Sylvia Currie

Have you been saving up your questions? If you've had a chance to explore some of the Week 2 resources and to ponder how you will apply all of this to your own work, you've no doubt been curious or fuzzy about a few things. Now is your chance to get those questions answered!

We're delighted to have Paul Stacey from Creative Commons join us for:

One-Day With An Expert Q & A 
Thursday, October 3rd

Paul will be on board to respond to YOUR questions. Hit the reply button and ask away!

p.s. This captioned image was created on the Superlame.com website. There's nothing superlame about us! :-)

Annie's observation causes us to dig down to a new layer:

It was also interesting to me that Joe chose the most restrictive CC license

Interesting indeed! Joe chose to license his work ND (no derivative works) which essentially prevents ohters from altering or or building upon his work.

What are the implications of choosing this license?

Renee asks:

I wonder, would more widespread knowledge of Creative Commons and different licensing options help people to feel more comfortable with sharing their work?

It seems we can't go wrong with more education around the use of Creative Commons licensing. It does takes time to understand how it all works. And right when I feel like I have a good grasp a new question will cause me to doubt myself.

In the adoption process, I wonder... do we typically begin by thinking about how we will benefit, before we consider how our work will benefit others?

The questions around NC are fascinating. Steve raises a good point: Why would someone pay for materials that are already free? It's possible that the original work was improved, packaged differently, and appears to be worth the price. 

Stephen Downes argues in favour of NC, stating that NC licenses preserve cost-free access for users. Do you agree?

Does an NC license take away from the goal to have someone improve on your work? 

And finally, this is where I find the discussion really becomes mindbending. If someone does want to use your work for commercial puposes, they might ask for your permission. If you allow them to use your work, this then change the license? 

Karina, I wonder if you just need to wait a little longer for the A Shared Culture video to load. That's often the case for me living in the boonies! It's working for me right now.