Creative Commons

I seem to be very particular about my work. It’s mine, and I most likely worked very hard to create it.

I have a photography background and would be willing to share some of my more basic photographs, most of which focus on an every day object. If a website administrator wants to use a photo of a plate of cookies on their homepage, I would be flattered. My more artistic and time-consuming works, however would generally not fall into this category. For me, it seems to depend on the amount of time that was put into the project.

With writing, I am much more strict. In the past, I have shredded a lot of the academic papers I have written for past classes so no one else would be able to get a hold of them. I’m very particular about how my writing is distributed, which makes me somewhat hesitant to place a large amount of writing on my e-portfolio. I’m sure there probably wouldn’t be anyone who would want to steal any of it, but I just don’t like the idea that my work is out there, on the world wide web, ready for the taking -- ctrl-c.

I definitely see the benefits of Creative Commons and have used it extensively in the past. I’m just a little more hesitant to give up my own personal copyright.