Creative Commons and Digital Storytelling (ULearn 2013)

First point: All culture is a form of 'remix'

First point: All culture builds on other works

Second point: It hasn't always been easy to build on

other works ('read-only')

Third point:The technical barriers to remix and

reuse are dropping ('read-write')

Example:Lego Life Lessons

By the Manning Brothers

“83% of young people that we surveyed said they have used a computer to create their own art in the past 12 months.”

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22% of the general population said they have used a computer to create their own art in the past 12 months.

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“Digital art has emerged as the artform that young people most want to be more involved with.”

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Fourth point:The legal barriers to remix and reuse

remain

A disconnect between the law and (positive) behaviour online

So, where does this leave us?

For teachers, two (potentially) conflicting imperatives:

1. Encourage active cultural engagement

1. Encourage active cultural engagement

2. Act as ‘copyright police’

WHAT TO DO?

Range of licence optionsCreators retain copyright

Permission in advance

Range of licence optionsCreators retain copyright

Permission in advance

And it’s free!

Public DomainFew Restrictions

Public DomainFew Restrictions

All Rights ReservedFew Freedoms

Public DomainFew Restrictions

All Rights ReservedFew Freedoms

Some Rights ReservedRange of Licence Options

Four Licence Elements

Attribution

Non Commercial

No Derivatives

Share Alike

Six Licences

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Human readable

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Creative Commons is a great way to teach students about copyright

Creative Commons shifts the conversation from what students can’t

do to what they can.

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THANKS CREATORSCreative Commons Attribution 11. “Stop” by Brainware 3000. Via Flickr.

44. Screenshot of the Cook Straight and surrounds, “NZ Mainland Topo50 Maps” by LINZ, via LINZ Data Service.

No Known Copyright5. Family watching television, c. 1958.

http://web.archive.org/web/20071226081329/teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail427.html

19,“Grayson, Westley, Stanislaus County, Western San Joaquin Valley, California. Seventh and eighth grade class in Westley school after lesson in Geography” 1940, US National Archives 83-G-41445, via Flickr.

13. Traffic squad police’ by Bain News Service, July 20, 1911. Library of Congresss, LC-B2- 2298-16. via Flickr. No known copyright.

45. Photograph of Card Catalog in Central Search Room, 1942, US National Archives, via Flickr. No known copyright

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