From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:21:52 -0500 Worth a detour: The creators of more than a billion photos, videos, songs and other works are giving them away on the internet for others to use for free forever — a big milestone for Creative Commons, the non-profit organization behind the copyright licences allowing that use. [SNIP] The report shows that Creative Commons licences have nearly tripled in the last five years to 1.1 billion. The first Creative Commons licences were released in December 2002. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/creative-commons-ryan-merkley-1.3354538 391 million photos and artworks 46.9 million articles, stories and documents 1.4 million research journal articles 18.4 million videos 4 million audio tracks 76,000 open educational resources