Live Content 2.0 is a comprehensive collection of open source content , neatly organized and compiled into a small 2.3 GB package . It will introduce you to the concept of open source, and the great possibilities brought about by Creative Commons licenses . It will also allow you to explore non-proprietary software and dip into alternative media. What’s even more remarkable about Live Content is that it allows you to take your operating system with you and use it in any computer.

You can download Live Content 2.0 at the Fedora website ( http://spins.fedoraproject.org/ ) and then torrent the files using a torrent client . When you boot the Live DVD, a Creative Commons boot screen appears, which then boots up a Fedora desktop.

The desktop contains audio, educational, image, text, and video folders , as well as the following applications: TuxPaint (image editor for kids), Mozilla Firefox browser , Open Office ( office suite), Totem (media player for the GNOME desktop environment), Jokosher (audio editor and mixer), Inkscape (vector graphics editor similar to Adobe Illustrator), Gimp ( photo editor similar to Adobe Photoshop)

The audio folder on the desktop consists of music samplers from various artists sourced from Jamendo.com, a website that features free music , and Simuze, a Netherlands based company that distributes licensed music. The audio folder in Firefox also contains bookmarked music sites.

The Education folder contains documents from MIT’s Open Courseware, which include subjects such as Single Variable Calculus, Physics 1, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and Linear Algebra. The Firefox browser contains bookmarks to other open educational resources that you might find useful. These include Open Source Movies, Open of Course, and other websites that contain lesson plans or open educational content.

The Image folder features an extensive collection of JPEG images under various CC licenses from Flickr and Wikimedia Commons. Likewise, the Image folder in the Firefox browser contains useful links to image resources, such as Yotophoto, Zorger and Open Photo. Other valuable resources are Open Clip Art.org, which features a collection of vector clip art , and Design Reaction , which features cause oriented posters available to non-profits to use in their efforts.

The text folder in the desktop contains several books, including those that revolve around open source concepts like "Free Culture," by Lawrence Lessig and "Freedom of Expression – Over Zealous Copyright Bozos and Other Enemies of Creativity," by Kembrew McLeod , "Producing Open Source Software," by Karl Fogel . There are also books on other topics like "Weird Shorts," by Ginae B. McDonald and Katie Maud Stephan, as well as a science fiction piece entitled, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom," by Cory Doctorow.

As you might have guessed, the text bookmark folder in Firefox contains links to reading resources. These include IntraText , a digital library for research, humanities and religions , and Public Library of Science, a resource for medical and scientific literature. For some light reading, there’s also Blast Magazine and Good Magazine - online magazines that center on subjects such as culture/fashion, society, sports, technology, politics and gaming. There’s also Unearth Travel, a free, editable travel guide.

The video folder contains videos on open source and free content. The video tab on Firefox contains open source video sites like Revver, Newteevee, Lulu TV, and BlipTV.

Creative commons licenses allow creators like authors, scientists, artists, and educators to mark their creative work with the freedoms they find appropriate for them. Unlike traditional copyright, which is more restrictive, Creative Commons licenses restrict only certain rights (or none) of the work. Creators waive some or certain rights to their work so that other creators can remix and reuse it legally. Thus, CC lets you change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."

Each of the files contained in the Live 2.0 CD has a CC license associated with them, which tells you how you can use the content. You can search for media based on the six Creative Commons licenses available.

(For more on this, visit: http://creativecommons.org/)