Those who aren't on the Creative Commons community list might be interested in this post below announcing the much anticipated release of Creative Commons Noncommercial Survey results.
Jessica Coates Project Manager Creative Commons Clinic Queensland University of Technology ph: 07 3138 8301 fax: 07 3138 9395 email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Linksvayer Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 1:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [cc-community] Defining "Noncommercial:" A Survey of How the Online Population Defines "Noncommercial" Use Creative Commons is pleased to announce the publication of a new study, undertaken with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the in collaboration with Netpop Research, entitled Defining "Noncommercial:" A Survey of How the Online Population Defines "Noncommercial" Use, http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Defining_Noncommercial The Report details the results of a research study launched in September 2008 to explore differences between "commercial" and "noncommercial" uses of content found online, as those uses are understood by various communities in connection with a wide variety of content. The study investigated understandings of noncommercial and use the the Creative Commons "NC" license term through empirical online surveys of content creators and users in the U.S., open access (non random) polls of global "Creative Commons Friends and Family," interviews with thought leaders, and focus group discussions with participants from around the world who create and use a wide variety of online content. Visit the study home page to access the Press Release, Report, Survey Appendix, and Research Data: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Defining_Noncommercial Read the full Creative Commons blog post: http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/17127 Thanks to everyone on this list who participated in one of the focus groups or online surveys or helped spread the word about them! Mike _______________________________________________ cc-community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-community _______________________________________________ Wikimediaau-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
