A Good Introduction to Creative Commons Licensing

I’ve read a fair amount about this, but a good, brief (8 minutes) introduction can be had in the video below, “Prof. Lawrence Lessig Explains Creative Commons Licensing.” Lessig has been the leading speaker and one of the key inventors of the Creative Commons movement that is challenging the current copyright regime.

Don’t be put off by the closeup. This is a good introduction to the basic distinctions of of an important facet of “the return of the commons.”