1. An Introduction to Creative Commons
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
An Introduction to Creative Commons
Tom Jarrett
Designer, Red Magma

2. O
NCE
UPON A
TIME...

3. WHENEVER
SOMETHING

4. Let’s say you wrote
a book...

5. IT WAS HARD
FOR OTHERS TO

6. YOUR WORK WAS

8. 300
YEARS
AGO
COPYRIGHT
LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED

9. AS SOON AS YOU MADE SOMETHING TANGIBLE
NO-ONE COULD COPY IT.

10. 3
FOR
CENTURIES
COPYRIGHT RULED

11. BUT THEN CAME THE

12. COPYING STUFF IS SO EASY
AND EVERYONE SAID:
COPYING STUFF IS SO EASY

13. IF I WANT IT
I’LL IT

14. AT FIRST THIS WAS VERY ANNOYING

15. BUT THEN WE REALISED BY SHARING CONTENT
MORE PEOPLE WOULD SEE IT

16. MARKETERS RESPONDED TO DEMAND
AND BRANDS GAINED

17. ALL WE WANTED WAS A BIT OF CREDIT

18. BUT THE
OLD LAWS
STILL SAID NO

19. SHARING IS
PERMITTED

20. SO SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST RESPECTED LAWYERS GOT TOGETHER...

21. c
AND MADE THIS

22. cc
INTO THIS

23. NOW WHEREVER YOU SEE THE SIGN

24. YOU CAN
SHARE
THE CONTENT

25. AS LONG AS YOU GIVE THE AUTHOR

26. HE STILL OWNS THE COPYRIGHT

27. BUT HE CAN EASILY
LICENSE HIS MEDIA
&
ALL THE

28. ETC
ETC
ETC
HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF

29. YOU’RE FREE TO SHARE
NOW
MEDIA SAFELY

30. AND PEOPLE WILL

31. VISIT
CREATIVECOMMONS.COM FOR FULL DETAILS

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