Movies and TvShows featuring "creative-commons" theme.

The Internet's Own Boy tells the story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz's help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet. But it was Swartz's groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two-year legal nightmare. It was a battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26. Aaron's story touched a nerve with people far beyond the online communities in which he was a celebrity. This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.

Big Buck Bunny is an animated short film created by the Blender Institute, it tells the story of a bunny named Big Buck who seeks revenge on a group of creatures that have been mobbing him. The film showcases a variety of comedic and surreal moments, as Big Buck Bunny tries different methods to get back at his tormentors. With stunning animation and a heartwarming message, Big Buck Bunny is a must-watch for animation lovers and fans of independent shorts.

Heroes Manufactured is a documentary that explores the world of comic books and graphic novels, focusing on the creative process and the passionate fans. It delves into the industry, showcasing famous comic book artists and writers, as well as the impact of comic books on popular culture. The film also highlights the role of comic book conventions, like Comic-Con, in bringing together fans and creators.

In a future world, two people explore a surreal environment and grapple with the nature of reality and creativity, all while trapped in an elevator.

Good Copy Bad Copy is a documentary about copyright and culture in the context of Internet, peer-to-peer file sharing and other technological advances.

1000 Days is a drama short film that explores the various emotions and experiences of a man over the course of 1000 days.

NOTHING TO HIDE is an independent documentary dealing with surveillance and its acceptance by the general public through the "I have nothing to hide" argument. The documentary was produced and directed by a pair of Berlin-based journalists, Mihaela Gladovic and Marc Meillassoux. It was crowdfunded by over 400 backers. NOTHING TO HIDE questions the growing, puzzling and passive public acceptance of massive corporate and governmental incursions into individual and group privacy and rights. After the emotion initially triggered by the Snowden revelations, it seems that the general public has finally accepted to live in a monitored digital world.

Member of a neo-Nazi gang, her day job is to take care of four crazy old people that all are just waiting to die. Her life becomes a journey into a burlesque fairytale, where the rules of the game are created by Mette herself. Mette is indifferent about her way of life, until she one night assaults a man, kicking him senseless. Waking up the day after, she realizes that something is wrong.

The animation is based on a sound piece of Xabier Erkizia, created from an interview given by the musician Santiago Irigoyen.

Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a documentary that focuses on the need for open access to research and the barriers that exist in the traditional publishing model. It examines the current state of academic publishing and highlights the benefits of open access publishing.

Collage of sequences drawn from a wide variety of ephemeral (industrial, advertising, educational) films, touring the conflicted landscapes of twentieth-century America.

This film describes some of CC’s success stories and gives insight into where we’re headed.

For more than three decades, transnational corporations have been busy buying up what used to be known as the commons -- everything from our forests and our oceans to our broadcast airwaves and our most important intellectual and cultural works. In This Land is Our Land, acclaimed author David Bollier, a leading figure in the global movement to reclaim the commons, bucks the rising tide of anti-government extremism and free market ideology to show how commercial interests are undermining our collective interests. Placing the commons squarely within the American tradition of community engagement and the free exchange of ideas and information, Bollier shows how a bold new international movement steeped in democratic principles is trying to reclaim our common wealth by modeling practical alternatives to the restrictive monopoly powers of corporate elites.

CC’s signature animated film covers the basics of why we formed, what we do, and how we do it.