[Dialogue] [Springboard] Common memory, future creative use and Creative Commons licensing

[James Wiegel]

Ah, David, such good questions, and from so deep in our technological universe!  Just the other day I found a version of the bug model I got from Lee Early, who knows how many years ago!!

I would think any approach that represented some collaboration between you, the Repository website (is that Gordon and Tim?), and Resurgence Publishing (George Walters, John Epps, et. al.) would draw momentum and contribution from many of us -- I think I also have a version somewhere that was given to me by Randy Williams -- isn't there something in Courage to Lead?  Wonder if Bruce Williams has used it in any of his publications . . .

More interesting to me would be in HOW you use it with people . . . or do you only plan to include it in the book.  I remember years ago, Joe Slicker showed me a book of different images of the human brain through history, one after another.
 Jim


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From: David Dunn <dmdunn1 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thu, December 3, 2009 3:12:20 PM
Subject: [Springboard] Common memory, future creative use and Creative Commons licensing


Hello Colleagues.

With the Symposium in Washington, DC just around the corner and conversations about our Global Archive proceeding apace, I want to broach a subject that needs consideration and decision making:

Topic: ownership and copyright of our common memory
The subject is on my mind because of my passion for recreating and republishing our classic resources with the rich graphic appeal made possible with current technologies.

I've begun a project that I call Maps of the Soul to explore my way into this design work and new uses of our common memory.

The "Bug Model" is my pilot project to introduce our network to "creative commons" copyright and licensing. You can learn more about the organization behind the concept in the text below and at the Creative Commons Facebook site, http://www.facebook.com/creativecommons. But here's the concept in a nutshell:

“Creative Commons is [an approach to publishing and] a nonprofit organization that increases sharing and improves collaboration.”

The Creative Commons approach
My new, improved Bug Model has an attribution of its original source and additional markings indicating the terms under which I am passing this model along to the public with my own additions:
c under a C license 
b with attribution of the original creator (staff and volunteers of EI and ICA)  
n for non-commercial use (this PDF is available at no cost)   
a on a [share and] “share alike” basis (anyone may alter and build on this model, as long as they offer it under the same terms I did: with attribution of EI/ICA, at no cost, on a “share alike” basis. 

My proposal
By marking my value-added Bug Model in this way, I'm proposing that we license our classic models (pre-ToP®) for public use, in perpetuity, under a similar Creative Commons license: with attribution, for non-commercial use, to share freely [and to develop] on the same basis.

People other than I will have to comment on how urgent this conversation is, whether there are additional considerations and who other stakeholders might be. Probably a number of us should consult to see if we understand the Creative Commons concept adequately. As the conversation is taking place, I'll share other value-added resources from our past in this way.

I look forward to being a part of the conversation.

David Dunn

PS.
It would be instructive for ToP people to comment on whether they understand that the resources they use are essentially being offered by ICA USA on what Creative Commons calls an “Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives basis” — [ “by-nc-nd”  b n d, ] — that allows others to access ToP resources and to “share them with others as long as they mention ICA, link back to ICA, do not change them in any way and do not use them commercially.” dd


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Notes from the Creative Commons Facebook site:
Creative Commons is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable corporation.
We are headquartered in San Francisco, with affiliate offices in
Boston, Massachusetts, and Berlin, Germany. 

Mission:
Creative
Commons, at its core, is about facilitating participatory culture. CC
works to increase the amount of creativity (cultural, educational, and
scientific content) in “the commons” – the body of work that is
available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, re-purposing,
and remixing. As an international organization, we value openness and
connectivity across borders and mediums, and we seek to enable
innovation in a digital age. 

We do this by providing free,
easy-to-use legal tools that give everyone from individual creators to
major companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to
pre-clear copyrights to their creative work. CC licenses let people
easily change their copyright terms from the default, restrictive “all
rights reserved” to a more flexible “some rights reserved.”

Creative
Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright. They apply on top
of copyright, so you can modify your copyright terms to best suit your
needs. We’ve collaborated with copyright experts all around the world
to ensure that our licenses work globally.

Products:
If
you’ve created something and want people to know that you’re happy to
have them share, use, and build upon your work, you should consider
publishing under a Creative Commons license. CC’s legal infrastructure
gives you flexibility (for example, you can choose to only pre-clear
noncommercial uses) and protects the people who use your work (so that
they don’t have to worry about copyright infringement, as long as they
abide by the terms you have specified).

If you’re an artist,
student, educator, scientist, or other creator looking for content that
you can freely and legally use, there is a giant pool of CC-licensed
creativity available to you. There are many millions of works — from
songs and videos to scientific and academic content — that you can use
under the terms of our copyright licenses.


      
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