp3 or FLAC format for $US1 and albums for between $US5 –$US10. Customers can also make donations via Paypal or Amazon, buy physical CDs through online distributor CD Baby, download songs as ringtones for free, or buy t-shirts, books and games from the merchandise section. There are even karaoke versions available of some of the songs. Evidencing his enthusiasm for engaging fans, Coulton has even performed concerts in the virtual world of [http://www.howcanilastlongerinbed.net how to last longer in bed], [http://www.secondlife.com Second Life] (http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/6056).<br /> <br /> In a May, 2011 interview Coulton noted that he made $500k from his music in 2010. (http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110515/23234814274/another-exception-jonathan-coulton-making-half-million-year-with-no-record-label.shtml)<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> <br /> The licence adopted for all Jonathan Coulton songs is the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence]. The licence is applied to songs available on Coulton's website both for download and as streaming content. Coulton [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Use highlights] the importance he places on allowing his fans to have the chance to use his work in whatever way they choose, including remixing and adding to his work.<br /> <br /> Though unable to release any statistics, Jonathan says that some of his songs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, and 45% of his income in 2007 was from paid digital downloads (Interview by James Milsom with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008). This evidences the success Jonathan has had through the use of Creative Commons licences facilitating the ability to give content away for free [http://basketballtrainingpro.com basketball training]. Jonathan's content has been used in music videos made by fans and posted on Youtube, subsequently receiving (in some cases) over a million hits. Fans have also created cover versions of his songs, artwork, dances, plays, card games and even guitar instructional videos. Coulton says that this sort of outcome is very satisfying and validating, but more importantly from a business point of view, such enthusiasm from fans has meant that he has received a great amount of free publicity.<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton heard about open content licensing through his previous work writing software. He heard Lawrence Lessig speak at the PopTech conference in 2003, and was [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC sold on the Creative Commons rationale] immediately. <br /> <br /> When asked about the benefits of licensing his music under CC by Wagner James Au for New World Notes in September 2006, Jonathan [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09/the_second_life.html responded]:<br /> <br /> :'It’s gone very well for me. At first, even though I was all fired up about the possibilities of CC, I still had that panicky lizard-brain fear about file sharing. I can understand why it’s a hard thing for people in the industry to get over – I totally sympathise. But at least for someone in my position, it’s the best thing I could have done. Every month I get more traffic, more donations/sales, and more fans. I’m quite certain that having a CC license on all the music has really helped that process. If someone who’s never heard my music before gets a free mp3 (or twenty) and likes it, chances are they’re going to pass it along to some friends, blog about it, maybe even make a video for it. Each one of those outcomes means more exposure, more fans, and more chances for people to pay me – something that wouldn’t have happened as easily if the music was all locked up with DRM and the full battery of copyright restrictions.' <br /> <br /> Creative Commons licensing was chosen for its ability to facilitate sharing of content easily for publicity. Also, while understanding the significance of being able to give music away legally, Jonathan sees the importance of protecting some rights in the music, and the non-commercial aspect of the licence he uses serves this purpose well. He sees it as important for musicians to reserve their right to commercially license their content if an opportunity to do so comes their way.<br /> <br /> Jonathan uses the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence. Following trials using licences that incorporated the ShareAlike provision, Jonathan found that it was too difficult to monitor whether people were indeed 'sharing alike' and licensing his content in the same manner that he had licensed it. For that reason, he abandoned use of the ShareAlike provision. <br /> <br /> Having had considerable success owing to Creative Commons licensing, Jonathan Coulton has also seen the difficulties that arise with commercial licensing of content. He has had many offers from businesses hoping to license content for commercial use for small fees. Such situations, he argues, are hard to justify using a lawyer to negotiate and contract into, as they will most likely not earn a lot of money. He suggests that if there were a boilerplate solution similar to the Creative Commons licences that enabled artists to commercially license their work easily this would be of great benefit. (Interview with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008)<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> ‘Jonathan Coulton’ by Dan Coulter, CC BY-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/510308241/ <br /> [http://www.catreign.com/ Savanah Cat]<br /> <br /> [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Please help us edit this.] Add media that is relevant.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:USA]]</div>

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<p>Angganess: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Casestudies-splash.jpg|link=Case Studies]]<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:125%; line-height:1.75em; margin-bottom:1.25em;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;Whether you're looking for inspiration, business models, or precedents, the CC Case Studies are a perfect place to start. Help us expand this resource by sharing your work and telling your story. Exceptional and well-written case studies could be included in upcoming publications and research, [http://www.catreign.com/ such as] [http://thepowerofopen.org/ The Power of Open].&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float: left; width: 47%; margin-right: 3%;&quot;&gt;<br /> == Featured Case Studies ==<br /> <br /> {{#ask: [[Category:Casestudy]][[Has quality::A-Class]][[Has importance::High]]|?Case study title|?Description|?Image Header|link=none|format=template|template=Explorebox|limit=4|sort=Case study title|order=random|searchlabel=See more high quality Case Studies}}<br /> <br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float: left; width: 46%; margin-right: 2%&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;h2&gt;[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:BrowseData/Casestudy?_single Browse all]&lt;/h2&gt;<br /> *'''[[Government_use_of_Creative_Commons|Government Usage]]'''<br /> *'''[[OER_Case_Studies|Open Educational Resources (OER)]]'''<br /> *'''[[Data]]'''<br /> *'''[[Photography]]'''<br /> *'''[[Filmmaker|Film]]'''<br /> *'''[[GLAM|GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums]]'''<br /> *'''[[Journalism]]'''<br /> *'''[[Musician|Music]]'''<br /> *'''[[Writer|Literature]]''' <br /> *'''[[Social_Justice|Social Justice]]'''<br /> *'''[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:SearchByProperty?title=Special:SearchByProperty&amp;property=Tag&amp;value=technical+details Technical Case Study]'''<br /> <br /> Or run a [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Special:Ask&amp;offset=0&amp;limit=20&amp;q=%5B%5BCategory%3ACasestudy%5D%5D&amp;p=format%3Dbroadtable&amp;po=%3FAuthor%0A%3FFormat%0A%3FCountry%0A&amp;order=ASC&amp;eq=yes custom Case Study query]<br /> <br /> There are currently '''{{#ask: [[Category:Casestudy]]|format=count}}''' case studies in the<br /> database.<br /> <br /> === Add a case study ===<br /> {{#forminput:Case_Study|30|Case study name|Add or edit|super_page=Case_Studies}}<br /> ===Evaluations===<br /> Help to [[Case_Studies/Evaluation|evaluate or improve]] the quality of these Case Studies .<br /> <br /> ===Translate a Case Study ===&lt;!-- if you change this heading, change the existing links to it in:<br /> * [[Translate]]<br /> --&gt;<br /> [[CC Wiki:Translate|Add translations]] for these Case Studies<br /> <br /> === Wanted List ===<br /> Have an idea for a case study but can't execute? Add your request to [[Talk:Case_Studies]].<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;/&gt;<br /> &lt;h2 style=&quot;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0; margin-bottom:10px;&quot;&gt;Get the book that seeded this database: Building an Australasian Commons&lt;/h2&gt;<br /> [[Image:Building_an_australassian_commons_thumbnail.jpg‎|left|160px|link=http://creativecommons.org.au/learn-more/publications/casestudiesvol1]]<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin-left:200px;&quot;&gt;<br /> [http://creativecommons.org.au/learn-more/publications/casestudiesvol1 Building an Australasian Commons] has been produced by [http://creativecommons.org.au Creative Commons Australia] to highlight case studies from the Australasian region .<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent; margin: auto;float:right;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> [http://creativecommons.org http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/5/52/Cc_logo_small.jpg]<br /> ||<br /> [http://creativecommons.org.au http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/6/6b/Cc_au_logo_small.jpg]<br /> ||<br /> [http://itshumour.blogspot.com/2010/06/twenty-hilarious-funny-quotes.html http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/c/c6/Cci_small.jpg]<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Translations<br /> | articles = Pt:Casos de Estudo,Ru:Case Studies<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Metrics]]<br /> [[Category:Project]]<br /> <br /> __NOTOC__<br /> __NOEDITSECTION__</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Content_Directories&diff=71475 2013-06-13T00:36:20Z

