Dear Angeles,
Great question and I look forward to seeing the replies.
For me as a doctoral candidate researching the Global South, creative commons was an ethical decision. Creative commons was a deliberate choice so that all the co-producers/participants in my research could have access to the body of work which includes; visuals, audio-visual, artist sketches and the text itself. I believe that that we illuminated these knowledge(s) together; though I, of course, brought shape to the work through my persistence and hard work in the doctorate. I did not feel it my right to extract what I needed and leave the fieldwork, bringing these insights to an entirely different context where they may never benefit from the knowledge production. I studied the Anthropology literature well to understand that, in my humble opinion, Design must not repeat those mistakes. Of course I have the luxury of being protected and funded by a University that supported these decisions so I fully appreciate that unless the economic frames and values change, this may be difficult when we all need to earn a living.
Looking at an alternatives perspective - as a creative practitioner of over 20 years – I did previously copyright/licence my design work it was the only control I had to protect myself from an extremely extractivist industry (fashion); and even then, those contracts did not travel well in a global market. I learned some tough lessons on the concept of “ownership” – it boiled down to who had the most money to fight in court and that those contracts created in the West were meaningless in different contexts.
Another field story: I was impressed my one of my Indonesian Academic Colleagues, a well-known Industrial Designer, who described his firm belief in open source and that he is never concerned of others stealing his ideas. I have always felt I have a lot to learn from the Indonesian generosities which align so well with the essence of creative commons: sharing of knowledge and creativity to address the worlds’ pressing challenges.
Warm regards,
Britta Boyer
PhD Doctoral Candidate
Institute of Design Innovation
Loughborough University, London
www.brittaboyer.com<http://www.brittaboyer.com>
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Date: Tuesday, 4 May 2021 at 11:47
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Subject: Opensource/creative commons license in Design
Hi everybody,
my name is Angeles Briones, I am a researcher at the Politecnico di Milano, nice to meet you!
I am interested in knowing if any of the list:
* uses opensource/creative commons licenses in the field of design, and not commercial patents?
* why do you value the use of this type of license?
thank you very much in advance!
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