While we continue to recover from SXSW and prepare for our next Austin Social Media Club meeting on April 17th, we wanted to let you know about a meeting of the Austin Creative Commons Salon this Wednesday, March 26th, 2008. The meeting will be held from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Cafe Caffeine, located at 909 West Mary St, Austin, Texas.

Creative Commons is an easy licensing method used by artists, musicians, and writers worldwide to allow others to use their work according to a set of guidelines they select, including control over any profits. Creative Commons increases the creativity and profile of those who share in the licenses according to advocates.

The Austin Creative Commons Salon is a monthly event focused on building a community of artists and developers around Creative Commons licenses, standards, and technology. Anyone with an interest is invited to join them each month to meet others who license using Creative Commons technology or work with other technology to implement it. The format includes presentations and the opportunity to openly discuss all Creative Commons issues.

At this month’s meeting, the Salon will review music sites Jamendo and ccMixter and then will go into details about their specific features and offerings. You should feel free to review these sites and others and share your thoughts during the meeting.

Also, David Neff of the American Cancer Society, will review how Creative Commons fits in to their new SharingHope.tv project and how other non-profits might benefit from their approach.

Anyone with questions about Creative Commons can attend. An attempt to answer any questions or discuss aspects of CC licensing will be facilitated as a part of the meeting.

Austin Creative Commons Salon is also looking for artists or presenters who might want to show their work or offer some insight to the commons. If you’re interested in presenting or want more information, e-mail: rich@commonquill.org

Group Discussion List:
http://groups.google.com/group/ccaustin
Event Page:
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Austin_Salon
Homepage:
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Austin_Salon