<p>Angganess: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox|<br /> '''Welcome to the Content Directories'''<br /> <br /> The following is a list of organizations and projects powered with Creative Commons licenses. Since Creative Commons does not maintain a database of content and does not store content, we would like CC-community members to help build a directory of projects to help spread the word about CC &amp;mdash; hence the CC Content Directories wiki! Please help us fill it out!<br /> <br /> '''What is an appropriate entry for Content Directories?'''<br /> <br /> Many of the listings in the Content Directories are organizations that provide services using Creative Commons licenses. For example, Flickr.com is a photo-sharing website that allows users to license their photos under Creative Commons licenses[http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net .] Flickr hosts millions of CC-licensed photos on its site. <br /> <br /> Not certain that something should be added to this list? Add it to [[Talk:Content Directories]][http://www.jonathankatzlaw.com .] For short lists of notable works, see [[books]] and [[films]]. For other notable uses, see the [[Case_Studies|case studies]] [[project]].<br /> <br /> '''How to add an entry to Content Directories'''<br /> <br /> To get started, simply add the name of the organization or project in the box below. Then, you'll be able to use an easy form to enter details to add to the Content Directories listings[http://www.howcanilastlongerinbed.net .] For some screenshots about how to do this, go [[Add_content_directory_howto|here]].<br /> If you haven't done so already, you'll need to sign up for an account on this wiki[http://tomeslawfirm.com .] Users must be logged-in to post to the wiki. <br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{#forminput:ContentDirectory|35|Content Directory Name|}}<br /> <br /> == [[Audio#Featured_Audio_Sites| Audio]] ==<br /> <br /> {{#ask:<br /> [[format::sound]]<br /> [[size::+]]<br /> |mainlabel=|?mainurl=|?size=Size<br /> |limit=103<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == [[Video#Featured_Video_Sites|Video]] ==<br /> <br /> {{#ask:<br /> [[format::MovingImage]]<br /> [[size::+]]<br /> |mainlabel=label<br /> |?mainurl=url<br /> |?size=Size<br /> |limit=100<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == [[Image#Featured_Image_Sites|Image]] ==<br /> <br /> {{#ask:<br /> [[format::Image]]<br /> [[size::+]]<br /> |mainlabel=Name<br /> |?mainurl=Website<br /> |?size=Size<br /> |limit=100<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == [[Other#Featured_sites| Other]] ==<br /> <br /> {{#ask:<br /> [[format::Other]]<br /> [[size::+]]<br /> |mainlabel=Name<br /> |?mainurl=Website<br /> |?size=Size<br /> |limit=400<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Translations<br /> | articles=Es:Directorio de Contenidos, Pt:Listas de Conteúdos, Ru:Каталоги материалов<br /> }}<br /> <br /> __NOTOC__</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Events&diff=71474 2013-06-13T00:34:51Z

<p>Angganess: </p> <hr /> <div>*&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:115%;&quot;&gt;[http://creativecommons.org/events Sign u][http://www.acheapcarinsurance.net p] to receive monthly email alerts from Creative Commons about upcoming events&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:115%;&quot;&gt;Learn how to [[Salon|start a CC Salon]] [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net in] [http://www.howcanilastlongerinbed.net your city].&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> {{#ask: [[Category:Event]][[date::&gt;{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY}}]]<br /> | ?Coordinates<br /> | height=400<br /> | width=100%}}<br /> [[:Special:FormEdit/Event|&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;background-color:#e0e0e0; position: relative;overflow: visible;margin-bottom:10px;border: 1px solid #c04ccf;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:150%;&quot;&gt;'''Add an Event'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]{{#ask:<br /> [[date::&gt;{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY}}]]<br /> [[Category:Event]]<br /> | ?date#ISO=<br /> | ?Location=<br /> | ?EventType=<br /> | ?EventCategory=<br /> | ?Mainurl=<br /> | ?end_date=<br /> | format=template<br /> | template=Event List<br /> | sort=date<br /> | limit=8<br /> | link=none<br /> | searchlabel=&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;background-color:#e0e0e0; position: relative;overflow: visible;margin-bottom:10px;border: 1px solid #c0c0c0;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:125%;&quot;&gt;'''More Events'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> }}<br /> &lt;!--&lt;div style=&quot;display:none;&quot;&gt;{{#arraydefine: months|January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December|,}}{{#arrayindex: months|{{#expr: {{#arraysearch:months|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} + 1}}}}<br /> {{#ask:<br /> [[Category:Event]] [[Date::+]]<br /> | ?Date=start<br /> | ?End_date=end<br /> | ?location<br /> | format=icalendar<br /> | searchlabel=(iCal)<br /> | limit=5000<br /> }}&lt;/div&gt;--&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Translations<br /> | articles = Pt:Eventos,Ru:События<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Community]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Events&diff=71473 2013-06-13T00:32:36Z

<p>Angganess: </p> <hr /> <div>*&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:115%;&quot;&gt;[http://creativecommons.org/events Sign u][http://www.acheapcarinsurance.net p] to receive monthly email alerts from Creative Commons about upcoming events&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:115%;&quot;&gt;Learn how to [[Salon|start a [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net C][http://www.howcanilastlongerinbed.net C] Salon]] in your city.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> {{#ask: [[Category:Event]][[date::&gt;{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY}}]]<br /> | ?Coordinates<br /> | height=400<br /> | width=100%}}<br /> [[:Special:FormEdit/Event|&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;background-color:#e0e0e0; position: relative;overflow: visible;margin-bottom:10px;border: 1px solid #c04ccf;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:150%;&quot;&gt;'''Add an Event'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]{{#ask:<br /> [[date::&gt;{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY}}]]<br /> [[Category:Event]]<br /> | ?date#ISO=<br /> | ?Location=<br /> | ?EventType=<br /> | ?EventCategory=<br /> | ?Mainurl=<br /> | ?end_date=<br /> | format=template<br /> | template=Event List<br /> | sort=date<br /> | limit=8<br /> | link=none<br /> | searchlabel=&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;background-color:#e0e0e0; position: relative;overflow: visible;margin-bottom:10px;border: 1px solid #c0c0c0;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:125%;&quot;&gt;'''More Events'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> }}<br /> &lt;!--&lt;div style=&quot;display:none;&quot;&gt;{{#arraydefine: months|January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December|,}}{{#arrayindex: months|{{#expr: {{#arraysearch:months|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} + 1}}}}<br /> {{#ask:<br /> [[Category:Event]] [[Date::+]]<br /> | ?Date=start<br /> | ?End_date=end<br /> | ?location<br /> | format=icalendar<br /> | searchlabel=(iCal)<br /> | limit=5000<br /> }}&lt;/div&gt;--&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Translations<br /> | articles = Pt:Eventos,Ru:События<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Community]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Events&diff=71472 2013-06-13T00:30:34Z

<p>Angganess: </p> <hr /> <div>*&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:115%;&quot;&gt;[http://creativecommons.org/events Sign u][http://www.acheapcarinsurance.net p] to receiv[http://www.howcanilastlongerinbed.net e] monthly email alerts from Creative Commons about upcoming event[http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net s]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:115%;&quot;&gt;Learn how to [[Salon|start a CC Salon]] in your city.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> {{#ask: [[Category:Event]][[date::&gt;{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY}}]]<br /> | ?Coordinates<br /> | height=400<br /> | width=100%}}<br /> [[:Special:FormEdit/Event|&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;background-color:#e0e0e0; position: relative;overflow: visible;margin-bottom:10px;border: 1px solid #c04ccf;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:150%;&quot;&gt;'''Add an Event'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]{{#ask:<br /> [[date::&gt;{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY}}]]<br /> [[Category:Event]]<br /> | ?date#ISO=<br /> | ?Location=<br /> | ?EventType=<br /> | ?EventCategory=<br /> | ?Mainurl=<br /> | ?end_date=<br /> | format=template<br /> | template=Event List<br /> | sort=date<br /> | limit=8<br /> | link=none<br /> | searchlabel=&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;background-color:#e0e0e0; position: relative;overflow: visible;margin-bottom:10px;border: 1px solid #c0c0c0;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:125%;&quot;&gt;'''More Events'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> }}<br /> &lt;!--&lt;div style=&quot;display:none;&quot;&gt;{{#arraydefine: months|January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December|,}}{{#arrayindex: months|{{#expr: {{#arraysearch:months|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} + 1}}}}<br /> {{#ask:<br /> [[Category:Event]] [[Date::+]]<br /> | ?Date=start<br /> | ?End_date=end<br /> | ?location<br /> | format=icalendar<br /> | searchlabel=(iCal)<br /> | limit=5000<br /> }}&lt;/div&gt;--&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Translations<br /> | articles = Pt:Eventos,Ru:События<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Community]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies&diff=71471 2013-06-13T00:27:03Z

