For those of you that are unaware, I thought i'd share some information in this blog about Creative Commons. Lawrence Lessig has been a driving force in creating a non-profit organisation with new, groundbreaking copyright rules, that aim to guide forward-thinking musicians and artists through a new digital age of arts.
Building upon existing laws, Creative Commons licenses adapts them to allow remixing, mashing, evolving and combining of existing works, which makes for a creative freedom that will surely help inspire many new artists; influence is a powerful motivator, and something that creative people love to share. The original artists are able to choose which rights they want to maintain, and which they can offer to allow experimentation and sharing for future works, the idea often being that no work is 'finished', and that by sharing and giving in this 2.0 world, exposure, discovery and accreditation are more important than direct revenue from one set product.
Lessig is not aiming for...
Read the full article over at UK Music Jobs - The premier online community for music industry professionals.
Lee Jarvis.
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