New license for this blog (now CC by licensed)
I just watched RIP – A Remix Manifesto at a screening at NYU and was stoked, and more importantly, realized once more how important it is to share…
Tag: commons
A Second Layer for Commercial Use of Creative Commons Content?
Update: In her comment, Nicole pointed me to CCPlus, which seems to solve most of the problems laid out in this post. Thanks! An open question: Would it…
Changing to German ported version of CC (by-nc-sa) 3.0
Since I don’t believe in restricting the flow of information, or in DRM, this blog has been published under a Creative Commons license all along. And I’ve been…
A Swarm of Angels: Worlds Will Shatter
Ground-breaking collaborative film project A Swarm of Angels just released the first video trailer, and boy, I can’t wait to see more: Worlds Will Shatter – The Unfold…
Free licenses hold up in (U.S.) court
It’s official: Free licenses like Creative Commons (CC) hold up in court. Larry Lessig, founder of Creative Commons has the (obviously biased, but good) background: So for non-lawgeeks,…
Creative Commons explained by Lawrence Lessig
Larry Lessig‘s talk at the iCommons Summit 08 gives you a nice overview of the history of Creative Commons: Check out Larry Lessig’s Blip page for more videos…
LegalTorrents gives you… legal torrents
Filesharing – legal or illegal – is here to stay. While many users are confused about the legality of filesharing platforms and protocols like BitTorrent, here’s an alternative…