A Kickstarter campaign has been started to get a book published that shows the world how sharing can be good for business. Many people assume that the use of 'open' CC-licences conflicts with business purposes. This publication want to show people the full spectrum of open business models made using Creative Commons.
Creative Commons ("CC") is a nonprofit dedicated to Open. CC licenses are free copyright licenses creators apply to their own works, enabling the public to reuse the work under certain conditions. Sometimes CC licensing is core to a business strategy, and sometimes it is simply a way to increase the number of eyeballs on a work. In all cases, CC brings an element of social good to the table.
The goal is not to identify a formula for business models that utilize CC, but instead to gather fresh ideas and dynamic examples that will help spark new, innovative models that build on what is already working.
More information about the 'Made with Creative Commons' project can be found at this website. If the Kickstarter is a success, an ebook will be published in July 2016, together with an online interactive tool to help with using open licenses.
