Videos

One of the best ways to learn about Creative Commons is to watch one of our videos.

ccAustralia videos

ccAustralia has created two animations for QUT Smart Train, the Queensland University of Technology‘s outreach project. Both animations star the fabulous Mayer and Bettle, ccAustralia’s favourite advocates, with the second featuring a cameo by newcomer Flik. They aim to provide a fun and accessible explanation of Creative Commons. Watch them below, or for more information, go to their dedicated pages:

Mayer and Bettle

Focuses on the basics of what Creative Commons is and how it works

Mayer and Bettle 2

Sequel to the original Mayer and Bettle video, this video provides a bit more detail about using the CC licences for your own work

ccAustralia also created an introductory Seed Animation for its licence launch. You can view it here. All the animations are, of course, available under CC licences that allow you to distribute and remix them – so spread the word and see what you can do with them.

Talks and presentations

For podcasts and vodcasts of various presentations, talks and conferences by ccAustralia, its staff and experts in the field, see here.

Creative Commons international videos

Below are other videos from the Creative Commons international community (external links). Translations are available from the Creative Commons website, and if you are interested in helping us build more multilingual resources, please see their wiki page on translating.


A Shared Culture A high-level overview of the goals of Creative Commons and how we are “saving the world from failed sharing.” Created by Jesse Dylan, director of the “Yes We Can” video.	Wanna Work Together Wanna Work Together? explains in practical details how creators expose, share, and remix their works using our free public licenses.	Building on the Past The winner of our Moving Images Contest, Justin Cone created a short, succinct “commercial” that demonstrates what Creative Commons is, and how it works, in a slick package.

Science Commons In conjunction with Jesse Dylan’s original “A Shared Culture,” we are excited to present a short video explicating our sister project, Science Commons.	Get Creative This short film covers the basics of why we formed, what we do, and how we do it.	CC+: CC + Commerce This video explains how Creative Commons licenses can be used in conjunction with commercial licensing arrangements.

Reticulum Rex This film describes some of CC’s success stories and gives insight into where we’re headed.	CC Brazil In the spring of 2004, a documentary film crew followed Creative Commons staff to Brazil. This ten-minute video covers the launch event, the impact on the country, and the people behind the project.	Media that Matters In this short produced by Intelligent Television, you can hear from established film makers on why CC is a crucial part of their work flow and perspective on creating new media.

Mix Tape Sheryl Seibert’s video about found art and remix culture was the second place winner of the Moving Images Contest.	Wired NextMusic In September 2006, Wired and Flavorpill hosted a sold-out concert in New York with all proceeds donated to Creative Commons.	Berkman Panel (Dec 2008) In December of 2008, CC and Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society joined forces to bring you the panel discussion: “The Commons: Celebrating accomplishments, discerning futures.”