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Case Studies/Blender Foundation

2009-09-12T05:32:04Z

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{{Case Study
|Description=The Blender Foundation, lead by Ton Roosendaal, supports the development of the Open Source 3D animation program Blender along with creative works showcasing the ability of both the program and the community of creators.
|Quote=If you give away cool stuff, what you get in return is always more!
|Quote_Attribution=Ton Roosendaal
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|Mainurl=http://www.blender.org
|Author=Ton Roosendaal
|User_Status=Creator
|Tag=Open Source, 3D, Animation
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|Country=Netherlands
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== Overview ==

Ton Roosendaal is the lead developer of the Open Source 3D animation program [http://www.blender.org/ Blender]. Blender is a highly popular platform to produce 3D renderings and is used by The History Channel and also for storyboarding the Spider-man 2 movie. Along with being the lead developer Ton is also the Chairman of the [http://www.blender.org/blenderorg/blender-foundation/ Blender Foundation], the non-profit that founds development and animation projects in the [http://www.blender.org/community/user-community/ Blender Community]. The Foundation is funded by donations and the sales of 3D rendering training materials from its online store. These founds allow the foundation to support Ton Roosendaal and a small staff to work on Blender development full-time, production of short films which both spur development and showcase the capabilities of Blender, and put on the Blender Conference.

Ton was the original lead developer of Blender when he founded the animation studio NeoGeo in 1988. After 7 years of development it was decided that to continue improving the product it was required to perform a complete rewrite of the software. Thus, in 1995, the development for what is now known as Blender began. Ton started a spin-off of NeoGeo in 1998 called Not a Number (NaN) which had its goal to develop and distribute a powerful 3D tool for free. The business model hinged on providing commercial products and services for Blender. However, after disappointing sales results of the Blender Publisher product in 2001 the then current investors decided to shutdown the company and thus development of Blender.

The Blender community, however, did not want to see such a powerful tool disappear. Ton started the Blender Foundation which negotiated with the investors to allow the releasing of the Blender source code under the GNU General Public License if they were paid a sum of 100,000 EUR. The foundation raised that amount from the support of the community and the Free Blender campaign. On Sunday October 13, 2002 the Blender source code was released to the public.

The Blender Foundation has since then supported the development of the software and also the production of creative projects to showcase both the Blender software and the skilled creators in the community. In 2005 the Foundation started Project Orange to produce the Open Movie “Elephants Dream” which was greeted to wide praise. The entire project of “Elephants Dream” was released under a Creative Commons Attribution license on March 24, 2006. This included all 7 gigabytes of data which was used to create the final movie. Following the success of Project Orange the Blender Foundation began Project Peach in October of 2007 to create a “funny and furry” movie. Big Buck Bunny was released on April 10, 2008 to, again, wide acclaim. An Open Game based on the Big Buck Bunny movie was started as Project Apricot in February of 2008.

== License Usage ==

The entire production files of both Project Orange (Elephants Dream) and Project Peach (Big Buck Bunny) are released under the Creative Commons Attribution License.

== Motivations ==

When asked about the relationship between the Open Source community of Blender development and the creators using it for the such projects as Project Orange and Project Peach Ton writes, “The relation is especially important when projects are involved for documentation or support, or Open Movie projects like we do for improving Blender. The fact people can share content to learn from or to build on, is a typical community-based 'shared self-interest' thing.”

However, the use of the Creative Commons license was not clear decision back in 2005 when Project Orange was began. Ton and others in the community realized how important of a license it will become in the future for creative works. However, reservations still surfaced:
“Just the week before the release we were a bit nervous going for CC-by only... for artists it's not easy to let your baby go and have other people mess with it, completely unlimited! In the end, looking back, it's has proven to be only cool. Hardly no abuse happened, and the freedom only inspired very interesting use.”

All material for Project Orange and Project Peach were released under the Creative Commons Attribution license and this decision was made with the Golden Rule in mind as Ton states, “Since we got sponsored by our community, we should give them back the project results in a way we would have liked to receive it ourselves... meaning, freedom to re-use, also for commercial work.”

After experiencing first had what it is like to develop and release a project under a permissive Creative Commons license Ton has one piece of advice for those choosing a license for their work: “Just go for it, don't be afraid of sharing. The incidental (and inevitable) abuses will never outweigh the benefits.”

