Hello everyone,

We were interviewed by Jane Park from Creative Commons last week. Thanks, Jane! You can read the interview here. We talked about how Film Annex is different from other online film platforms, why we support Creative Commons, how filmmakers can make money with their CC-licensed films, what War of Films is, and much more.

Film Annex offers filmmakers 7 different CC licenses:

Attribution
Attribution Share Alike
Attribution No Derivatives
Attribution Non-Commercial
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
Public Domain

This means that when you're uploading your film on Film Annex, you can choose one of these licenses as an alternative to All Rights Reserved.

Here is why we support Creative Commons and offer you these licenses for your convenience:

"Film Annex supports Creative Commons, because we believe that the usage of CC licenses can cause a significant increase in the creation and sharing of content on the web. The standard “All rights reserved” license, though protects the copyright owner, prevents content providers from sharing their work with others in an “open” way. An “All rights reserved” license restricts content to being viewed only, whereas CC licensed content can be shared, remixed, and reused in a safe, legal way. This encourages productivity and further creation/distribution of content among filmmakers who start finding it more comfortable to collaborate with other content creators and share their work freely on the Internet."

You can find more information about the specific CC licenses by simply visiting their license page.

Enjoy your week!

Film Annex