A Quiet Revolution
by Various
Over the past few years, Aotearoa has undergone a quiet, relatively good, and brilliant legal revolution: the growth of a thriving Commons of existing works under open creative commons licenses. The Quiet Revolution tells stories as diverse as open-source homes, teachers who come together to share resources, government departments where anyone can use their data, and artists who share their work in a spirit of collaboration and community — and shows how something that seems dry like a copyright license can have a profound impact on our society. culture and economy. If you've ever wondered how copyright applies to you, how Creative Commons actually works, or why so many people choose to use Creative Commons licensing, here are the answers.