Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Joi Ito talks about Creative Commons at Cannes
by Warren
Joi Ito, who was recently named as the head of Creative Commons and with whom I once had the pleasure of drinking a few beers with, recently explained from Cannes how the world of Creative Commons and the traditional media are at odds, and how “big media” misses the point that user generated content is all about authenticity and connections between people. Watch his impromptu talk below:
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Warren Frey says:
Yeah, he’s a great guy, AND he paid for our beer and nachos. 🙂 But I agree with him….there’s always going to be a place for big-money types, since that’s just the way the world works, but now there’s an outlet for the rest of us that never really existed before. It’s up to us to capitalize on it.