Building free culture, knowledge and science Alek Tarkowski Dzień Dobry Państwu! Chciałabym przedstawić Państwu ideę nowych licencji, które są odpowiedzią na przekształcenia technologiczne i kulturowe oraz na wyzwania przed jakimi staje w dzisiejszych czasach system tradycyjnych praw autorskich. Alek Tarkowski Creative Commons Polska ICM, University of Warsaw

Creative Commons – an overview

Creative Commons – an overview CC licenses

Creative Commons – an overview CC licenses CC projects

Creative Commons – an overview CC licenses CC projects Creative Commons Polska

Growth of “control culture” Creative Commons Origins / reasons Growth of “control culture” Extension of copyright terms Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Creative Commons

An attempt to regain a lost balance Creative Commons Origins / reasons An attempt to regain a lost balance Failure of Eric Eldred court case Building an alternative, voluntary model expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

„digital environmentalism” Creative Commons " „digital environmentalism”

Concept of „commons” – common good Free Software: „copyleft” licenses Creative Commons Inspiration Concept of „commons” – common good Free Software: „copyleft” licenses expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Creative Commons licenses CC licenses Creative Commons licenses Standard legal tools Based upon existing copyright law expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Creative Commons licenses CC licenses Creative Commons licenses Available for free But without legal support expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

CC licenses Attribution (BY) +

+ CC licenses Attribution (BY) Non-Commercial (NC) Share Alike (SA) No Derivatives (ND) +

CC licenses

Human readable CC licenses expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

CC licenses Legal Code expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Metadata CC licenses <rdf:RDF xmlns=http://web.resource.org/cc/ xmlns:dc=http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> <Work rdf:about="http://www.yergler.net/averages/"> <dc:title>The Law of Averages</dc:title> <dc:description>...because eventually i&apos;ll be right...</dc:description> expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Internationalization CC licenses Internationalization Main license is „unported” – language of international treaties Porting: translation + adjustment to local jurisdiction Ported to 35 jurisdictions expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

CC licenses BY NC: 2/3 2/3 share-alike SA: 1/2 ND: 1/4

CC licenses 17% NonComm 17% NonComm- NoDerivs 29% NonComm-ShareALike

CC projects license uptake From 0 in 2002 to 5 million in Nov. 2004 and 140 million in June 2006

CC projects CC institutions CCi (CC International): porting iCommons: free culture movement Science Commons: Open Access

CC projects CC tools Licensing engine Search tool CC Host – publishing tool

CC projects Third parties using CC licenses Google, Yahoo: search for free content Flickr: free photos MIT OpenCourseWare: teaching materials Public Library of Science: OA journal

CC projects Third parties using CC licenses Google, Yahoo: search for free content Flickr: free photos MIT OpenCourseWare: teaching materials Public Library of Science: OA journal

CC Poland CC PL institutions 2003 2005 2005 expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

+ CC Poland CC PL institutions 2003 2005 FOKK Faculty Of law, U. Jagiellonian

+ CC Poland CC PL institutions 2003 2007 ICM UW Grynhoff, Woźny i expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case ICM UW Grynhoff, Woźny i Wspólnicy

No institutions dealing with new media CC Poland Polish Context No institutions dealing with new media Low interest of lawyers and legal scholars Pioneering work expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Little legal education No „commons” mentality CC Poland Polish Context High rate of piracy Little legal education No „commons” mentality expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Very little funding (until recently) Small staff (2-3 people) CC Poland Project CC Poland Very little funding (until recently) Small staff (2-3 people) expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Online (web page + FAQ, mailing list) Publications CC Poland CC Poland strategy Online (web page + FAQ, mailing list) Publications Talks / workshops / conferences Special projects expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

CC Poland CC Poland strategy Promote widely among: Librarians Teachers / educators Activists Programmers expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

CC Poland CC Poland strategy Less successful with: Lawyers Artists expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Acknowledged by Ministry of Culture CC Poland Growth of importance Acknowledged by Ministry of Culture Prof. Barta and Markiewicz: „CC licenses are an important legal tool” expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

CC Poland

CC Poland Free Culture CC licensed by Lessig Translated by 15 volunteers (1 year) Available online Published as a book

CC Poland

CC Poland

„Enthusiasts archive” Amateur films from 60s-80s CC Poland „Enthusiasts archive” Amateur films from 60s-80s From art. Exhibition to online resource Artists + Center for Contemporary Art + CC PL expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

CC Poland Other projects CC Salon – community building Workshops – practical knowledge „Culture 2.0” conference – wider cultural context

CC Poland Not just CC licensing! Access to Knowledge Legal education Cultural and technical innovation

CC Poland Not just CC licensing! Access to Knowledge Legal education Cultural and technical innovation Example: Domain of internet repositories of knowledge (DIR)

CC Poland DIR Online repository of scientific texts Historical and public domain works Online journals Works made available by authors Open Access

CC Poland DIR

CC Poland DIR

Initially: recognition Currently: also implementation CC Poland Challenges Initially: recognition Currently: also implementation expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

CC Poland Challenges Legal uncertainty Unclear advantages expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Give examples – „Free culture” project Provide knowledge – FAQ CC Poland Best practices Give examples – „Free culture” project Provide knowledge – FAQ Cooperate with key partners Education vs. culture expansion of copyright in length of time, reach and strength of enforcement Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act / failure of the Eldred case

Дякую! http://creativecommons.pl CC Poland alektarkowski@creativecommons.pl