Adding a Creative Commons License

A couple of years back, I had just spent an hour or so on the phone with a reporter, who was asking some questions about technology and legal issues surrounding it. He was a freelance reporter, and worked for a number of different newspapers.

The topic of blogs came up, and I asked him if he would consider writing a blog. His response, "Write for Free, I would never do that." surprised me a little.

Maybe I don't have the feeling that everyone on the planet is only alloted a few choice words, that they should charge for everytime they feel like sharing them with the rest of the world.

I did sort of feel that the hour that I just spent on the phone, where I provided information for this guy, for free, may have just been wasted. Talk about my subject of expertise for free, to someone who couldn't be bothered to spend fifteen or twenty minutes a day cranking out a blog post, for free.

I didn't bring that point up, but I also didn't rush to answer any phone messages afterwards that he left me afterwards.

This blog is intended as a public diary of my exploration of art, and a way for me to learn and explore art's place in the world. I don't know how much value it will have for others, but if it might, I would like to share that. So, I've added a creative commons license to the blog to make it a little easier for others to share some of the words that I write here.