Creative Commons flourishes despite rough economy
Posted by Jacque on December 31st, 2008
Creative Commons, a non-profit organization founded in 2001 to encourage copyright reform and provide a legally-sound licensing framework for works that could be freely redistributed, raised more than $500,000 in its latest fundraising campaign, despite the economic downturn.
Ars technica calls Creative Commons one of the most prominent organizations involved in the free culture movement, pointing out that the Creative Commons licenses and file metadata scheme are increasingly popular and have been adopted by a diverse group of artists and writers ranging from the music group Nine Inch Nails to science fiction novelist Charles Stross.
The Creative Commons mission is to encourage creators to allow for legal sharing, remixing, and reusing of their works. The organization provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.
Ars technica says that the mission is more relevant than ever, and the support of donors “reflects growing recognition of the need for copyright reform and the value of unencumbered sharing.”
