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</p><p class="p1">One of the outputs from a recent workshop of 25 creators in early November was the clear and identified need for more information on business models within free culture. The workshop was a collaboration between the CC communities in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.</p>
<p class="p1">There's a clear consensus that there are definite advantages to free culture, and that the particulars of free culture reforms the current business models. In order for free culture to be viable and attractive for creators, more effort needs to be put into the ongoing work of identifying and highlighting the business models compatible with free culture.</p>
<p class="p1">We'd like to call these business patterns: specific examples of how free culture work. Practically, economically, and related to actual real-world cases.</p>
<p class="p1">As a part of our efforts in the Nordic countries to highlight Creative Commons and to bring awareness of free culture to Nordic artists, we're expanding on our efforts by putting together a book of free culture business patterns, to be made available online and in print during 2011.</p>
<p class="p1">If you would like to contribute to this work by writing a chapter on a specific business pattern, preferably one you have experience from or have significant insight into, we would love to hear from you. We'd also like to hear from you if you can help with the overall work of putting together this book, for instance by helping us compile relevant materials or analysing and investigating current business practices.</p>
<p class="p1">Please get in touch with the current editors to express your interest:</p>
<p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Christian Villum (Urlyd Records & Creative Commons Denmark) - <a href="mailto:villum@autofunk.dk">villum@autofunk.dk</a><br>
Jonas Öberg (The Society for Free Culture & Software) - <a href="mailto:jonas@ffkp.se">jonas@ffkp.se</a></span></p>
<p class="p1">Wishing to hear from you,<br>
Christian & Jonas</p><p></p>