Flickr, the great, free photo management application now applies Creative Commons licenses to share photos. Says Flickr founder, Stewart Butterfield in a recent cc interview:
‘We allow members to select a default Creative Commons license for all photos they upload and the ability to control licensing on a photo-by-photo basis. This gives people the most flexibility. […]

World-renowned singer Miriam Makeba recently donated some of her memorabilia to the South African National Film, Video and Sound Archives (NFVSA). The collection includes photographs, awards, memorabilia, sculptures, clothes, posters, records and videos.
According to the national archive website, ‘The foremost purpose of preserving archives is to ensure that they are made available for use. In […]

Take a look at www.hellkom.co.za and click on ‘Merchandise’ or ‘Make your own T-Shirt’. The owners of the site have decided not to sell their merchandise using regular e-commerce methods, but have instead provided users with hellkom designs that they are free to copy, share and distribute in order to make their own.
According to the […]

I just spoke to a group of South African NGOs about Creative Commons in Africa. It was wonderful to meet with such a receptive group of people working towards goals of universe access, education and knowledge sharing - from Sangonet to Sangoco to SchoolnetAfrica, and from Meraka to Ungana Afrika.
There is really great synergy […]

I really love these principles, developed by IP Justice in the US:
1. We reserve the right to control our individual experience of intellectual property.
2. Creators deserve to be compensated.
3. We reserve our right to make private copies of lawfully acquired intellectual property.
4. Technology and information that enable the exercise of rights should […]