21 Additional Resources

More information about CC

CC history

• How I Lost the Big One by Lawrence Lessig. / Lawrence Lessig describes the details of the Eldred case
• Excerpt from Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig. CC BY-NC 1.0 / Excerpt that provides more background on the Eldred case.

CC and open licensing

• Why Open Education Matters, by David Blake @ Degreed. CC BY 3.0 / A brief video that explains how open education is enabled by the internet, why it is valuable for the global community, and how Creative Commons licenses enable open education.
• We Copy Like We Breathe, by Cory Doctorow. / A keynote address that explains copying and how the internet has changed the space of copying. This frames the need for adequate licensing as we copy and share online.
• We Need to Talk About Sharing, by Ryan Merkley @ Creative Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 / A brief discussion about the value of sharing, how sharing can improve communities, and how Creative Commons enables sharing.

The commons

• How Does the Commons Work by The Next System Project, adapted from Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm. / CC BY 3.0 / Video explaining how a commons works, adapted from economist David Bollier’s explanation of what a commons is, and threats to the commons.
• The Commons Short and Sweet by David Bollier. CC BY 3.0 / A brief blog post explanation of a commons, some problems of a commons, and what enables a commons to occur.
• The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market and State by David Bollier & Silke Helfrich. CC BY-SA 3.0 / A book that seeks many voices to gather descriptions of what types of resources exist in the commons, geographic circumstances relating to the commons, and the political relevance of the commons.
• Enclosure Wikipedia Article. CC BY-SA 3.0 / An article describing enclosure, which is an issue that presents itself in a commons.
• The Political Economy of the Commons by Yochai Benkler. CC BY 3.0 / A brief article that explains how common infrastructure can sustain the commons.
• The Tragedy of the Commons by Boundless & Lumen Learning / A section of an economics course textbook that explains the economic principles underlying potential threats to the commons
• Debunking the Tragedy of the Commons by On the Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 / A short article describing how the tragedy of the commons can be overcome.
• Elinor Ostrom’s 8 Principles for Managing a Commons by On the Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0 / A short history of economist Elinor Ostrom and the 8 principles for managing a commons that she has established.

Other open movements

• Free Culture Game by Molle Industria. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 / A game to help understand the concept of free culture.