This project sought to show that open approaches to intellectual property are a strong choice for practitioners working in the creative industries. Our case study of David Bausola and Where are the Joneses? looks at the benefits of open for brand communications and cultural production.

The audio recordings below were made in March 2008 and feature David in discussion with Suw Charman and our seminar attendees.

Monday 17 March seminar (also features one of David’s collaborators, Rob Myers)

Wednesday 19 March seminar

And below is our case study on The Joneses :

Click to download PDF version of the David Bausola case study.

Click to download RTF version of the David Bausola case study.

As with all Open Rights Group materials, we have licensed these works under a Creative Commons licence to encourage distribution and reuse.

This project sought to show that open approaches to intellectual property are a smart choice for practitioners working in the creative industries. Our case study of John Buckman and Magnatune analyses the many benefits associated with applying openness to the recording industry.

The audio recording below was made in March 2008 and features John in discussion with Suw Charman and our seminar attendees. John talks about his experience and successes in building a record label around Creative Commons licences and the open paradigm.

And below is our case study on Magnatune for you to use and repurpose.

Click to download PDF version of the John Buckman case study.

Click to download RTF version of the John Buckman case study.

As with all Open Rights Group materials, we have licensed these works under a Creative Commons licence to encourage distribution and reuse.

This project sought to show that open approaches to intellectual property are a viable and exciting option for practitioners working in the creative industries. Our case study of Tom Reynolds and Friday Publishing shows the many benefits associated with applying open in the publishing industry.

The recordings below were made in March 2008 and feature Tom in discussion with Suw Charman and our seminar attendees. Tom explains how and why the open approach worked so well for his first novel.

Monday 17 March seminar

Tuesday 18 March seminar

And here are the write ups of our case studies, in both PDF and RTF format, for you to use and repurpose.

Click to download PDF version of the Tom Reynolds case study.

Click to download RTF version of the Tom Reynolds case study.

As with all Open Rights Group materials, we have licensed both these audio and literary works under a Creative Commons licence to encourage distribution and reuse.