The Southern California Library is an independent, specialized library in South Los Angeles. We are embarking on a community enterprise project to strengthen the Library’s technology environment and create an interactive website that incorporates Web2.0 technologies. We are looking for possible resources and recommendations with regard to generating an e-commerce business plan and legal advice on copyright issues, as well as with identifying technology vendors/services for outsourcing discrete pieces of the project.

This is Richard Landry, reporting live from the NetSquared Conference. I am covering the session entitled “Mashups, Copyright, and Commons” led by Mike Linksvayer from Creative Commons.

Live blogging is a practice of careful listening, and I have a long way to go in that area! So if you see something that I misunderstood or misreported, please post a comment/correction.

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There were a lot of legal issues and terms raised in Mike’s presentation, but he preceded them by this disclaimer: “I am not a lawyer.”

Okay, so the headline of this post isn't entirely accurate. The next Creative Commons Salon isn't going to be all about content distribution for nonprofits -- that's just a five minute talk I'm going to be giving (from the perspective of TechSoup's experiences adopting a Creative Commons licensing policy.) The rest of it will be about all sorts of other cool stuff, so you should show up. Here's the deal:

Wednesday, June 14 in San Francisco: CC Salon

It's time for another CC Salon in San Francisco. Please join us on Wednesday, June 14, from 6-9pm at Shine, (1337 Mission Street between 9th and 10th Streets). Note: Since Shine is a bar, this month's Salon is only open to people who are 21 and older.