What problem does Creative Commons intend to solve?
In the UK, creative works are automatically copyrighted as soon as they are created (thus the moment an artist lifts a pen from a doodle). The problem is that no copyright notice is required to be attached, so it is difficult for creators to declare their copyright intentions. It is also difficult for people who want to use and reuse creative works to identify how such works are available.
With the advent of the digital revolution and the Internet, it is suddenly possible to distribute works in a variety of formats of a high, often professional quality; to work collaboratively across contexts; and to create new, derivative or collective works—on a global level, in a decentralised manner, and at comparatively low cost. This presents an opportunity for an enormous and unprecedented stimulation of creativity and production of knowledge. As more and more people are interconnected and communicating, it becomes easier to obtain exactly the content one needs or want and to complete tasks and solve problems by the cooperation this interconnection enables. The convergence of technologies and media also create multiple new possibilities for creating derivatives of existing works — for example, remixes and mashups.
With the advent of the digital revolution and the Internet, it is suddenly possible to distribute works in a variety of formats of a high, often professional quality; to work collaboratively across contexts; and to create new, derivative or collective works—on a global level, in a decentralised manner, and at comparatively low cost. This presents an opportunity for an enormous and unprecedented stimulation of creativity and production of knowledge. As more and more people are interconnected and communicating, it becomes easier to obtain exactly the content one needs or want and to complete tasks and solve problems by the cooperation this interconnection enables. The convergence of technologies and media also create multiple new possibilities for creating derivatives of existing works — for example, remixes and mashups. Another notable aspect is that globalization is not only happening on the corporate level, its effects can also be observed in the areas of science and education and in
