Even though I did read/watch the week two readings last week, enjoyed them and took notes on them – I forgot to blog about them until now… So here we go.

The Video Magazine about Creative Commons and Copyright Info gave me a well rounded idea about CC and when/where/who uses it. I had never heard of CC before this semester so I found it very interesting that an artist can give permission for others to use their materials whilst following the licence that the artist has chosen. In the video we were given examples about the different types of licences. One licence example is NC which stands for ‘Non Commercial’. The artist gives permission for others to use their work, however if someone prints the work onto a tshirts and gives them to friends, as long as they aren’t selling them and making money, this is fine!

I think that CC is a great way of sharing work and allowing strangers to use your work – as long as the guidelines and licenses are followed correctly!