Intellectual Property Round 2

To start things off with a bang, I haven't kept myself up-to-date with my internet findings. I had heard of Creative Commons, but never found myself venturing to the site and researching on what it is they did. To say the least, I'm a fool for that one.

With that being said, everything was pretty damned new to me and hilarity ensued as I wandered the site. Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a user of CC licenses, and it brought me back to Keen. A man whom hates Wikipedia and the new amateur the internet has created. I personally think the guy is a smug ass hole. I dabble or foray with random hobbies, such as this blog (even though it's for class, I still consider it a leisurely activity). If I had the platform, knowledge or balls to knock him off his high-horse, I would. But, unfortunately I can't. Don't have to the wit, and more importantly he'd talk circles around me.

After further looking in to Creative Commons I became curious to if anyone I knew happened to use the site. Unsurprised, nearly all 'musicians' I know have used the site. I think the idea behind this site, or movement is incredible. One friend in particular said he's posted several songs he has written and gotten a great deal of response, including adjustments to certain sections. He says he's also done the same with other peoples' work. It turns everything in to this giant musical playground where there are no longer any limitations with what you can do, or have access to. The ability for artists who have never met, dabble in different genres, etc. to collaborate just blows me away.

I'm still looking in to the other venues, but musically I think it's a giant step. Most notable is probably Trent Reznor using CC to allow people to use his work. From what I remember there were several contests awhile back where fans had the chance to remix his work. I wasn't sure on the legalities behind this, but now I have a general understanding of this.