The UK Arts Council funded this report into how UK artists are using Creative Commons licenses and their relationship to traditional copyright. The majority of those surveyed that were using CC licenses were using the "Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives" license (45%).
One of the conclusions of the report is that many creative individuals are not sure how to release their work with much confusion of what copyright and licensing means. Another interesting aspect of the report is looking at what "collaboration" really means. Most contributors to the report did not see the act of re-mixing, or using "found" footage, as any sort of collaboration with the original providers of content. What this means in terms of incentives for creators of re-use-able material in the long run is anyone's guess but it is a good reality check that "online community" can be anything but. It would be good to see a more independent report on CC licensing (the Open Business organisation help run CC UK) but worthwhile reading for anyone interested in this space.
Report on UK Artists, Copyright and Creative Commons
Posted by .M. at November 28, 2006 05:18 PM | TrackBack