The document discusses the importance of building the digital commons to ensure future digital freedom. It identifies threats such as censorship, surveillance and loss of innovation that could undermine digital freedom. It argues that increasing use of free software, free culture and peer production can help address these threats by improving security, transparency and access. The key message is that supporting creative commons now through contributing to open knowledge and technologies is critical for maintaining digital rights in the future.

2. Original photo by Brooke Novak · Licensed under CC BY · http://flickr.com/photos/brookenovak/337889974/ I AM NOT A

3. ... and this is a little far afield from a normal CC presentation. The most important (and CC-relevant) takeaway is that building the commons now is critical to the future of digital freedom.

4. Example threats and fears

5. Cyber terrorism

6. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on)

7. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on) Privacy breaches

8. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on) Privacy breaches Loss of Generativity

9. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on) Privacy breaches Loss of Generativity Lock-in

10. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on) Privacy breaches Loss of Generativity Lock-in Surveillance

11. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on) Privacy breaches Loss of Generativity Lock-in Surveillance DRM

12. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on) Privacy breaches Loss of Generativity Lock-in Surveillance DRM Censorship

13. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on) Privacy breaches Loss of Generativity Lock-in Surveillance DRM Censorship Suppression of innovation

14. Cyber terrorism (Cyber terror war on) Privacy breaches Loss of Generativity Lock-in Surveillance DRM Censorship Suppression of innovation Electoral fraud

17. How building the commons (free software, free culture, and friends) helps

26. Photo by RocketRaccoon · Licensed under CC BY · http://flickr.com/photos/rocketraccoon/227241974/

27. Nagging question relevant to the development of digital freedom over last ~10 years: To what extent has the attempt to suppress P2P negatively impacted the development of completely decentralized applications, shaped “Web 2.0”, and added to the network services challenge?

28. Can the success of the (digital) commons alter how we view freedom and power generally?

33. So Create! (and learn/experience so you can teach/recommend free software and free culture when appropriate)

34. You Can Also Give Money :-) http://support.creativecommons.org