ROSECODE is an interactive multimedia experience unlike any other. Revisit ROSECODE and each time you will find new clues and meet new characters with their own secrets and hidden motives. Spanning two and a half future centuries, the story is epic in a way that few recent literary projects have dared to be. But ROSECODE is more than that. The creators dare to ask, "What if creative projects worked the same way as open source software?" Every science fiction fan is familiar with the concept of "franchises" like Marvel, DC, and Star Wars. ROSECODE uses the power of Creative Commons licensing to forge a new paradigm: a shared mythos where anyone is free to invent, tell stories, build games, or film a movie—for fun or for profit. ROSECODE will be the first science fiction universe that belongs to fans