Creative Commons and Business Models

Here's a documentary about Creative Commons licensing in the publishing industry. Could perhaps also solve IP issues in the academe?

As I've always maintained, "Share whatever is commonplace, make money off what's esoteric ... unless you want to do charity work."

via Cory Doctorow.

So how do you make money off public domain material?

Voluminous may offer one answer.



[via boingboing.net]

Indeed, it's not the idea, it's what you do with it. Sounds like share the science, make money off the technology?

David Byrne explores new business models for music

... and the choices are broader now.



More via Cory Doctorow here.