[cc-community] Announcing 60Sox
Jon Phillips
jon at creativecommons.org
Wed Sep 5 01:30:31 EDT 2007
This is super great Jessica...thanks for posting this up! Keep them
flowing!!!
Jon
On Tue, 2007-08-28 at 13:43 +1000, Jessica Coates wrote:
> Thought I’d draw everyone’s attention to a great new CC-based site
> that’s just launched in Australia.
>
> 60Sox (http://60sox.org.au) is an online network aimed at connecting
> creative talent with industry professionals. By providing a home to
> showcase their digital wares, 60sox gives creators the opportunity to
> generate exposure, make industry contacts, receive feedback and
> critical appraisal from peers and industry DSLs (dead set legends) –
> all with the aim of helping them to actually get paid for their work.
> What sets 60Sox apart from the other professional portfolio and
> user-generated content sites is the ‘2bobmob’, a forum of industry
> professionals who provide constructive feedback and advice to 60sox
> members. These professionals have committed to commenting on a certain
> number of works a month, and are able to provide their own ratings to
> boost material to the front page. Although 60Sox has only been online
> for a few weeks, the 2bobmob already includes such high-profile
> experts as author John Birmingham, DJ Kid Kenobi and Simon Cahill of
> Sony/BMG.
>
> From a CC point of view, we’re particularly excited by how 60Sox has
> incorporated the licences into their upload process, which we think
> provides a great best-practice model for other sites. It uses the CC
> “Attribution–NonCommercial-ShareAlike Australia 2.5” licence as its
> default upload licence, but gives users the option to use another CC
> licence, or even all rights reserved if they wish. It also has a
> comprehensive, flexible and easy to follow upload system which clearly
> displays and explains the default licence. Members can set a default
> licence for all of their works, and are reminded of this licence and
> given the option to change it each time they upload. Further, they can
> choose a different licence for individual items and change the licence
> on a work at any time. And it’s even funny while it does it!
>
> Picture: Splotch (http://60sox.org.au/main.aspx?page=Content%
> 20View&mode=display&status=commentedAndRated&docid=218) by frollop -
> CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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> Jessica Coates
>
> Project Manager
>
> Creative Commons Clinic
>
> Queensland University of Technology
>
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> ph: 07 3138 8301
>
> fax: 07 3138 9598
>
> email: j2.coates at qut.edu.au
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