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== Motivations ==
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== Overview ==
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Following Alexis West producer Brian Boyko says that he accepts Creative
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Commons as a normal, ordinary part of the day-to-day functioning of the web. 
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Inspired by the release of Cory Doctorow’s writing under Creative Commons,
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and the Flickr license integration, Boyko believes his work should be open to
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anyone who is willing to use it fairly. “If a kid wants to remix Sir Geoffrey Palmer into a rap battle with Eminem,
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best of luck to him.  Creative Commons is great because I don’t have to
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say up front who -can- use the material.  Anyone can use the material with
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the guidelines provided; if you want to step outside the guidelines, well, it’s
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possible, but we need to talk about that.” (Email interview with Brian Boyko by Rachel Cobcroft, 28 December 2007)
  
The documentary film Following Alexis West chronicles the effects that New
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On the issue of the implementation of Creative Commons licenses, Boyko  
Zealand’s switch to a proportional representation voting system has had on its
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believes that their structure is simple and straightforwardIf problems arise,  
culture and politics since 1996.  Mirroring the journey taken by French political
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he believes, it is due to education: ‘People often labour under the delusion that
theorist and lawyer Alexis de Tocqueville to America to examine the workings
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everything is “all rights reserved” or anyone can take it and use it, and that
of democracy in the early nineteenth century, which culminated in the writing
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there’s no middle ground.
of De la démocratie en Amérique (Democracy in America), the film’s producer
 
Brian Boyko travels to New Zealand from the United States to document the
 
country’s political and cultural achievementsThe documentary examines
 
the way in which New Zealand’s reconfigured voting structure may serve to
 
prevent ‘gerrymandering, negative campaigning, civic disengagement, and
 
undue influence of powerful lobbies, as well as taking a look at problems  
 
with democracy in New Zealand that [are believed not to exist] in America,  
 
like restrictions on satire and film classification.’ (www.blogphilo.com/
 
main/?page_id=9)  Interviews are conducted with prominent New Zealand
 
politicians, political scientists, media figures, bloggers, and ‘just plain old folks
 
in the pub,’ with a view to gaining insights into the success of the proportional
 
representation voting structure, and ultimately what the relationship is between
 
NZ’s parliamentary system and its people.
 
  
On the eve of the 2008 US Presidential elections, Boyko seeks to derive
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Importantly, Boyko believes that Creative Commons greatly increases the
invaluable lessons for his homeland, asking ‘Where in the world do you
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utility of a creator’s works: ‘There’s a chance Following Alexis West might rot in my attic, unloved and  
find Democracy?’ and ‘Would you go to the ends of the Earth for what you
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unsold. But even if the main work is a failure (and it’s my first movie, so it
believe… literally?’ Specifically, Boyko is seeking answers to whether the
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might well be!) if there is a derivative utility to which my work can be used,  
proportional representation system provides a fair compromise between
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I want people to be able to do so.’ Further information about the documentary can be found on the film’s blog at
conflicting interest groups, and whether governments formed in New Zealand
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http://www.blogphilo.com/main/?cat=4.
are stable and able to govern effectively.  
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== Motivations ==
  
To date, 28 hours of footage have been shot in Auckland and Wellington, New
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Following Alexis West producer Brian Boyko says that he accepts Creative
Zealand, and are in the process of being digitised and uploadedSecondary
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Commons as a normal, ordinary part of the day-to-day functioning of the web.   
shooting in Austin, Texas, is to follow, with post-production to be complete
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Inspired by the release of Cory Doctorow’s writing under Creative Commons,  
by March 2008This will allow the documentary to be submitted to North
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and the Flickr license integration, Boyko believes his work should be open to
American and European film festivals from April 2008.
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anyone who is willing to use it fairly. “If a kid wants to remix Sir Geoffrey Palmer into a rap battle with Eminem,  
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best of luck to him.  Creative Commons is great because I don’t have to  
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say up front who -can- use the materialAnyone can use the material with
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the guidelines provided; if you want to step outside the guidelines, well, it’s
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possible, but we need to talk about that.” (Email interview with Brian Boyko by Rachel Cobcroft, 28 December 2007)
  
== License Usage ==
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On the issue of the implementation of Creative Commons licenses, Boyko
Following Alexis West is being produced independently, and will seek
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believes that their structure is simple and straightforwardIf problems arise,  
distributors for the film’s commercial release.  The documentary project
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he believes, it is due to education: ‘People often labour under the delusion that
involves the production of three separate end-formats: a 90-minute feature,  
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everything is “all rights reserved” or anyone can take it and use it, and that
released to American and European film festivals; a 56-minute New Zealand-
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there’s no middle ground.
only separate edit ‘By Popular Demand’; and over 20 hours of raw footage.   
 
According to Boyko, the digitised raw footage will most likely be released
 
under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0
 
licence, whereby it will be offered to the New Zealand film archive, the South
 
Seas Film School, and the University of Texas School of Communication
 
Radio-Television-Film program for educational purposes, as well as released
 
online for further historical and other non-commercial projects.  In addition,
 
Boyko hopes to utilise the new CC+ model for commercial use for non-
 
ShareAlike projects.
 
