Snap a picture of a fallen leaf, post it at Flickr under the Creative Commons license. Another artist- a stranger to you- uses a modification of the image create an album cover. This is a simple, practical example of the remix culture and refers to one of my previous posts about this global phenomenon.
Hanging on to your creations like a possessive toddler with his toy is old skool. In the creative world, sharing is the new hording.
"It's worldwide movement, folks. A kinder, gentler way to share work. Check out Creative Commons.
Where "The Big C" says "Red Light! No Tres-passing! All rights reserved!", Creative Commons says, "Green light. Come on in. Some rights reserved."
One of the best ways to learn how the creative commons phenomenon is growing, check out these entertaining and informative flash animations: "Get Creative" and "Reticulum Rex". These files can be viewed via streaming video or downloaded as quicktime files.
Flickr's Creative Commons shows how symbols beside images give viewers instant knowledge of what type of image is available for use by other creators.
All artists should watch these videos, or at least take a look at the Creative Commons site to see how we're moving towards global collaboration to create artisitic works.
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