<p>Angganess: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Casestudies-splash.jpg|link=Case Studies]]<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:125%; line-height:1.75em; margin-bottom:1.25em;text-align:justify;&quot;&gt;Whether you're looking for inspiration, business models, or precedents, the CC Case Studies are a perfect place to start. Help us expand this resource by sharing your work and telling your story. Exceptional and well-written case studies could be included in upcoming publications and research, such as [http://thepowerofopen.org/ The Power of Open].&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float: left; width: 47%; margin-right: 3%;&quot;&gt;<br /> == Featured Case Studies ==<br /> <br /> {{#ask: [[Category:Casestudy]][[Has quality::A-Class]][[Has importance::High]]|?Case study title|?Description|?Image Header|link=none|format=template|template=Explorebox|limit=4|sort=Case study title|order=random|searchlabel=See more high quality Case Studies}}<br /> <br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float: left; width: 46%; margin-right: 2%&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;h2&gt;[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:BrowseData/Casestudy?_single Browse all]&lt;/h2&gt;<br /> *'''[[Government_use_of_Creative_Commons|Government Usage]]'''<br /> *'''[[OER_Case_Studies|Open Educational Resources (OER)]]'''<br /> *'''[[Data]]'''<br /> *'''[[Photography]]'''<br /> *'''[[Filmmaker|Film]]'''<br /> *'''[[GLAM|GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums]]'''<br /> *'''[[Journalism]]'''<br /> *'''[[Musician|Music]]'''<br /> *'''[[Writer|Literature]]''' <br /> *'''[[Social_Justice|Social Justice]]'''<br /> *'''[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:SearchByProperty?title=Special:SearchByProperty&amp;property=Tag&amp;value=technical+details Technical Case Study]'''<br /> <br /> Or run a [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Special:Ask&amp;offset=0&amp;limit=20&amp;q=%5B%5BCategory%3ACasestudy%5D%5D&amp;p=format%3Dbroadtable&amp;po=%3FAuthor%0A%3FFormat%0A%3FCountry%0A&amp;order=ASC&amp;eq=yes custom Case Study query]<br /> <br /> There are currently '''{{#ask: [[Category:Casestudy]]|format=count}}''' case studies in the<br /> database.<br /> <br /> === Add a case study ===<br /> {{#forminput:Case_Study|30|Case study name|Add or edit|super_page=Case_Studies}}<br /> ===Evaluations===<br /> Help to [[Case_Studies/Evaluation|evaluate or improve]] the quality of these Case Studies .<br /> <br /> ===Translate a Case Study ===&lt;!-- if you change this heading, change the existing links to it in:<br /> * [[Translate]]<br /> --&gt;<br /> [[CC Wiki:Translate|Add translations]] for these Case Studies [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net greenhouse kits].<br /> <br /> === Wanted List ===<br /> Have an idea for a case study but can't execute? Add your request to [[Talk:Case_Studies]].<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot;/&gt;<br /> &lt;h2 style=&quot;border-bottom:1px solid #b0b0b0; margin-bottom:10px;&quot;&gt;Get the book that seeded this database: Building an Australasian Commons&lt;/h2&gt;<br /> [[Image:Building_an_australassian_commons_thumbnail.jpg‎|left|160px|link=http://creativecommons.org.au/learn-more/publications/casestudiesvol1]]<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin-left:200px;&quot;&gt;<br /> [http://creativecommons.org.au/learn-more/publications/casestudiesvol1 Building an Australasian Commons] has been produced by [http://creativecommons.org.au Creative Commons Australia] to highlight case studies in [http://www.howcanilastlongerinbed.net how to last longer in bed] from the Australasian region .<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;background:transparent; margin: auto;float:right;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> [http://creativecommons.org http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/5/52/Cc_logo_small.jpg]<br /> ||<br /> [http://creativecommons.org.au http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/6/6b/Cc_au_logo_small.jpg]<br /> ||<br /> [http://itshumour.blogspot.com/2010/06/twenty-hilarious-funny-quotes.html http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/c/c6/Cci_small.jpg]<br /> [http://nynjlaw.com .]<br /> |}<br /> &lt;br clear=&quot;both&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Translations<br /> | articles = Pt:Casos de Estudo,Ru:Case Studies<br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Metrics]]<br /> [[Category:Project]]<br /> <br /> __NOTOC__<br /> __NOEDITSECTION__</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Jonathan_Coulton&diff=71376 2013-06-12T05:07:21Z

<p>Angganess: /* Overview */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Jonathan Coulton is an independent/unsigned singer-songwriter who utilises Creative Commons licences to help promote his music via free downloads.<br /> |Mainurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/<br /> |Author=Jonathon Coulton<br /> |User_Status=Creator<br /> |Tag=music<br /> |License short name=CC BY-NC<br /> |Format=Sound<br /> |Country=United States<br /> |Quote=All I can say is that Creative Commons is the most powerful idea that I’ve heard since they told me there was going to be a sequel to ''Star Wars''. Everyone in the world should read Lawrence Lessig’s book ''Free Culture''. …The things he says make so much sense<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Jonathan Coulton, http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/510308241_3d9950e377.jpg<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States of America. Coulton refers to his music as an experiment in the new ways in which content will be distributed and disseminated as a result of the Internet. His rationale, in his own words, is that, ‘I give away music because I want to make music, and I can’t make music unless I make money, and I won’t make any money unless I get heard, and I won’t get heard unless I give away music.' (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Who). In 2005, Coulton began a project entitled 'Thing a Week', where he wrote and released a new song on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net geodesic dome greenhouse] every week for a year (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/thing-a-week). The project was aimed at getting publicity for Coulton's music, and several of the songs including 'Flickr' and 'Code Monkey' were big Internet hits. The Thing a Week project was released via a weekly podcast, with each song being available under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial licence. <br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton has all of his music available to stream on his [http://pwww.jonathancoulton.com website], as well as many of the songs available for free download on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net greenhouse kits]. Customers can then buy songs in either mp3 or FLAC format for $US1 and albums for between $US5 –$US10. Customers can also make donations via Paypal or Amazon, buy physical CDs through online distributor CD Baby, download songs as ringtones for free, or buy t-shirts, books and games from the merchandise section. There are even karaoke versions available of some of the songs. Evidencing his enthusiasm for engaging fans, Coulton has even performed concerts in the virtual world of [http://www.howcanilastlongerinbed.net how to last longer in bed], [http://www.secondlife.com Second Life] (http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/6056).<br /> <br /> In a May, 2011 interview Coulton noted that he made $500k from his music in 2010. (http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110515/23234814274/another-exception-jonathan-coulton-making-half-million-year-with-no-record-label.shtml)<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> <br /> The licence adopted for all Jonathan Coulton songs is the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence]. The licence is applied to songs available on Coulton's website both for download and as streaming content. Coulton [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Use highlights] the importance he places on allowing his fans to have the chance to use his work in whatever way they choose, including remixing and adding to his work.<br /> <br /> Though unable to release any statistics, Jonathan says that some of his songs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, and 45% of his income in 2007 was from paid digital downloads (Interview by James Milsom with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008). This evidences the success Jonathan has had through the use of Creative Commons licences facilitating the ability to give content away for free [http://basketballtrainingpro.com basketball training]. Jonathan's content has been used in music videos made by fans and posted on Youtube, subsequently receiving (in some cases) over a million hits. Fans have also created cover versions of his songs, artwork, dances, plays, card games and even guitar instructional videos. Coulton says that this sort of outcome is very satisfying and validating, but more importantly from a business point of view, such enthusiasm from fans has meant that he has received a great amount of free publicity.<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton heard about open content licensing through his previous work writing software. He heard Lawrence Lessig speak at the PopTech conference in 2003, and was [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC sold on the Creative Commons rationale] immediately. <br /> <br /> When asked about the benefits of licensing his music under CC by Wagner James Au for New World Notes in September 2006, Jonathan [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09/the_second_life.html responded]:<br /> <br /> :'It’s gone very well for me. At first, even though I was all fired up about the possibilities of CC, I still had that panicky lizard-brain fear about file sharing. I can understand why it’s a hard thing for people in the industry to get over – I totally sympathise. But at least for someone in my position, it’s the best thing I could have done. Every month I get more traffic, more donations/sales, and more fans. I’m quite certain that having a CC license on all the music has really helped that process. If someone who’s never heard my music before gets a free mp3 (or twenty) and likes it, chances are they’re going to pass it along to some friends, blog about it, maybe even make a video for it. Each one of those outcomes means more exposure, more fans, and more chances for people to pay me – something that wouldn’t have happened as easily if the music was all locked up with DRM and the full battery of copyright restrictions.' <br /> <br /> Creative Commons licensing was chosen for its ability to facilitate sharing of content easily for publicity. Also, while understanding the significance of being able to give music away legally, Jonathan sees the importance of protecting some rights in the music, and the non-commercial aspect of the licence he uses serves this purpose well. He sees it as important for musicians to reserve their right to commercially license their content if an opportunity to do so comes their way.<br /> <br /> Jonathan uses the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence. Following trials using licences that incorporated the ShareAlike provision, Jonathan found that it was too difficult to monitor whether people were indeed 'sharing alike' and licensing his content in the same manner that he had licensed it. For that reason, he abandoned use of the ShareAlike provision. <br /> <br /> Having had considerable success owing to Creative Commons licensing, Jonathan Coulton has also seen the difficulties that arise with commercial licensing of content. He has had many offers from businesses hoping to license content for commercial use for small fees. Such situations, he argues, are hard to justify using a lawyer to negotiate and contract into, as they will most likely not earn a lot of money. He suggests that if there were a boilerplate solution similar to the Creative Commons licences that enabled artists to commercially license their work easily this would be of great benefit. (Interview with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008)<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> ‘Jonathan Coulton’ by Dan Coulter, CC BY-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/510308241/ <br /> <br /> [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Please help us edit this.] Add media that is relevant.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:USA]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Revver_Study&diff=70863 2013-06-08T04:21:27Z

