creative commons

The Brisbane Media Map team recognises that the Internet has great potential as a major distribution platform for knowledge, but there are disadvantages. Distributing content online is just a matter of ‘cutting and pasting’ and issues of intellectual property are manifold. It is vital to consider new approaches to copyright. We believe that by using the Creative Commons licensing, authors and artists can take full advantage of the Internet while still retaining some of their rights. Whereas conventional copyright does not allow users to copy and distribute content without the express permission of the author, the Creative Commons licenses can be tailored by the authors to allow free distribution of their material on the basis of certain criteria such as acknowledgement of author and non-commercial usage. We believe that this will encourage debate on media issues and synergise new understandings. To learn more on the Creative Commons project please visit the Creative Commons.