Creative Commons Research

With the use of strategies such as copyrighting and trade marking, which seem to be working against us as artists; a "shared culture" seems like more of a pipe dream. Creative Commons, as far as there philosophy and mission, states that their intentions are to make a cooperative setting between you and the internet while using the full extent of the laws of copyright, trade marking, etc. This will enable many users, no matter the profession, to share there works freely without the hindering of copyright or trademark laws. But with this freedom comes a price. If one is willing to use the work of another, those at Creative Commons ask that you give credit to whoever you share with or be willing to share your own material in exchange for using someone else's. So in a way I see these as a barter system-like strategy, if you allow me to use something of yours, then I'll return the favor letting you use something of mine; allowing a wider range of ideas to be expressed and recognized.