<p>Angganess: /* Motivations */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |Description=Revver self-describes as being ‘a powerful platform and suite of tools for serving and sharing media’ whilst forming a community of video lovers and artists who share in the site’s profits through its advertising structure.<br /> |Quote=Revver is an online media network built the way the internet really works. We support the free and unlimited sharing of media. Our unique technology pairs videos with targeted ads and tracks them as they spread across the web. So no matter where your video travels, you benefit because we share the advertising revenue with you.<br /> |Quote_Attribution=http://www.revver.com/about/<br /> |Image_Header=http://www.tvover.net/content/binary/Revver_logo.jpg<br /> |Mainurl=http://www.revver.com/<br /> |Author=Revver<br /> |User_Status=Curator<br /> |Tag=videos, advertising, business model<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC-ND<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/<br /> |Format=MovingImage<br /> |Country=Global<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> [http://www.revver.com/ Revver] is a video-sharing platform deploying an innovative business model with hyperdistribution as its core. Differentiating itself from competitor YouTube by offering per-view revenue, the platform takes advantage of peer-to-peer distribution mechanisms for sharing its hosted videos. When a user uploads a video to Revver, customised software inserts a brief, unobtrusive advertisement at the end of the video stream. At this point, the ‘Revverised’ video can be downloaded and distributed via any method – website, email, P2P, without losing the advertisement. Revver software reports back to the main website every time the embedded ad is clicked irrespective of location, prompting the advertiser to be charged a micropayment. The platform shares the associated revenue with the owner of the video on a 50/50 basis. Revver’s users are able to track their video’s performance, monitoring how many times the video has been viewed, and the amount of revenue accruing. Sharers are able to earn 20% of ad revenue for forwarding the videos. Revver is therefore founded on the ‘free and unlimited sharing of content online in an environment where the creator is rewarded for his/her work.’<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> :‘Copyright is complicated stuff. Our position on it is pretty simple.’ http://www.revver.com/go/copyright/<br /> <br /> Revver’s business model is particularly noteworthy as it aims to take the wide-spread sharing of copyright material that occurs online and turn it into an asset, rather than a reason for litigation. The site uses Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives licences to permit users to distribute their content (with embedded advertising) verbatim for non-commercial purposes. The only additional requirement is that the creator of the video is attributed alongside Revver as host. This revenue-raising strategy not only permits widespread distribution; it relies on it – the more people who see the video, the more money both the site and the creator earn. <br /> <br /> Adherence to copyright law is an important issue for Revver. All uploaded videos are reviewed by a human before being made available online. Reviewers look for copyright violations, fraudulent tagging, and any inappropriate content which would violate the site’s [http://www.revver.com/go/tou/ member agreement], such as content deemed obscene or hateful. If the site’s reviewers detect possible copyright violations, the uploader is emailed, and asked to document their ownership of the item in question, be it the video footage, background music or other content. Revver’s [http://www.revver.com/go/copyright/ copyright statement] declares: <br /> <br /> :‘At Revver, we staunchly support copyright laws. Our mission and business is firmly rooted in the idea that artists deserve to control and be rewarded from their intellectual property. We also believe strongly in the protections provided by the doctrine of Fair Use, which is part of US copyright law, and to comparable protections provided under the copyright laws in other jurisdictions. While it is impossible to draw a hard and fast line between what is Fair Use and what is not, we understand that we are living in a remix culture and we support an open media environment that allows creators to lawfully build on the work of earlier creators.’<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> Recognised as an early adopter of next-generation business models, Revver is underpinned by [http://revver.com/go/faq/ the belief] that ‘a free and open, democratized media environment is good for everyone. Our goal is to empower video makers and sharers to do what they do best.’ <br /> <br /> Support for the balance in copyright law, and alternative options including Creative Commons is further evidenced in Revver’s support for open source communities. Revver acknowledges that they have built their products with a number of [http://www.revver.com/go/faq/#api1 open source software projects] including Python, Twisted, mySQL, PostgreSQL, Xen, Java, [http://www.anggarakasa.com PHP], Apache, Lighttpd, and Django. In return, Revver has made the ‘ActiveRevver‘ and ‘Sparkline’ pieces of software available for usage, modification, and distribution under the MIT licence. [http://developer.revver.com/ Revver’s Developer Centre] provides access to the Application Programming Interface (API), involving software developers in the enhancement of the platform.<br /> <br /> Given the sharing environment established by Revver, Creative Commons used the [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net platform] during its initial [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/6125 fall fundraising campaign] in 2006 with the video [http://support.creativecommons.org/videos#wwt ''Wanna Work Together''], which they encouraged supporters to embed in their sites.<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> &lt;script src=&quot;http://flash.revver.com/player/1.0/player.js?mediaId:89072;width:480;height:392;&quot; type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Powerhouse_Museum,_Sydney&diff=70862 2013-06-08T04:20:03Z

