Week 8 - Response to Content

Part one
Free Culture and Free Software

One of the major players of this concept is web 2.0, where the general public and put our own info on the web for the benefit of others.

The best example of free software is social media websites. These began with blogs/weblogs then slowly progressed into social networking. i.e Facebook/myspace/twitter

With the technology of free culture of software online, anybody with over 6 months experience on a specific social networking website considers themselves a social media expert. Although they do to refer to themselves as such.

With so many people using countless free social networking websites, it would see that the owners of web 2.0 wouldn't make any money as there is no usage fee. The reason these websites are so successful and their creators are so wealthy is the money they get from advertising. This is why the people who create and run these websites reserve the right to sell your details to whoever they want. This enables them to published advertisements that would be personalized specifically for each user in accordance to their details and the content that they post.

Part two
Creative Commons
Creative commons is a webstie that allowes anyone to use artworks/anything. It covers everything that copyright covers, but allows people to borrow/alter other peoples creations. It doesn't give people complete rights, but relaxes the rights so people can use images but must stick to the artists agreement.

When uploading something to creative commons, you are required to create a copyright contract that informs other users what they can and cannot do with your work.

A series of symbols shows other users what is and isn't covered in a copyright contract:

Non-commercial. This symbol means that you may not use the work for commercial purposes. The creator of the work has given permission for you to use the work, but not if you stand to profit from the work.

No Derivative Works. This symbol means that you may use the work, but you may only use verbatim copies. In other words, you may not clip or change an image or video licensed under an ND (No Derivative Works) license. The work must be identical to its original in your own work.

Share Alike. This symbol means that you may use the work in your own work, but only if you license your derivative works under the same Creative Commons License. In other words, the creator agrees to share his or her work with you only if you share your work, too. Be careful if you use works licensed under a Share Alike license—the terms under which you share your work must be identical to the original creator's terms. That means if they allow commercial use, you must also.