Learning about the Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a form of licensing in which people are given the opportunity to change the copyright status of their creative works in order to share their works with others. This may allow others to use those works to create a new work of some sort.
The following video created by the Creative Commons is from YouTube.



As the vast stream of technology continues to grow, our information is being exposed to a global platform on the Internet. Overseas, people can see this blog. For this very reason, Creative Commons was established to help protect people's art, music, videos, etc. through a licensing program which allows sharing for others with specifications as to how the works may be used. However, this depends on the creator's copyright changes and preferences. The basis of the idea is to "create art together" or to let the content bring the communities together.



"Access and control" is a powerful theme of creative commons mentioned in the video. It demonstrates how there is global access to almost everything on the Internet, and there must be some sort of control for the creators of works. Usage must be regualted, but not too restricted that censorship is entailed. Copyrights are stricter than the Creative Commons licensing, but "Fair Use" of a copyrighted work at least allots use for materials for the purpose of education. Still, Creative Commons allows people to "create art together". It is a global force that inspires creativity and learning of differnt cultures through art experiences.



As a Pre-Law student, the entire process of copyright law and the other forms of self-regulation such as Creative Commons truly interest me. The whole though that there is an entire organization developed to regulate sharing and encourage it is truly inspiring. As a Public Relations major, this is very interesting as we commonly discuss copyright and "fair use". In PR, the Creative Commons could become a powerful pitch for say and ad campaign. This video is very attention-grabbing and would make for a powerful campaign or promotion.