Creative Commons provides open licenses that allow creators to share their work while retaining copyright. It operates at multiple layers including content, networks, computers, and interfaces. Creative Commons licenses have been adopted in 47 jurisdictions worldwide, with over 130 million works licensed as of 2008, growing substantially each year.

1. Creative Commons
Joichi Ito

2. Layers of Open Innovation
Creative Commons Culture and Ideas
HTTP/The Web Content
TCP/IP The Network
Ethernet Computers

3. Amateur
Innovation

4. Copyright
All Rights
Reserved
No Rights
Reserved

5. User Interface for
Copyright

6. Projects
Licensing Search
Science
ccLearn
Commons
ccInternational

7. Creative Commons International
Ported Porting in progress Unported

8. Ported to 47
Jurisdictions

9. 8 Jurisdictions
In Development