<p>Angganess: /* License Usage */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum offers an iconic collection of Australian cultural artefacts whose images are captured in PHM’s ‘Photo of the Day’, plus a suite of educational materials under the banner of ‘Play’. On 7 April 2008, PHM became the first museum in the world to share its historic images on the Flickr Commons.<br /> |Mainurl=http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/, http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/<br /> |Author=Powerhouse Museum Sydney (PHM)<br /> |User_Status=Curator<br /> |Tag=Flickr, commons, archive, history, Sydney, Australia, play, education, photography, images<br /> |Format=Image, Text, InteractiveResource<br /> |Country=Australia<br /> |Quote=It’s great to see our images displayed, acknowledged, accessed and appreciated by so many passionate enthusiasts that we can engage with on our favourite subject, and hopefully so others can learn from our images.<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Geoff Friend, Powerhouse Museum Photography Manager<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/2325760918_6d0f3d715a_o.jpg<br /> |Image_attribution=''Powerhouse Museum at dusk'', licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/16870059@N04/2325760918/ The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney designed by Architect: Lionel Glendenning. The museum is located in Ultimo and is close to Sydney's central business district. File# 00z19014 Photography by Andrew Frolows<br /> |Image_license=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=PD, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC-SA<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/, http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> The [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/ Powerhouse Museum, Sydney (PHM)] is one of Australia’s premier cultural institutions, housing collections which express the nation’s innovation and creativity in science, technology, and the arts. With 22 permanent exhibitions, as well as 250 interactive displays, over 388,000 historically-significant objects are curated by museum staff across an area of 20,000 square metres, the equivalent of three international competition soccer fields. PHM was opened to the public on 10 March 1988, with the [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/about/aboutMuseum.asp vision] that ‘celebrates human creativity and innovation in ways that engage, inform and inspire diverse audiences.’<br /> <br /> PHM’s history and exhibitions are captured in the Museum’s [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/ ‘Photo of the Day’], a blog which features photographs pertaining to its vast collection. [http://www.findbusinesstelephonesystems.co.uk business telephone systems] Shot by PHM’s professional photographers for a variety of purposes – documenting PHM’s public events, programs and exhibitions, to behind-the-scenes operations – the images form a rich archive of life in New South Wales and beyond, as well as detailing aspects and activities of the PHM hitherto unseen. A selection of these photographs is hosted on [http://www.flickr.com/photos/16870059@N04/ Flickr].<br /> <br /> On 7 April 2008, PHM [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/?m=20080408 announced] its collaboration with Flickr to create [http://www.flickr.com/commons/ ‘The Commons’], becoming the first museum in the world to release publicly-held historical photographs for access on the photo-sharing platform. PHM selected its [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/tyrrell/ Tyrrell Photographic Collection] for display, an extensive series of glass plate negatives taken by photographers Charles Kerry (1857-1928) and Henry King (1855-1923), showing Sydney life in the late 19th and early 20th century. The initial [http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/ Flickr collection] consists of 200 black and white Tyrrell images, which are now available for public tagging and comment. PHM’s curators continue to upload [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2008/04/16/50-new-images-on-the-commons-on-flickr/ 50 new images] every week from the collection’s 7903 images, and, where possible, add geotags to create an [http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2376052141/map/?view=users interactive map] documenting the position of the photographic content.<br /> <br /> New South Wales Minister for the Arts Frank Sartor said in response to the announcement:<br /> :‘The Powerhouse Museum initiative shows that the NSW Government is a leader in increasing public access to Australian cultural collections. These evocative images of historic Sydney and early Australian life will greatly appeal to people from around the world, as well as Australians.’<br /> <br /> [http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/ ‘Play at Powerhouse’] is PHM’s education program for children. It provides a resource designed for children aged up to 10 years, and involves parents and carers. ‘Play’ includes information about visiting the PHM with children, and offers activities and games around the topics of science and design to engage children at home. These can be downloaded and completed independently, but are clearly designed to enhance a visit to the Museum. The project is overseen by the Web Service Unit at the PHM, headed by Sebastian Chan.<br /> <br /> == Statistics ==<br /> PHM’s website received over 7.6 million unique hits in the 2006-7 financial year. This was in addition to seeing in excess of 621,000 visitors on site, and 426,000 through the travelling exhibitions. The Museum hosts over 385,000 objects in the fields of science, technology, industry, history, decorative arts, music, transport and space exploration. Icons and artefacts are displayed over 11 kilometres of gallery space as well as online. <br /> <br /> According to Sebastian Chan’s blog post on [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2008/04/09/24-hours-later-powerhouse-on-the-commons-on-flickr/ fresh + new(er)], the reaction to PHM’s Flickr Commons initiative has been remarkable. In the day following PHM’s public announcement, the Tyrrell collection received ‘plenty of views (4777), and stacks of tags (175) - in such a short time.’ In the [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2008/04/16/50-new-images-on-the-commons-on-flickr/ first week] of the Tyrrell collection being hosted on Flickr, PHM received nearly 20,000 views and ‘an enormous amount of tagging and &quot;favouriting&quot; activity combined with many congratulatory messages and support for the Museum’s release of these images into the Commons.’ <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> The rights and permissions pertaining to PHM’s content are clarified [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/?page_id=157 here], which specifies that materials housed at the Museum fall into three categories: full copyright, ‘no known copyright,’ and ‘Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivatives.’<br /> <br /> In relation to the application of the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND licence, the [http://www.lblognetwork.com site] explains:<br /> :‘This licence is used on some parts of our website. Examples are our own photography in the Photo of the Day blog and also for children’s activities on our Play at Powerhouse website. This license means that you can republish this material for any non-commercial purpose as long as you give attribution back to the Powerhouse Museum as the creator and that you do not modify the work in any way. A more detailed explanation of the license is available from Creative Commons.’<br /> <br /> In April 2007, Play’s downloadable materials were licensed using the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Licence]. According to web master Sebastian Chan, the intention in licensing under Creative Commons was to allow school children and teachers to use these resources in a multitude of ways whilst balancing PHM’s internal needs. <br /> <br /> In late November 2007, selected image from ‘Photo of the Day’ such as [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net geodesic dome greenhouse] were similarly licensed. The Museum’s photographers were involved to a large part in the discussions about licensing for this project, with all agreeing to the use of CC. Having Creative Commons licensing on certain images was felt potentially to encourage interest and sales of the All Rights Reserved photos, and to enable the collection to be seen and used to a greater degree.<br /> <br /> In relation to images displayed on Flickr Commons, the ‘no known copyright’ category indicates that the Museum is unaware of any current Copyright restrictions on this work. ‘This can be because the term of Copyright for this work may have expired or that Copyright does not apply to this type of work.’<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> Creative Commons Australia has been excited to follow the progress of PHM’s initiatives, and has spoken to the respective members of PHM’s development and curatorial teams over this period. Sebastian Chan, head of PHM’s Web Service Unit, expressed the following opinion about Creative Commons licensing on 17 March 2008:<br /> :‘Creative Commons provided the perfect licensing for the craft activities on our children’s website – http://play.powerhousemuseum.com. We wanted to ensure that children, parents and teachers could download, duplicate and reuse all the craft activities on the site whilst protecting the Museum’s authorship. Creative Commons also provides a means for us to encourage the use of these in schools without teachers needing to be fearful of paying CAL fees for their use.’<br /> <br /> Paula Bray, Manager of the Powerhouse’s Image Services, agreed with this sentiment:<br /> :‘It is great to be able to use the Creative Commons licensing tool so our audience can clearly see what the conditions of use are for Powerhouse Museum Photo of the Day images. This informative licensing model will hopefully educate people on the often complicated conditions surrounding copyright. We are using this licensing tool for our blog &quot;Photo of the Day&quot; to support non-commercial use of our images.’<br /> <br /> In addition, Paula directed us towards Geoff Friend, PHM’s Photography Manager, who supports the move towards Creative Commons licences:<br /> :‘Creative Commons offers a flexible addition to the standard copyright symbol we’ve been using for many years and the great thing is it allows photographers and other creators to choose different licensing options. It’s great to see our images displayed, acknowledged, accessed and appreciated by so many passionate enthusiasts that we can engage with on our favourite subject, and hopefully so others can learn from our images.’ <br /> <br /> Further statements pertaining to PHM’s Tyrrell collection can be found here [internal link].<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> ''Powerhouse Museum at dusk'', licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0,<br /> http://www.flickr.com/photos/16870059@N04/2325760918/<br /> The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney designed by Architect: Lionel Glendenning. The museum is located in Ultimo and is close to Sydney's central business district.<br /> File# 00z19014<br /> Photography by Andrew Frolows</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Jonathan_Coulton&diff=70861 2013-06-08T04:13:06Z

<p>Angganess: /* Overview */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Jonathan Coulton is an independent/unsigned singer-songwriter who utilises Creative Commons licences to help promote his music via free downloads.<br /> |Mainurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/<br /> |Author=Jonathon Coulton<br /> |User_Status=Creator<br /> |Tag=music<br /> |License short name=CC BY-NC<br /> |Format=Sound<br /> |Country=United States<br /> |Quote=All I can say is that Creative Commons is the most powerful idea that I’ve heard since they told me there was going to be a sequel to ''Star Wars''. Everyone in the world should read Lawrence Lessig’s book ''Free Culture''. …The things he says make so much sense<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Jonathan Coulton, http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/510308241_3d9950e377.jpg<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States of America. Coulton refers to his music as an experiment in the new ways in which content will be distributed and disseminated as a result of the Internet. His rationale, in his own words, is that, ‘I give away music because I want to make music, and I can’t make music unless I make money, and I won’t make any money unless I get heard, and I won’t get heard unless I give away music.' (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Who). In 2005, Coulton began a project entitled 'Thing a Week', where he wrote and released a new song on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net geodesic dome greenhouse] every week for a year (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/thing-a-week). The project was aimed at getting publicity for Coulton's music, and several of the songs including 'Flickr' and 'Code Monkey' were big Internet hits. The Thing a Week project was released via a weekly podcast, with each song being available under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial licence. <br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton has all of his music available to stream on his [http://pwww.jonathancoulton.com website], as well as many of the songs available for free download on his [http://www.visalusscam.org geodesic dome homes]. Customers can then buy songs in either mp3 or FLAC format for $US1 and albums for between $US5 –$US10. Customers can also make donations via Paypal or Amazon, buy physical CDs through online distributor CD Baby, download songs as ringtones for free, or buy t-shirts, books and games from the merchandise section. There are even karaoke versions available of some of the songs. Evidencing his enthusiasm for engaging fans, Coulton has even performed concerts in the virtual world, [http://www.secondlife.com Second Life] (http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/6056).<br /> <br /> In a May, 2011 interview Coulton noted that he made $500k from his music in 2010. (http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110515/23234814274/another-exception-jonathan-coulton-making-half-million-year-with-no-record-label.shtml)<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> <br /> The licence adopted for all Jonathan Coulton songs is the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence]. The licence is applied to songs available on Coulton's website both for download and as streaming content. Coulton [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Use highlights] the importance he places on allowing his fans to have the chance to use his work in whatever way they choose, including remixing and adding to his work.<br /> <br /> Though unable to release any statistics, Jonathan says that some of his songs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, and 45% of his income in 2007 was from paid digital downloads (Interview by James Milsom with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008). This evidences the success Jonathan has had through the use of Creative Commons licences facilitating the ability to give content away for free [http://basketballtrainingpro.com basketball training]. Jonathan's content has been used in music videos made by fans and posted on Youtube, subsequently receiving (in some cases) over a million hits. Fans have also created cover versions of his songs, artwork, dances, plays, card games and even guitar instructional videos. Coulton says that this sort of outcome is very satisfying and validating, but more importantly from a business point of view, such enthusiasm from fans has meant that he has received a great amount of free publicity.<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton heard about open content licensing through his previous work writing software. He heard Lawrence Lessig speak at the PopTech conference in 2003, and was [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC sold on the Creative Commons rationale] immediately. <br /> <br /> When asked about the benefits of licensing his music under CC by Wagner James Au for New World Notes in September 2006, Jonathan [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09/the_second_life.html responded]:<br /> <br /> :'It’s gone very well for me. At first, even though I was all fired up about the possibilities of CC, I still had that panicky lizard-brain fear about file sharing. I can understand why it’s a hard thing for people in the industry to get over – I totally sympathise. But at least for someone in my position, it’s the best thing I could have done. Every month I get more traffic, more donations/sales, and more fans. I’m quite certain that having a CC license on all the music has really helped that process. If someone who’s never heard my music before gets a free mp3 (or twenty) and likes it, chances are they’re going to pass it along to some friends, blog about it, maybe even make a video for it. Each one of those outcomes means more exposure, more fans, and more chances for people to pay me – something that wouldn’t have happened as easily if the music was all locked up with DRM and the full battery of copyright restrictions.' <br /> <br /> Creative Commons licensing was chosen for its ability to facilitate sharing of content easily for publicity. Also, while understanding the significance of being able to give music away legally, Jonathan sees the importance of protecting some rights in the music, and the non-commercial aspect of the licence he uses serves this purpose well. He sees it as important for musicians to reserve their right to commercially license their content if an opportunity to do so comes their way.<br /> <br /> Jonathan uses the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence. Following trials using licences that incorporated the ShareAlike provision, Jonathan found that it was too difficult to monitor whether people were indeed 'sharing alike' and licensing his content in the same manner that he had licensed it. For that reason, he abandoned use of the ShareAlike provision. <br /> <br /> Having had considerable success owing to Creative Commons licensing, Jonathan Coulton has also seen the difficulties that arise with commercial licensing of content. He has had many offers from businesses hoping to license content for commercial use for small fees. Such situations, he argues, are hard to justify using a lawyer to negotiate and contract into, as they will most likely not earn a lot of money. He suggests that if there were a boilerplate solution similar to the Creative Commons licences that enabled artists to commercially license their work easily this would be of great benefit. (Interview with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008)<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> ‘Jonathan Coulton’ by Dan Coulter, CC BY-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/510308241/ <br /> <br /> [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Please help us edit this.] Add media that is relevant.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:USA]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Jonathan_Coulton&diff=70860 2013-06-08T04:11:19Z

