Week 1 - Free Choice
Creative commons allows the creations of others to truly contribute to our culture. It allows creativity to be viewed and to educate without concern about of infringing upon laws. I imagine that that is the true purpose of creating something in the first place. As an educator, I would encourage my students to view and use information from places like Creative Commons. It seems to me that people who allow their work to be viewed and used in places like creative commons are creating for the purpose of contributing, being recognized, and not concerned with what they will get in return.
Yeah, many independent artists and musicians know that the first step is to create buzz, so they put their work somewhere where it will be noticed and commented on and eventually get the exposure that leads to paying gigs. The musician whom I play every week before wimba, Jonathan Coulton, got his start that way: giving his music away for free online, build up a following and then when he produced a CD or DVD his followers would buy that too. amazing how it works when you do quality stuff.
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