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Darius Whelan - Creative Commons for Startups
The document outlines various case studies of startups utilizing Creative Commons licensing to promote open business models, highlighting platforms like Opendesk, Lumen Learning, and The Noun Project. It details how these businesses not only provide products or services under Creative Commons licenses but also generate revenue through means such as attribution fees and local maker services. Additionally, the document links to resources and toolkits developed to assist businesses in leveraging Creative Commons effectively.
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Darius Whelan - Creative Commons for Startups
- 1. Creative Commons forStartups Darius Whelan 17 Feb. 2017
- 2. Creative Commons Toolkit forBusiness ◎Developed by CC Portugal in 2015 ◎See blog post by Fátima São Simão and Teresa Nobre ◎https://creativecommons.org/2015 /11/13/creative-commons-toolkit- for-business/
- 11. ◎Paul Stacey andSarah Pearson, Made with Creative Commons Book Project ◎ Funded by Kickstarter campaign ◎https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creativecom mons/made-with-creative-commons-a-book-on- open-business
- 13. Made With CreativeCommons Case Studies • Opendesk (UK, open 3D design / furniture manufacturing) • Lumen Learning (US, higher education/OER) • OpenStax (US, education/open textbooks/publisher) • Wikimedia Foundation (US, encyclopedia +) • Rijksmuseum (Netherlands, Museum/GLAM) • Noun Project (US, icons/symbols platform) • Open Data Institute (UK, open data advocacy and services) • Tribe of Noise (Netherlands, music platform) • Figshare (UK, research data/education/publishing) • Cards Against Humanity (US, game)
- 14. • Amanda Palmer(US, musician, author, artist) • Cory Doctorow (Canadian but living in LA, writer, activist) • Arduino (Italy, open hardware & software) • The Conversation (Australia/US/France/Africa, journalism) • Jonathan Mann (US, music) • Shareable Magazine (US, niche publishing) • Knowledge Unlatched (UK, open monograph publishing) • Sparkfun (US, hardware) • PLOS (US, research journal)
- 15. • Blender (Netherlands,film, 3D modelling) • Artica (Uruguay, cultural management) • TeachAids (US, software & education) • Siyavula (Africa, textbooks and intelligent practice) • Figure.nz (New Zealand, open data publishing)
- 16. The Noun Project– www.thenounproject.com – USA A platform for visual symbols and icons. Aggregates and curates symbols and icons from a global network and profiles the designers of each work. Icons and symbols are licensed under CC licences. Currently over 150,000 icons available.
- 18. • Users candownload and use the icons for free as long as they give attribution to the original creator. • Revenue is generated when users do not want to give attribution. • Project has built a range of additional tools and services to support bulk use for a fee; integration of symbols and icons to apps using an API • Additional tools generate revenue. • Revenue is split between designers and the Noun Project.
- 19. OpenDesk – www.opendesk.cc- London • Collection of digital designs for furniture from a range of international designers. • Designs are CC licensed and can be downloaded and customised by users to fit their specific needs. • Users can make furniture themselves from the design for non-commercial use in a do-it-yourself fashion. • OpenDesk and their designers make revenue when a user wants a local maker to do the cutting for them.
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