Creative Commons in the WE Magazine
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The WE Magazine has published its first issue. The magazine’s creators build onthe power of collective work and provide basic articles on Web 2.0. One of the highlights of the current issue: the interview with Creative Commons CEO Joichi Ito.
In the article, which is well worth reading, Ito talks about the future of copyright as imagined by Creative Commons. He shares his vision of an open society based on the sharing of works. At the same time, he answers the question of whether Creative Commons leads to the death of the author (like Roland Barthes already conjured) and why it is so difficult to convince people of the advantages.
What are the Creative Commons?
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization aimed at offering an alternative to restrictive copyright, which many feel is outdated. Instead of the “all rights reserved” idea, they rely on “some rights reserved”: this allows creatives to easily decide under which conditions they consent to the use of their works.
The articles on this blog, for example, are published under the Creative Commons License “BY SA” (unless otherwise noted). This means:
- The author must be named (BY)
- Works that are based on a contribution must be shared under the same conditions, i.e. also under a Creative Commons license (SA = Share Alike).
Creative Commons thus makes it possible to deal with the rights of others much more freely without having to waive one’s own copyright.