creative commons and digital storytelling (ulearn 2013)
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Presentation to ULearn 2013 in Hamilton, New Zealand, on digital storytelling, copyright and Creative Commons.TRANSCRIPT
First point: All culture is a form of 'remix'
First point: All culture builds on other works
Second point: It hasn't always been easy to build on
other works ('read-only')
Third point:The technical barriers to remix and
reuse are dropping ('read-write')
Example:Lego Life Lessons
By the Manning Brothers
“83% of young people that we surveyed said they have used a computer to create their own art in the past 12 months.”
Creative New Zealand
22% of the general population said they have used a computer to create their own art in the past 12 months.
Creative New Zealand
“Digital art has emerged as the artform that young people most want to be more involved with.”
Creative New Zealand
Fourth point:The legal barriers to remix and reuse
remain
A disconnect between the law and (positive) behaviour online
So, where does this leave us?
For teachers, two (potentially) conflicting imperatives:
1. Encourage active cultural engagement
1. Encourage active cultural engagement
2. Act as ‘copyright police’
WHAT TO DO?
Range of licence optionsCreators retain copyright
Permission in advance
Range of licence optionsCreators retain copyright
Permission in advance
And it’s free!
Public DomainFew Restrictions
Public DomainFew Restrictions
All Rights ReservedFew Freedoms
Public DomainFew Restrictions
All Rights ReservedFew Freedoms
Some Rights ReservedRange of Licence Options
Four Licence Elements
Attribution
Non Commercial
No Derivatives
Share Alike
Six Licences
More free More restrictive
More free More restrictive
More free More restrictive
More free More restrictive
More free More restrictive
More free More restrictive
More free More restrictive
More free More restrictive
Layers
Licence symboll
Human readable
Lawyer readable
Go to creativecommons.org/choose
Over 700 million works
General:
search.creativecommons
.org
New Zealand:
digitalnz.org
.
Creative Commons is a great way to teach students about copyright
Creative Commons shifts the conversation from what students can’t
do to what they can.
Mix & Mash 2013: The New Storytellingmixandmash.org.nz
November 10Prizes of $50, $500 and $2000
THANKS CREATORSCreative Commons Attribution 11. “Stop” by Brainware 3000. Via Flickr.
44. Screenshot of the Cook Straight and surrounds, “NZ Mainland Topo50 Maps” by LINZ, via LINZ Data Service.
No Known Copyright5. Family watching television, c. 1958.
http://web.archive.org/web/20071226081329/teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail427.html
19,“Grayson, Westley, Stanislaus County, Western San Joaquin Valley, California. Seventh and eighth grade class in Westley school after lesson in Geography” 1940, US National Archives 83-G-41445, via Flickr.
13. Traffic squad police’ by Bain News Service, July 20, 1911. Library of Congresss, LC-B2- 2298-16. via Flickr. No known copyright.
45. Photograph of Card Catalog in Central Search Room, 1942, US National Archives, via Flickr. No known copyright
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www.creativecommons.org.nz@cc_Aotearoa
[email protected]/creativecommonsnz
QUESTIONS?
This work is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence.