---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: andrew garton <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:18 AM Subject: [APC Forum] Defining "Noncommercial" A study by Creative Commons To: [log in to unmask] From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Linksvayer Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 1:11 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [cc-community] Defining "Noncommercial:" A Survey of How the Online Population Defines "Noncommercial" Use Creative Commons is pleased to announce the publication of a new study, undertaken with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the in collaboration with Netpop Research, entitled Defining "Noncommercial:" A Survey of How the Online Population Defines "Noncommercial" Use, http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Defining_Noncommercial The Report details the results of a research study launched in September 2008 to explore differences between "commercial" and "noncommercial" uses of content found online, as those uses are understood by various communities in connection with a wide variety of content. The study investigated understandings of noncommercial and use the the Creative Commons "NC" license term through empirical online surveys of content creators and users in the U.S., open access (non random) polls of global "Creative Commons Friends and Family," interviews with thought leaders, and focus group discussions with participants from around the world who create and use a wide variety of online content. Visit the study home page to access the Press Release, Report, Survey Appendix, and Research Data: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Defining_Noncommercial Read the full Creative Commons blog post: http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/17127 Thanks to everyone on this list who participated in one of the focus groups or online surveys or helped spread the word about them! Mike _______________________________________________ cc-community mailing list [log in to unmask] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-community _______________________________________________ ======================================= APC Forum is a meeting place for the APC community - people and institutions who are or have been involved in collaboration with APC, and share the APC vision - a world in which all people have easy, equal and affordable access to the creative potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives and create more democratic and egalitarian societies. _______________________________________________ apc.forum mailing list [log in to unmask] http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.forum -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Bajwa @skBajwa Answering all your technology questions http://www.askbajwa.com http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATVDW1tDZzA