Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a genius idea. It is were individuals or companies legally share  a body of work. Getting around copyright laws is such a pain. Creative Commons offers a  standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work.

Creative Commons was founded in 2001, and since has spread all across the world. At its initial start-up, Creative Commons was supported by The Center for the Public Domain, and is now run by a Board of Directors.

Flickr was one of the first major online communities to incorporate Creative Commons licensing.  Now that I think about it, it has been a while since I have used my flickr account.  I actually didn’t know that this existed and am really excited to start doing some more photography.

I thought it was interesting that bands like Nine Inch Nails use Creative Commons. They actually posted their latest cd for free, which in return played a sold out tour. I think the band Radiohead offered copies of their latest album as well.

I think it is a great way to get yourself out there. It is funny to think that sharing your work can actually bring in more profit. Creative Commons is not an alternative to copyright laws, but in a way works with them. This is so that you can have a platform best suited for you. I believe instead of “all right reserved” Creative Commons, calls it “some rights reserved.”

It is definitely time to get back on that flickr horse. We used flickr in a previous class and sadly I did not keep up with it. Time to dust off that camera and get to shooting.