Creative Commons Licensing To: My Employers at Comfort Pro Cody R. Yeich September 28, 2007

How did Creative Commons come together? CC wanted to find a simpler way to allow some uses of certain works. They were told that there was no office like that, so get c r e a t i v e ! The idea was then put into work: owners could decide which of their works could be used and under what conditions Rules were written for lawyers and courts  translated into words anyone can understand  translated once more for computers Example – allowing someone to use your song as long as they give you the credit .

CC wanted to find a simpler way to allow some uses of certain works.

They were told that there was no office like that, so get c r e a t i v e !

The idea was then put into work: owners could decide which of their works could be used and under what conditions

Rules were written for lawyers and courts  translated into words anyone can understand  translated once more for computers

Example – allowing someone to use your song as long as they give you the credit .

Creative Commons Licensing: Skipping the Intermediaries CC is very different from “the Big C” (also known as copyright, recognizable by this symbol: ©) Allows users to use the powers of the net without asking for permission…permission has already been given It is not meant to compete with “the Big C”; it is meant to compliment

CC is very different from “the Big C” (also known as copyright, recognizable by this symbol: ©)

Allows users to use the powers of the net without asking for permission…permission has already been given

It is not meant to compete with “the Big C”; it is meant to compliment

Copyright vs. Creative Commons Licensing Copyright is like a red light. User must ask permission. All rights reserved. “ No trespassing!” Creative Commons is like a green light. Permission is already given. Some rights reserved. “ Please come in!”

Copyright is like a red light.

User must ask permission.

All rights reserved.

“ No trespassing!”

Creative Commons is like a green light.

Permission is already given.

Some rights reserved.

“ Please come in!”

The Benefits of Creative Commons As soon as a report is saved or a picture is taken, it is protected by that tiny little symbol… © However, as stated in “Building on the Past”, creativity always builds on the past CC does not mean the copyright is void…it is simply refined to work better for the owner The owner builds their own license with as many, or as few, restrictions as he or she would like CC makes hundreds of songs, pictures, written works available for Y O U R use! SHARING = CREATIVITY!!

As soon as a report is saved or a picture is taken, it is protected by that tiny little symbol… ©

However, as stated in “Building on the Past”, creativity always builds on the past

CC does not mean the copyright is void…it is simply refined to work better for the owner

The owner builds their own license with as many, or as few, restrictions as he or she would like

CC makes hundreds of songs, pictures, written works available for Y O U R use!

SHARING = CREATIVITY!!

How Creative Commons applies to you, Comfort Pro. There are so many suppliers to the Comfort Pro company. If the suppliers did not share their ideas and inventions, the number of suppliers would be very small If the suppliers did not share, how would Comfort Pro have even obtained the ideas and inventions? Comfort Pro then shares its own work with the people and businesses it works on. If there was no Creative Commons, how could so many people benefit from the wonderful work you do?

There are so many suppliers to the Comfort Pro company. If the suppliers did not share their ideas and inventions, the number of suppliers would be very small

If the suppliers did not share, how would Comfort Pro have even obtained the ideas and inventions?

Comfort Pro then shares its own work with the people and businesses it works on. If there was no Creative Commons, how could so many people benefit from the wonderful work you do?