Unit 2: Additional resources

2.1 Public domain

2.2 The story of Creative Commons

More information about CC history

2.3 Creative Commons today

More information about CC and open licensing

  • ‘Why open education matters’ by David Blake @ Degreed (CC BY 3.0), a brief video that explains how open education is enabled by the internet, why it is valuable for the global community, and how Creative Commons licences enable open education.
  • We copy like we breathe’ by Cory Doctorow, a keynote address that explains copying and how the internet has changed the space of copying. This frames the need for adequate licensing as we copy and share online
  • ‘We need to talk about sharing’ by Ryan Merkley @ Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0): a brief discussion about the value of sharing, how sharing can improve communities, and how Creative Commons enables sharing.

More information about the commons

More information about other open movements