== Media ==

[[Image:Creative_Commons_BBB.png|500px|The Big Buck Bunny characters promoting CC]]

This wallpaper was made by Steren Giannini using the ''Big Buck Bunny'' characters. ''Bug Buck Bunny'' is the second open movie made at the ''Blender Institute''. All the movie files are available under a Creative Commons Attribution license. These files are of a real professional quality, they allow many users to understand better how to make quality models and computer generated movies.

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CC Search

2009-09-12T05:28:54Z

Davidvilla54: /* Adding your search engine to CC Search */

http://search.creativecommons.org will help you find photos, music, text, books, educational material, and more that is free to share or build upon utilizing Creative Commons enabled search services at [http://www.google.com/advanced_search Google], [http://search.yahoo.com/cc Yahoo!], and [http://flickr.com/search/advanced/ Flickr]. You can also access this tool via the [http://getfirefox.com Firefox web browser]. Find out more about [[Firefox and CC Search]].

==Why is this important?==

Copyright applies fully and automatically to any work -- a photograph, a song, a web page, an article, pretty much any form of expression -- the moment it is created. This means that if you want to copy and re-use a creative work you find online, you usually have to ask the author's permission.

This "all rights reserved" protection is a good thing for many authors and artists. But what about those who want you to use their work freely without permission -- but on certain conditions?

This search service helps you quickly find those authors and the work they have marked as free to use with only "some rights reserved." If you respect the rights they have reserved (which will be clearly marked, as you'll see) then you can use the work without having to contact them and ask. In some cases, you may even find work in the public domain -- that is, free for any use with "no rights reserved."

==Examples==

Looking for a picture of a giraffe for a school report? Type "giraffe," choose the Flickr tab, and [http://search.creativecommons.org/?q=giraffe&engine=flickr see what you find].

Interested in music free to download and put in a movie? Type the kind of music you're looking for, choose the Google or Yahoo! tabs, and browse results from across the web.

Try it out. Look for books, weblogs, audio recordings, and more.

You can also browse specific repositories of Creative Commons licensed content by clicking on [[Content Curators|Content Directories]].

==Does ccSearch only return CC-licensed content?==

search.creativecommons.org offers convenient access to search services provided by other independent organizations. Selecting different search options within the result list -- particularly Image
search for Google and Yahoo -- may lead to the inclusion of results which are not Creative Commons licensed.

You should always verify that the work you are re-using has a Creative Commmons license attached to it.

==What is Creative Commons?==

We're a nonprofit, so this search tool is free to use. Learn more about us at http://creativecommons.org.

==What's next for the CC Search tool?==

*[[Translating CC Tools|Internationalization (i18n)]]
*Add more CC enabled search options

==Adding your search engine to CC Search==

*[[CcSearch integration]] concerning adding your search engine to the CC Search interface. Note that being added to the search.creativecommons.org interface is entirely at the discretion of Creative Commons. Fulfilling technical requirements is no guarantee of usefulness, nor of being added to the interface.
*[[CcOpenSearch]] -- OpenSearch is an entirely different metasearch technology facilitating search aggregation and alternative search interfaces via search result feeds.

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CC Publisher

2009-09-12T05:22:50Z

Davidvilla54: /* Developers */

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|Description=ccPublisher will help you tag your audio and video files with information about your license and it allows you to upload CCC-licensed works to the Internet Archive for free hosting.
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== NOTE ==
ccPublisher is no longer under active development.

==Installing ccPublisher==

Installing the application is as simple as downloading the appropriate package below. Once downloaded simply double click the installer (Windows) or drag the application file to your Applications directory (Mac), then run the program. The latest [[ccPublisher 2 Releases|release]] is [[CcPublisher 2 2|2.2.1]]. See the [[CcPublisher System Requirements]] for supported platforms.

