Thing 23: Creative Common Sense

Since I am required to find an attribution in the 23 Things assignment, let's get that out of the way first:

Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers is based on Learning 2.0 - 23 Things. That program is based on the Learning 2.0 program that was designed by Helene Blowers, Technology Director at the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Public Library system, with the support and assitance of several staff. Helene's program was loosely based upon Stephen Abram's article, 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook - Feb 2006) and the website 43Things.

That's from the "About" page of the assignment.

Anyway, Creative Commons does offer a more sensible alternative to standard copyrights, but I don't see that it solves the problem of major corporate copyright holders. The copyright holder, after all, has to CHOOSE to put things under a Creative Commons license instead of a normal copyright, so it's hardly a panacea for all a teacher's copyright woes. I think a wise and prudent teacher would also be well-served by becoming familiar with the ins and outs of Fair Use doctrine as well as looking for Creative Commons material.