As I have done some research I have learned that Creative Commons is different from Copyright, all rights reserved. Creative Commons is nonprofit and lets you refine your license in a way that best works for you. It lets people … Continue reading →

Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that allows sharing of one’s creativity through legal obligations. This organization allows individuals to share and use their work while giving credit where it is due and not allowing companies to sell them. They … Continue reading →

After reading up on Creative Commons at creativecommons.org I switched my licensing info on Flickr to Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND, the most restrictive one there is. I wanted people to be able to share my photos but not alter them or use them commercially. … Continue reading →

For any topic, step one for me is to search it on wikipedia: Creative Commons I am of the belief that copyright law is a balance between progress and incentives. We want to reward individuals for their creations, but not … Continue reading →

The Creative Commons Movement The internet is a fascinating place, and everywhere you look you see people sharing their ideas. It allows said person to be an artist of some shape and form by providing a space for them to spread their ideas and in turn inspire those around them. However, the power to inspire has ...

I believe that every person is good, until they have proven themselves different.  Is it naive to think that?  I don’t think so.  I like seeing the good in people, it’s part of who I am, so reading about creative … Continue reading →

Creative commons are copyright license; these licenses allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators. And creative commons are not used instead of copyright but are based upon it. Creative commons was founded by Lawrence Lessig, Hal Abelson, and Eric Eldred. Lawrence ...

This week (week 2) we were assigned to do some research on Creative Commons. This is “a nonprofit organization that allows the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.”  (creativecommons.org) When visiting the site, you can copyright the work you have done so that those who wish to use and/or access ...

Okay so I meant to do this earlier last week but as always its been crazy around here! My miniatures collection is fairly large so I will try and sum it up as best I can. The primary system I … Continue reading →

Creative Commons allows for a collaborative approach to research in a way, because under creative commons, there are no restrictions of copyright, which allows people to freely share research. As it seems there is always some kind of disagreement over … Continue Reading →

Copyrights are given automatically to an original creation or what is called Original Work of Authorship (OWA). This means that no one can copy, publish, or perform your work. While you might not your creation registered under copyrights, it is still protected! … Continue reading →