'''Windows'''<br />
[http://download.berlios.de/cctools/ccPublisher-2.2.1.0-setup.exe ccPublisher-2.2.1.0-setup.exe] (Windows XP/2000 Installer; MD5 checksum: 2e8f1c96433476668dd4eb511a16dc4d)

'''Mac'''<br />
[http://download.berlios.de/cctools/ccPublisher-2.2.1.zip ccPublisher-2.2.1.zip] (Mac OS X Zip file)

'''Linux'''<br />
[http://download.berlios.de/cctools/ccPublisher-2.2.1.tar.gz ccPublisher-2.2.1.tar.gz] (Source Tarball for Linux)
See [[ccPublisher on Linux]] for information on running ccPublisher on Linux.

==Using ccPublisher==

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===Step one: Dragging your songs/videos into ccPublisher===

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Start the ccPublisher application and hit Next on the introductory screen. The process starts by adding your files to be tagged/uploaded. You can use the browse function to find the files, or simply drag and drop as many files that you would like to license (all with the same license) and upload (all into the same collection at Internet Archive).

===Step two: Adding information about your works===

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The next screen will ask for information about your work, which will help others find it at the Internet Archive.

===Step three: Choose your license===
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ccPublisher lets you choose one of several license types and the options for each.

===Step four: Specify format information===
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Format information helps the Internet Archive

===Step five: Select your destination===
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ccPublisher lets you upload your work to the Internet Archive or generate some HTML for use when hosting it yourself. Select your destination and click Next. For details on self-hosting, see [[CcPublisher Self-Hosting]].

===Step six: Logging into the Internet Archive===
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To upload your works to the Internet Archive, you'll need an account there to associate your files with. If you don't have an account there, you can go to http://archive.org and create one.

===Step seven: Start your upload to the Archive===
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The final step is to upload your works to the Internet Archive. Depending on your connection and the size of files you are uploading, this step can take anywhere from a few seconds to several hours.

===Step eight: All done!===
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When your upload is complete, click Next and the Publisher application will furnish you with a URL that should be live within 24 hours at the Archive. If you'd like to use a file-sharing application or add the files to your own website, the file can be found in its original location on your computer, which you can upload to a site or move into a shared downloads folder for P2P (for more info, see [http://creativecommons.org/audio/publish-morpheus our tutorial for sharing your CC music via Morpheus]).

== Support ==

If you have problems with ccPublisher, or just questions or suggestions, you can do one of two things:

* email software@creativecommons.org (good)
* file a bug or feature request in the [http://code.creativecommons.org/issues ccPublisher Tracker] (better)

== Developers ==

ccPublisher developer information is located on the [[CcPublisher Developer|ccPublisher Developer]] page. Discussion about feature requests and development takes place on the [[Mailing Lists|cc-devel]] mailing list.

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Content Directories

2009-09-12T04:59:53Z

Davidvilla54: /* Other */

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'''Welcome to the Content Directories'''

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--hence the CC Content Directories wiki! Please help us fill it out!

'''What is an appropriate entry for Content Directories?'''

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. Flickr hosts millions of CC-licensed photos on its site.

Not certain that something should be added to this list? Add it to [[Talk:Content Directories]]. For short lists of notable works, see [[books]] and [[films]]. For other notable uses, see the [[Case_Studies|case studies project]].

'''How to add an entry to Content Directories'''

To get started, simply add the name of the organization of 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. For some screenshots about how to do this, go [[Add_content_directory_howto|here]].
If you haven't done so already, you'll need to sign up for an account on this wiki. Users must be logged-in to post to the wiki.
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Case Studies

2009-09-12T04:56:46Z

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Whether you're looking for inspiration, business models, or precedents, the CC Case Studies are a perfect place to start. <br>
Help us expand this resource by sharing your work and telling your story. Exceptional and well-written case studies will be included in upcoming publications and research.
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== Explore ==

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[[Image:Remixhome.png|120px|left|link=Remixing Çatalhöyük]]
'''[[Case_Studies/Remixing_Çatalhöyük | Remixing Çatalhöyük]]''' interprets archaeological excavations from the 9,000-year-old settlement mound of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey.
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'''[[Case_Studies/UrbanMinistry.org | UrbanMinistry.org]]''' delivers online faith-based materials and social services to under-resourced communities.
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'''[[Case_Studies/Linux_Outlaws | Linux Outlaws]]''' is a tech podcast with a strong focus on free and open technologies told with lighthearted humor and from the perspective of the general Linux user.

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== Get the Book! ==
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'''Download field-specific PDF booklets:'''
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