In an attempt to tell it from Gaza’s side, Al Jazeera has released footage shot from within Gaza under the ‘Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution’ license. Why does this matter?
From the Creative Commons blog:
In a conflict where the Western news media have been largely prevented from reporting from Gaza because of restrictions imposed by the Israeli military, Al Jazeera has had a distinct advantage. It was already there.
More importantly, the permissive CC-BY license means that the footage can be used by anyone including, rival broadcasters, documentary makers, and bloggers, so long as Al Jazeera is credited.
Video with description here, press release here.
I shall do my part to spread word about this, and am requesting PopTeeVee to embed it as well. This is a perfect example of how mainstream media and bloggers can work together to get vital information out.
