SOMETHING FOR NOTHINGAn Introduction to Creative CommonsTom JarrettDesigner, Red Magma

ONCEUPON ATIME...

WHENEVER SOMETHING

Let’s say you wrotea book...

IT WAS HARDFOR OTHERS TO

YOUR WORK WAS

300YEARSAGOCOPYRIGHTLEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED

AS SOON AS YOU MADE SOMETHING TANGIBLE NO-ONECOULD COPY IT.

3FORCENTURIESCOPYRIGHTRULED

BUT THEN CAME THE

AND EVERYONE SAID:COPYING STUFF IS SOEASY

IF I WANTITI’LLIT

AT FIRST THIS WAS VERYANNOYING

BUT THEN WE REALISED BY SHARINGCONTENTMORE PEOPLE WOULD SEE IT

MARKETERS RESPONDED TO DEMANDAND BRANDS GAINED

ALL WE WANTED WASA BIT OF CREDIT

BUT THE OLD LAWS STILL SAIDNO

PERMITTEDSHARING IS

SO SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST RESPECTEDLAWYERS GOT TOGETHER...

cAND MADE THIS

ccINTO THIS

NOW WHEREVERYOU SEE THE SIGN

YOU CANSHARETHE CONTENT

AS LONGAS YOU GIVETHE AUTHOR

HE STILL OWNS THE COPYRIGHT

BUT HE CAN EASILYLICENSE HIS MEDIA&ALL THE

ETCETCETCHAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF

YOU’RE FREE TO SHARE NOWMEDIA SAFELY

AND PEOPLE WILL

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