<p>Angganess: /* Overview */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Jonathan Coulton is an independent/unsigned singer-songwriter who utilises Creative Commons licences to help promote his music via free downloads.<br /> |Mainurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/<br /> |Author=Jonathon Coulton<br /> |User_Status=Creator<br /> |Tag=music<br /> |License short name=CC BY-NC<br /> |Format=Sound<br /> |Country=United States<br /> |Quote=All I can say is that Creative Commons is the most powerful idea that I’ve heard since they told me there was going to be a sequel to ''Star Wars''. Everyone in the world should read Lawrence Lessig’s book ''Free Culture''. …The things he says make so much sense<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Jonathan Coulton, http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/510308241_3d9950e377.jpg<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States of America. Coulton refers to his music as an experiment in the new ways in which content will be distributed and disseminated as a result of the Internet. His rationale, in his own words, is that, ‘I give away music because I want to make music, and I can’t make music unless I make money, and I won’t make any money unless I get heard, and I won’t get heard unless I give away music.' (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Who). In 2005, Coulton began a project entitled 'Thing a Week', where he wrote and released a new song on his [http://www.geodesicdomehomes.net geodesic dome greenhouse] every week for a year (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/thing-a-week). The project was aimed at getting publicity for Coulton's music, and several of the songs including 'Flickr' and 'Code Monkey' were big Internet hits. The Thing a Week project was released via a weekly podcast, with each song being available under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial licence. <br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton has all of his music available to stream on his [http://pwww.jonathancoulton.com website], as well as many of the songs available for free download on his [http://www.visalusscam.org visalus scam]. Customers can then buy songs in either mp3 or FLAC format for $US1 and albums for between $US5 –$US10. Customers can also make donations via Paypal or Amazon, buy physical CDs through online distributor CD Baby, download songs as ringtones for free, or buy t-shirts, books and games from the merchandise section. There are even karaoke versions available of some of the songs. Evidencing his enthusiasm for engaging fans, Coulton has even performed concerts in the virtual world, [http://www.secondlife.com Second Life] (http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/6056).<br /> <br /> In a May, 2011 interview Coulton noted that he made $500k from his music in 2010. (http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110515/23234814274/another-exception-jonathan-coulton-making-half-million-year-with-no-record-label.shtml)<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> <br /> The licence adopted for all Jonathan Coulton songs is the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence]. The licence is applied to songs available on Coulton's website both for download and as streaming content. Coulton [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Use highlights] the importance he places on allowing his fans to have the chance to use his work in whatever way they choose, including remixing and adding to his work.<br /> <br /> Though unable to release any statistics, Jonathan says that some of his songs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, and 45% of his income in 2007 was from paid digital downloads (Interview by James Milsom with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008). This evidences the success Jonathan has had through the use of Creative Commons licences facilitating the ability to give content away for free [http://basketballtrainingpro.com basketball training]. Jonathan's content has been used in music videos made by fans and posted on Youtube, subsequently receiving (in some cases) over a million hits. Fans have also created cover versions of his songs, artwork, dances, plays, card games and even guitar instructional videos. Coulton says that this sort of outcome is very satisfying and validating, but more importantly from a business point of view, such enthusiasm from fans has meant that he has received a great amount of free publicity.<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton heard about open content licensing through his previous work writing software. He heard Lawrence Lessig speak at the PopTech conference in 2003, and was [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC sold on the Creative Commons rationale] immediately. <br /> <br /> When asked about the benefits of licensing his music under CC by Wagner James Au for New World Notes in September 2006, Jonathan [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09/the_second_life.html responded]:<br /> <br /> :'It’s gone very well for me. At first, even though I was all fired up about the possibilities of CC, I still had that panicky lizard-brain fear about file sharing. I can understand why it’s a hard thing for people in the industry to get over – I totally sympathise. But at least for someone in my position, it’s the best thing I could have done. Every month I get more traffic, more donations/sales, and more fans. I’m quite certain that having a CC license on all the music has really helped that process. If someone who’s never heard my music before gets a free mp3 (or twenty) and likes it, chances are they’re going to pass it along to some friends, blog about it, maybe even make a video for it. Each one of those outcomes means more exposure, more fans, and more chances for people to pay me – something that wouldn’t have happened as easily if the music was all locked up with DRM and the full battery of copyright restrictions.' <br /> <br /> Creative Commons licensing was chosen for its ability to facilitate sharing of content easily for publicity. Also, while understanding the significance of being able to give music away legally, Jonathan sees the importance of protecting some rights in the music, and the non-commercial aspect of the licence he uses serves this purpose well. He sees it as important for musicians to reserve their right to commercially license their content if an opportunity to do so comes their way.<br /> <br /> Jonathan uses the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence. Following trials using licences that incorporated the ShareAlike provision, Jonathan found that it was too difficult to monitor whether people were indeed 'sharing alike' and licensing his content in the same manner that he had licensed it. For that reason, he abandoned use of the ShareAlike provision. <br /> <br /> Having had considerable success owing to Creative Commons licensing, Jonathan Coulton has also seen the difficulties that arise with commercial licensing of content. He has had many offers from businesses hoping to license content for commercial use for small fees. Such situations, he argues, are hard to justify using a lawyer to negotiate and contract into, as they will most likely not earn a lot of money. He suggests that if there were a boilerplate solution similar to the Creative Commons licences that enabled artists to commercially license their work easily this would be of great benefit. (Interview with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008)<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> ‘Jonathan Coulton’ by Dan Coulter, CC BY-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/510308241/ <br /> <br /> [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Please help us edit this.] Add media that is relevant.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:USA]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Jonathan_Coulton&diff=62679 2012-12-27T02:06:39Z

