Fwd: [APC Forum] Defining "Noncommercial" A study by Creative Commons

[Fouad Bajwa]

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From: andrew garton <ag at apc.org.au>
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Subject: [APC Forum] Defining "Noncommercial" A study by Creative Commons
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[mailto:cc-community-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mike Linksvayer
Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 1:11 AM
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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
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