Data Sources

A listing of data sources that may prove useful to researchers interested in issues pertaining to the growth and use of Creative Commons and a Free or Open Culture as well as related legal, technological, social and economic issues. Many of the sources provide country or regional stats and world maps which will be useful when comparing to the data presented herein.

Social

UNDP Human Development | Freedom House Freedom In The World | Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index | Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

Industry

MPAA Research and Statistics | RIAA Key Statistics | RIAA Piracy Report | IFPI Music Market Statistics | BSA/IDC Software Piracy Report

Legal

Chilling Effects | WIPO Global IP Office Directory | WIPO CLEA | WIPO Patent Report

Internet

Herdict | OpenNet Initiative | Media Cloud | ITU Indicators | Miniwatts Internet World Stats

Economic

IMF World Economic Outlook | EconStats | Heritage Foundation Economic Freedom

General

OECD Country Profiles | CIA Factbook

You can help us grow this list by editing this page if you have access or by sending an email to monitor at creative commons

Project initiated by Creative Commons and the Communications and New Media Programme of the National University of Singapore, with support from the Social Science Research Council and the Ford Foundation.