<p>Angganess: /* Overview */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Jonathan Coulton is an independent/unsigned singer-songwriter who utilises Creative Commons licences to help promote his music via free downloads.<br /> |Mainurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/<br /> |Author=Jonathon Coulton<br /> |User_Status=Creator<br /> |Tag=music<br /> |License short name=CC BY-NC<br /> |Format=Sound<br /> |Country=United States<br /> |Quote=All I can say is that Creative Commons is the most powerful idea that I’ve heard since they told me there was going to be a sequel to ''Star Wars''. Everyone in the world should read Lawrence Lessig’s book ''Free Culture''. …The things he says make so much sense<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Jonathan Coulton, http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/510308241_3d9950e377.jpg<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States of America. Coulton refers to his music as an experiment in the new ways in which content will be distributed and disseminated as a result of the Internet. His rationale, in his own words, is that, ‘I give away music because I want to make music, and I can’t make music unless I make money, and I won’t make any money unless I get heard, and I won’t get heard unless I give away music.' (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Who). In 2005, Coulton began a project entitled 'Thing a Week', where he wrote and released a new song on his [http://www.visalusscam.org visalus] every week for a year (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/thing-a-week). The project was aimed at getting publicity for Coulton's music, and several of the songs including 'Flickr' and 'Code Monkey' were big Internet hits. The Thing a Week project was released via a weekly podcast, with each song being available under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial licence. <br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton has all of his music available to stream on his [http://pwww.jonathancoulton.com website], as well as many of the songs available for free download on his [http://www.visalusscam.org visalus scam]. Customers can then buy songs in either mp3 or FLAC format for $US1 and albums for between $US5 –$US10. Customers can also make donations via Paypal or Amazon, buy physical CDs through online distributor CD Baby, download songs as ringtones for free, or buy t-shirts, books and games from the merchandise section. There are even karaoke versions available of some of the songs. Evidencing his enthusiasm for engaging fans, Coulton has even performed concerts in the virtual world, [http://www.secondlife.com Second Life] (http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/6056).<br /> <br /> In a May, 2011 interview Coulton noted that he made $500k from his music in 2010. (http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110515/23234814274/another-exception-jonathan-coulton-making-half-million-year-with-no-record-label.shtml)<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> <br /> The licence adopted for all Jonathan Coulton songs is the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence]. The licence is applied to songs available on Coulton's website both for download and as streaming content. Coulton [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#Use highlights] the importance he places on allowing his fans to have the chance to use his work in whatever way they choose, including remixing and adding to his work.<br /> <br /> Though unable to release any statistics, Jonathan says that some of his songs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, and 45% of his income in 2007 was from paid digital downloads (Interview by James Milsom with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008). This evidences the success Jonathan has had through the use of Creative Commons licences facilitating the ability to give content away for free. Jonathan's content has been used in music videos made by fans and posted on Youtube, subsequently receiving (in some cases) over a million hits. Fans have also created cover versions of his songs, artwork, dances, plays, card games and even guitar instructional videos. Coulton says that this sort of outcome is very satisfying and validating, but more importantly from a business point of view, such enthusiasm from fans has meant that he has received a great amount of free publicity.<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> <br /> Jonathan Coulton heard about open content licensing through his previous work writing software. He heard Lawrence Lessig speak at the PopTech conference in 2003, and was [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/faq#CC sold on the Creative Commons rationale] immediately. <br /> <br /> When asked about the benefits of licensing his music under CC by Wagner James Au for New World Notes in September 2006, Jonathan [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/09/the_second_life.html responded]:<br /> <br /> :'It’s gone very well for me. At first, even though I was all fired up about the possibilities of CC, I still had that panicky lizard-brain fear about file sharing. I can understand why it’s a hard thing for people in the industry to get over – I totally sympathise. But at least for someone in my position, it’s the best thing I could have done. Every month I get more traffic, more donations/sales, and more fans. I’m quite certain that having a CC license on all the music has really helped that process. If someone who’s never heard my music before gets a free mp3 (or twenty) and likes it, chances are they’re going to pass it along to some friends, blog about it, maybe even make a video for it. Each one of those outcomes means more exposure, more fans, and more chances for people to pay me – something that wouldn’t have happened as easily if the music was all locked up with DRM and the full battery of copyright restrictions.' <br /> <br /> Creative Commons licensing was chosen for its ability to facilitate sharing of content easily for publicity. Also, while understanding the significance of being able to give music away legally, Jonathan sees the importance of protecting some rights in the music, and the non-commercial aspect of the licence he uses serves this purpose well. He sees it as important for musicians to reserve their right to commercially license their content if an opportunity to do so comes their way.<br /> <br /> Jonathan uses the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 licence. Following trials using licences that incorporated the ShareAlike provision, Jonathan found that it was too difficult to monitor whether people were indeed 'sharing alike' and licensing his content in the same manner that he had licensed it. For that reason, he abandoned use of the ShareAlike provision. <br /> <br /> Having had considerable success owing to Creative Commons licensing, Jonathan Coulton has also seen the difficulties that arise with commercial licensing of content. He has had many offers from businesses hoping to license content for commercial use for small fees. Such situations, he argues, are hard to justify using a lawyer to negotiate and contract into, as they will most likely not earn a lot of money. He suggests that if there were a boilerplate solution similar to the Creative Commons licences that enabled artists to commercially license their work easily this would be of great benefit. (Interview with Jonathan Coulton via email, 5 April 2008)<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> ‘Jonathan Coulton’ by Dan Coulter, CC BY-SA 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/510308241/ <br /> <br /> [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Please help us edit this.] Add media that is relevant.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:USA]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Flickr&diff=62678 2012-12-27T02:04:04Z