  
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Importantly, Boyko believes that Creative Commons greatly increases the
 +
utility of a creator’s works: ‘There’s a chance Following Alexis West might rot in my attic, unloved and
 +
unsold.  But even if the main work is a failure (and it’s my first movie, so it
 +
might well be!) if there is a derivative utility to which my work can be used,
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I want people to be able to do so.’ Further information about the documentary can be found on the film’s blog at
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http://www.blogphilo.com/main/?cat=4.
 
== Motivations ==
 
== Motivations ==
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Following Alexis West producer Brian Boyko says that he accepts Creative  
 
Following Alexis West producer Brian Boyko says that he accepts Creative  
 
Commons as a normal, ordinary part of the day-to-day functioning of the web.   
 
Commons as a normal, ordinary part of the day-to-day functioning of the web.   

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Motivations

Following Alexis West producer Brian Boyko says that he accepts Creative Commons as a normal, ordinary part of the day-to-day functioning of the web. Inspired by the release of Cory Doctorow’s writing under Creative Commons, and the Flickr license integration, Boyko believes his work should be open to anyone who is willing to use it fairly. “If a kid wants to remix Sir Geoffrey Palmer into a rap battle with Eminem, best of luck to him. Creative Commons is great because I don’t have to say up front who -can- use the material. Anyone can use the material with the guidelines provided; if you want to step outside the guidelines, well, it’s possible, but we need to talk about that.” (Email interview with Brian Boyko by Rachel Cobcroft, 28 December 2007)

On the issue of the implementation of Creative Commons licenses, Boyko believes that their structure is simple and straightforward. If problems arise, he believes, it is due to education: ‘People often labour under the delusion that everything is “all rights reserved” or anyone can take it and use it, and that there’s no middle ground.’

Importantly, Boyko believes that Creative Commons greatly increases the utility of a creator’s works: ‘There’s a chance Following Alexis West might rot in my attic, unloved and unsold. But even if the main work is a failure (and it’s my first movie, so it might well be!) if there is a derivative utility to which my work can be used, I want people to be able to do so.’ Further information about the documentary can be found on the film’s blog at http://www.blogphilo.com/main/?cat=4.

Motivations

Following Alexis West producer Brian Boyko says that he accepts Creative Commons as a normal, ordinary part of the day-to-day functioning of the web. Inspired by the release of Cory Doctorow’s writing under Creative Commons, and the Flickr license integration, Boyko believes his work should be open to anyone who is willing to use it fairly. “If a kid wants to remix Sir Geoffrey Palmer into a rap battle with Eminem, best of luck to him. Creative Commons is great because I don’t have to say up front who -can- use the material. Anyone can use the material with the guidelines provided; if you want to step outside the guidelines, well, it’s possible, but we need to talk about that.” (Email interview with Brian Boyko by Rachel Cobcroft, 28 December 2007)

On the issue of the implementation of Creative Commons licenses, Boyko believes that their structure is simple and straightforward. If problems arise, he believes, it is due to education: ‘People often labour under the delusion that everything is “all rights reserved” or anyone can take it and use it, and that there’s no middle ground.’

Importantly, Boyko believes that Creative Commons greatly increases the utility of a creator’s works: ‘There’s a chance Following Alexis West might rot in my attic, unloved and unsold. But even if the main work is a failure (and it’s my first movie, so it might well be!) if there is a derivative utility to which my work can be used, I want people to be able to do so.’ Further information about the documentary can be found on the film’s blog at http://www.blogphilo.com/main/?cat=4.

Motivations

Following Alexis West producer Brian Boyko says that he accepts Creative Commons as a normal, ordinary part of the day-to-day functioning of the web. Inspired by the release of Cory Doctorow’s writing under Creative Commons, and the Flickr license integration, Boyko believes his work should be open to anyone who is willing to use it fairly. “If a kid wants to remix Sir Geoffrey Palmer into a rap battle with Eminem, best of luck to him. Creative Commons is great because I don’t have to say up front who -can- use the material. Anyone can use the material with the guidelines provided; if you want to step outside the guidelines, well, it’s possible, but we need to talk about that.” (Email interview with Brian Boyko by Rachel Cobcroft, 28 December 2007)

On the issue of the implementation of Creative Commons licenses, Boyko believes that their structure is simple and straightforward. If problems arise, he believes, it is due to education: ‘People often labour under the delusion that everything is “all rights reserved” or anyone can take it and use it, and that there’s no middle ground.’

Importantly, Boyko believes that Creative Commons greatly increases the utility of a creator’s works: ‘There’s a chance Following Alexis West might rot in my attic, unloved and unsold. But even if the main work is a failure (and it’s my first movie, so it might well be!) if there is a derivative utility to which my work can be used, I want people to be able to do so.’ Further information about the documentary can be found on the film’s blog at http://www.blogphilo.com/main/?cat=4.