Commitment To Freedom
I think these ideas may have broader application but that remains to be seen.
I think too often we are faced with "one way" contracts and ones that we have no hope in understanding in aggregate in our day to day lives. I have been pondering this problem and approaches to solutions for some time now. My thinking is still fuzzy and unfinished but I want to put some ideas down to see if I can get more help from others.
What I am thinking of involves Individual Commitments To Freedom that people and companies can make (and we need to figure a way to make these binding) so that people dealing with them can have a level of comfort in their dealings with those who have made such commitments.
I am also thinking of having contracts and terms of service etc developed by citizens and then adopted by companies willing to Commit to Freedom.
More later.
drew
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Thoughts on FreeCC
Creative Commons develops and maintains a range of "licenses" some that people consider Free and some that they consider non-Free.
I am interested in the Free ones and in promoting the same. Especially their Attribution-Share Alike license(s).
I think that they could do more to promote Freedom or to let those of us that want to have an "official spot" in the cc space to do so. I intend to put down some ideas here on how I think things can be improved.
1. establish a FreeCC logo and branding for a start.
2. Within the FreeCC area, #cc could try some things like this: http://ur1.ca/2eti to help guide people to Free where appropriate.
3. Run a ccFreeMixter site separate from the ccMixter site. The ccFreeMixter site would offer BY and BY-SA licenses only.
4. Work with content hosting and similar entities such that a person using BY or BY-SA on their works need give no other rights to the companies to participate. Help these entities to figure out how to go about their business and earn their revenue streams without needing more rights to the works than BY or BY-SA provide.
5. Work diligently to develop and promote the use of various "best practice". For instance, official Creative Commons "communications" should stop the practice of saying "xyz had been released under a Creative Commons License" and should instead say "xyz has been released under a Free (or non-Free) Creative Commons License" or just spell out the license. Then, after setting a good example, push for this to be adopted as standard operating procedure by all cc license using entities.
... more to come.
drew
I am interested in the Free ones and in promoting the same. Especially their Attribution-Share Alike license(s).
I think that they could do more to promote Freedom or to let those of us that want to have an "official spot" in the cc space to do so. I intend to put down some ideas here on how I think things can be improved.
1. establish a FreeCC logo and branding for a start.
2. Within the FreeCC area, #cc could try some things like this: http://ur1.ca/2eti to help guide people to Free where appropriate.
3. Run a ccFreeMixter site separate from the ccMixter site. The ccFreeMixter site would offer BY and BY-SA licenses only.
4. Work with content hosting and similar entities such that a person using BY or BY-SA on their works need give no other rights to the companies to participate. Help these entities to figure out how to go about their business and earn their revenue streams without needing more rights to the works than BY or BY-SA provide.
5. Work diligently to develop and promote the use of various "best practice". For instance, official Creative Commons "communications" should stop the practice of saying "xyz had been released under a Creative Commons License" and should instead say "xyz has been released under a Free (or non-Free) Creative Commons License" or just spell out the license. Then, after setting a good example, push for this to be adopted as standard operating procedure by all cc license using entities.
... more to come.
drew
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Crazy Idea for Musicians, Artists, Etc.
OK, so I know it is a bit off the wall but hey, I figure at least it is firmly outside of the box.
I will use a singer/songwriter by way of example.
The next time you record and release a song, buy a lottery ticket for the song. Frame the lyric and put the ticket inside. Give yourself two chances to make it big with the song. Actually, there may be some synergy in this that might multiply your chances. (I will leave that up comments to begin to flesh out.)
drew
http://zotz.kompoz.com
I will use a singer/songwriter by way of example.
The next time you record and release a song, buy a lottery ticket for the song. Frame the lyric and put the ticket inside. Give yourself two chances to make it big with the song. Actually, there may be some synergy in this that might multiply your chances. (I will leave that up comments to begin to flesh out.)
drew
http://zotz.kompoz.com
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