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  • Excerpt from Free Culture, by Lawrence Lessig. CC BY-NC 1.0.
This is an excerpt that provides more background on the Eldred vs. Ashcroft case: http://www.authorama.com/free-culture-18.html.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CC AND OPEN LICENSING

  • Why Open Education Matters, by David Blake @ Degreed. CC BY 3.0.
This is a brief video that explains how open education is enabled by the Internet, why it is valuable for the global community, and how Creative Commons licenses enable open education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWbVt2Nc-I.
  • “We Copy like We Breathe,” by Cory Doctorow.
This is a keynote address that explains copying and how the Internet has changed the space of copying. It frames the need for adequate licensing as we copy and share online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfU6e6--izo.
  • “We Need to Talk about Sharing,” by Ryan Merkley @ Creative Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
This is a brief discussion about the value of sharing, how sharing can improve communities, and how Creative Commons enables sharing: https://vimeo.com/151666798.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMONS

  • How Does the Commons Work, by the Next System Project, adapted from Commoning as a Transformative Social Paradigm. CC BY 3.0.
This video, adapted from the economist David Bollier’s explanation of what a commons is, explains how a commons works and describes threats to the commons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bQiBcd7mBc.
  • “The Commons Short and Sweet,” by David Bollier. CC BY 3.0.
This is a brief blog post explanation of a commons, some problems of a commons, and what enables a commons to occur: http://bollier.org/commons-short-and-sweet.
  • The Wealth of the Commons: A World beyond Market and State, by David Bollier and Silke Helfrich. CC BY-SA 3.0.
This book seeks many voices to gather descriptions of what types of resources exist in the commons, the geographic circumstances relating