<p>Angganess: /* Media */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |Description=Flickr is a popular photo- and video-sharing site that has enabled Creative Commons licenses.<br /> |Mainurl=www.flickr.com<br /> |Author=Flickr<br /> |User_Status=Curator<br /> |Tag=photo, folksonomy, technical details<br /> |License_short_name=various<br /> |Format=Image, MovingImage<br /> |Country=United States<br /> |Quote=Making my photos available on flickr using a CC-license has made wonderful things happen. My photos have been used in classrooms, in books and on blogs. They have been used to illustrate articles in Wikipedia or help charities’ fund-raising campaigns.<br /> |Quote_Attribution=Lars Plougmann, http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8157, http://www.flickr.com/people/criminalintent/<br /> |Image_Header=http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/5/5d/Flickr_by_zanastardust.jpg<br /> |Image_attribution=CC BY by Zanastardust: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zanastardust/145197704/<br /> |Image_license=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/<br /> |alt_case_study_title=Flickr<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> <br /> Launched in 2004 and later acquired by Yahoo, Flickr is an image and video hosting website that allows users to post, share, and comment on each other's content. These photos are organized by user-submitted tags, which generate emergent folksonomies of thematically linked photos. Users can also create photo pools, which allow others to submit images into publicly available repositories. Notably, the site also allows for Creative Commons licensing support in its service, allowing creators to share certain rights for usage of their photos with others. As of late 2009, the site hosts over [http://blog.flickr.net/en/2009/10/12/4000000000/ four billion images].<br /> <br /> [http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/97258/ According to a Flickr staff member] in mid-2009, the site had acquired 32+ million registered users. Data on how this user base is distributed worldwide remains unclear. However, Flickr has been notably used by activists to compile and publicize events. Clay Shirky's &lt;em&gt;[http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/ Here Comes Everybody]&lt;/em&gt; details the role played by Flickr in circulating photos of political protests in Belarus (p. 167). Similarly, Flickr users [http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/04/flickrs-version-of-a-mass-protest/ organized onsite protests] against Microsoft's attempted buyout of Yahoo in 2008.<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> <br /> Users can choose to release their work under any of the available Creative Commons licenses. As of [http://blog.flickr.net/en/2011/10/05/200-million-creative-commons-photos-and-counting/ October 2011], Flickr hosted over 200 million CC licensed images. In March 2010, Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/20870 summarized] the growth of CC licensed photos on Flickr over the years.<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;Flickr has also published its [http://code.flickr.com/blog/2009/05/21/flickr-shapefiles-public-dataset-10/ shapefile dataset] online, waiving all copyright restrictions via the CC0 public domain dedication. A shapefile is a file containing shapes mathematically generated by thousands of Flickr geotagged photos of particular neighborhoods,[http://www.tranlegroup.com/ Thiet Ke Web] countries, and continents. Shapefile data has been used to reverse-engineer maps with user generated longitude and latitude coordinates that are then demarcated by Where-On-Earth IDs, &quot;[http://code.flickr.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-shape-of-alpha/ unique numeric identifiers that correspond to the hierarchy of places where a photo was taken: the neighbourhood, the town, the county, and so on up to the continent].&quot;<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> <br /> Jon Phillips, who worked closely with Flickr on CC integration, commented that open licensing was useful in &quot;providing an interface with the rest of the world and the blogosphere without having to ask permission. It provided, in short, a clear path to usage.&quot; <br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;When Flickr first integrated CC licensing, they [http://blog.flickr.net/en/2004/06/29/creative-commons/ wrote] that &quot;As individuals and as a company we wholeheartedly support and endorse the Creative Commons’ mission and hope to help contribute to the preservation and enhancement of creative freedom and personal expression.&quot;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;On releasing its shapefile dataset via the CC0 public domain dedication, Flickr [http://code.flickr.com/blog/2009/05/21/flickr-shapefiles-public-dataset-10/ gives the following reasons]:<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;We want people (developers, researchers and anyone else who wants to play) to find new and interesting ways to use the shapefiles and we recognize that, in many cases, this means having access to the entire dataset.&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt;We want people to feel both comfortable and confident using this data in their projects and so we opted for a public domain license so no one would have to spend their time wondering about the issue of licensing. We also think the work that the Creative Commons crew is doing is valuable and important and so we chose to release the shapefiles under the CC0 public domain dedication as a show of support.&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li&gt;We want people to create their own shapefiles and to share them so that other people (including us!) can find interesting ways to use them. We’re pretty sure there’s something to this “shapefile stuff” even if we can’t always put our finger on it so if publishing the dataset will encourage others to do the same then we’re happy to do so.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> == Technical Details ==<br /> <br /> Flickr has implemented 1) a license chooser, 2) the license mark on pages for CC licensed objects, 3) [[CC REL]] metadata, and 4) searching for CC licensed videos.<br /> <br /> === License chooser ===<br /> There are many ways to CC license your content in Flickr. The three main ways are 1) setting a default license for your account to apply the license to all new uploads, 2) batch-licensing all your previous uploads, or 3) selectively licensing some of your photos.<br /> <br /> ====Setting a default license====<br /> To set a default CC license for your content, follow these directions:<br /> <br /> '''1. Go to ''Your account'' and click on the ''Privacy and Permissions'' tab.<br /> <br /> [[Image:flickr1.png|border|link=]]<br /> <br /> '''2. Scroll down to the ''Defaults for new uploads'' section and look for the following line (you may not already have a default license, but the example below does):'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:flickr2.png|border|link=]]<br /> <br /> '''3. Click ''Edit'' and you will be taken to a license chooser to select a new default license for new uploads.'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:flickr3.png|border|link=]]<br /> <br /> ====Batch licensing====<br /> <br /> After you've set a default license, you might have photos that were uploaded before you set a default license. You can change the licensing status of those images in multiple ways.<br /> <br /> '''On the same page you used to set a default license, there is a link to a page where you also have the option to ''Batch edit'' the license for all of your previous uploads. So here you can, for example, CC license all of your previously uploaded photos before you had set a default license.'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:flickr4.png|border|link=]]<br /> <br /> '''Otherwise, you can select individual sets of photos to change the licensing status of through the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/ Organize view]. On this page, you can drag photos into the screen, select ''Permissions'' and then select ''Change licensing''.<br /> <br /> [[Image:flickr5.png|border|link=]]<br /> <br /> '''You should be presented with a license chooser:'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:flickr6.png|border|link=]]<br /> <br /> '''You can also batch edit the licensing status of sets or collections. To do this, open the set or collection in the Organize view and in the ''Batch edit'' menu, select ''Change licensing'':'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:flickr7.png|border|link=]]<br /> <br /> === License mark ===<br /> CC license marks appear on pages for specific images. <br /> <br /> For example, see [http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/5165089663/ this image].<br /> <br /> '''The license mark on that page appears in the right hand column:'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Flickr9.png|border|link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/5165089663/]]<br /> <br /> That small image and text links to the specific license deed that the photo is under.<br /> <br /> '''The CC mark also appears at the bottom of the menu above the image to ''Share this'':'''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Flickr10.png|border|link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/5165089663/]]<br /> <br /> === Metadata ===<br /> <br /> Flickr has implemented a subset of the [[CC REL]] specification by specifying the 'license' and 'cc:license'. Note that both names are contained in a single rel= attribute, which is perfectly valid, although the two terms are equivalent and therefore it isn't necessary to use both. See [[RelLicense|this wiki page]] for more information.<br /> <br /> '''For an example, see the source code at the top of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/5165089663/ this image's page] for the namespace definitions:'''<br /> <br /> &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;html xmlns:dc=&quot;http://purl.org/dc/terms/&quot; xmlns:foaf=&quot;http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/&quot; xmlns:cc=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/ns#&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> '''And then below where the CC BY license is linked to:'''<br /> <br /> &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en&quot; rel=&quot;license cc:license&quot;&gt;Some rights reserved&lt;/a&gt; <br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> === CC search ===<br /> You can search for CC licensed content on Flickr by license.<br /> <br /> To explore photos by CC license, visit the [http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Creative Commons page] and select your desired license.<br /> <br /> To search for Creative Commons licensed photos, go to the [http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/? advanced search page] and check the box at the bottom to ''Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content''. Then select the desired license permissions.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Flickr8.png|border|link=http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/?]]<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> [http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Creative Commons licensed photos]<br /> <br /> Some collections from Creative Commmons affiliates give a good sense of the type of material collected:<br /> <br /> *[http://flickr.com/photos/joi/ Joi Ito]<br /> *[http://flickr.com/photos/fcb/ Fred Benenson]<br /> *[http://flickr.com/photos/itstimhwang Tim Hwang]<br /> *[http://www.visalusscam.org visalus]<br /> *[http://www.visalusscam.org visalus scam]<br /> <br /> [[Category:USA]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies/Cory_Doctorow&diff=62677 2012-12-27T02:03:48Z

<p>Angganess: /* Motivations */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Case Study<br /> |Description=Cory Doctorow is a writer, blogger, and futurist who has embraced the ideals of Creative Commons from the beginning.<br /> |Mainurl=http://craphound.com<br /> |Author=Cory Doctorow<br /> |User_Status=Creator<br /> |Tag=Literature<br /> |License short name=CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC-SA<br /> |Format=Text<br /> |Country=United Kingdom<br /> |Quote=Not only does making my books available for free increase the number of sales that I get, but I also came to understand it artistically as a Science Fiction writer that if I was making work that wasn't intended to be copied, then I was really making contemporary work.<br /> |Quote_Attribution=[http://craphound.com Cory Doctorow]<br /> |Image_Header=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/2196901054_a9f86dbd12.jpg<br /> |Image_attribution=[http://flickr.com/photos/joi/2196901054/ Joi Ito]<br /> |Image_license=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en<br /> |translations=Es:Cory Doctorow<br /> |importance=High<br /> |quality=A-Class<br /> |License_short_name=CC BY-NC-SA<br /> |License=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/<br /> }}<br /> == Overview ==<br /> Cory Doctorow is a Science Fiction author with a vast amount of work under his name. Cory, as a very early adopter of Creative Commons, has been producing Creative Commons licensed works since 2003 with the publication of the first CC licensed novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. Along with writing SciFi, Cory is one of the editors of Boing Boing, an award wining blog covering a wide range of topics from technological gadgets, to steampunk tricycles, to current information policy debates.<br /> <br /> == License Usage ==<br /> Cory Doctorow's literary works are released under Creative Commons Atrribution NonCommercial ShareAlike or Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives. His latest work, Little Brother, has spent 4 weeks on the NYTimes bestseller list and is released as BY-NC-SA.<br /> <br /> == Motivations ==<br /> As a very early adopter and promoter of Creative Commons licenses, Cory Doctorow's reasoning for using them for his works is well known in certain circles. For instance, in an interview with Greg Grossmeier, community development intern at Creative Commons, Cory gave his reasoning as it relates to the type of writing he does:<br /> “Not only does making my books available for free increase the number of sales that I get, but I also came to understand it artistically as a Science Fiction writer that if I was making work that wasn't intended to be copied, then I was really making contemporary work.”<br /> <br /> From that same interview Cory describes how he sees the relationship between the increasing role and power of copyright and the people who use those works:<br /> “As the copyright wars deepened, I really [http://www.disukai.com/ Disukai] started to understand the cost of imposing a 20th century exclusive rights style copyright on individual users of works in the 21st century would lead to a dramatic decrease in freedoms that are really important like free speech, free expression, even free of assembly and freedom of the press. All of these things would come under fire as a result of the copyright wars.”<br /> <br /> Cory's support of the CC licenses also stems from his dislike [http://www.visalusscam.org visalus] of overly restrictive forms of protection on creative works. As expressed on his personal website's bio page, written in 2006, “I believe that we live in an era where anything that can be expressed as bits will be. I believe that bits exist to be copied. Therefore, I believe that any business-model that depends on your bits not being copied is just dumb [http://www.visalusscam.org visalus scam], and that lawmakers who try to prop these up are like governments that sink fortunes into protecting people who insist on living on the sides of active volcanoes.”<br /> <br /> == Media ==<br /> * [http://craphound.com/bio.php About Cory Doctorow (official website)]<br /> * [http://xkcd.com/239/ One of a number of XKCD comics where Cory Doctorow is mentioned]. [[Category:USA]]</div>

Angganess https://wiki.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Case_Studies&diff=62676 2012-12-27T01:59:45Z

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