Copyright for Collaboration Jessica Coates Project Manager Creative Commons Clinic AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

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Sharing makes commercial sense CRICOS No J

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everyone AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J this makes it hard to share David Chief, Creative Commons Attributionhttp://

AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J Copyright by xkcd available at under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 2.5 licencehttp://xkcd.com/14/

AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J You need a licence

Approaches Assign all copyright to one entity good for ‘closed’ works, being run by one entity – but no one else can use the material Write a specific licence for your work good for ‘closed’ group works – but only when identified collaborators and probably need a lawyer Use open content licence most common approach for public projects AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

Open content licences? Exact definition controversial, but in general: retain copyright provide permission in advance for certain uses standardised terms non-discriminatory at a minimum provide the right to reproduce, copy and communicate - under prescribed terms AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

Why OCL? Increase reach and reputation Facilitate collaboration Innovation Access new business models Give new value to ‘back catalogue’ / junk Community engagement Reduce costs for users Provide legal clarity / reduce admin Increase sum of human knowledge AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J By fhoo

Creative Commons A set of licences designed to: –facilitate sharing; –be flexible; –be easy to use and understand; and –apply in the same way anywhere in the world. AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

Benefits of using CC designed for collaboration ready to use and free – no lawyers needed established system – easy to use worldwide application and recognition Searchable metadata compatible with other CC material – approx 100 million web objects AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

Licences 4 licence elements: Attribution – attribute the author Noncommercial – no commercial use No Derivative Works – no remixing ShareAlike – remix only if you let others remix AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

Licences creators mix and match these elements to make a licence eg: Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike – can remix, tweak, and build upon the work, as long as: you credit the author; it is for non-commercial purposes; and you license your new creations under the same licence AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

Attribution-ShareAlikeAttribution AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J Attribution-Noncommercial Attribution-NoDerivatives Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives

Each licence has AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J deed button legal code metadata

Licensing Tools Licence generator – simple questions choose right licence Also available: –ccPublisher – downloadable desktop wizard –Microsoft plug-in –allows you to CC license straight from Office programs –Individual site generators eg Flickr AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

Licence Use Mid-2006 about 140 million Now – over 60 million on Flickr alone Most have Noncommercial limitation Moving towards more liberal licences AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative Use of licence elements – June 2006 CRICOS No J

Finding CC material AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

Things to think about Who do you want to use the material, and when? CC is global & perpetual Are you choosing the right licence? commercial use? Do you have the rights to license? 3 rd party permissions AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J

CC case studies AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J International (Brazil/United States) by dailyinvention CC BYdailyinvention / Flickr ‘found objects’ collaboration ccMixter collaboration communities Nine Inch Nails As part of a broader business model

And more AUSTRALIA part of the Creative Commons international initiative CRICOS No J By Ford Motor company By Leland McInnes _mcinnes/1898 For more detailed case studies, including interviews and statistics see mons.org/casestudies mons.org/casestudies

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