Thing 10: Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a very interesting concept. At first, before being given further info on the use of the site, I thought this site was a haven for amateur artists who thought of themselves too highly to let just anyone touch their work.  Instead it's a way to collaborate with the digital world in a controlled way that puts creatives alongside one another.  This collaborative effort slows down the vicious chew up, spit out, reposting monster that is the rest of the web, and allows people to truly evolve ideas from one another.  I like this idea gatekeeping.