Introduction to Creative Commons licenses - For #edsg cc-sg seminar 2015

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"Introduction to CC licenses - #edsg CC-sg seminar 2015" by Ivan Chew is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 4.0

International license.

Please attribute to: "Ivan Chew, artistivanchew.tumblr.com"

License details at: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Part 1: Copyright:

(selective highlights)

Copyright:

The right to reproduce, publish,

perform, communicate and

adapt a work.

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/

Whatiscopyright.aspx Last accessed: 28 May 2015

Copyright protects the expression of ideas (e.g. words and illustrations).

Ideas alone are not protected.

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/

Whatiscopyright.aspx Last accessed: 28 May 2015

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/Whatiscopyright.aspx Last accessed: 28 May 2015

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/Whatiscopyright/Whoownscopyrightandhowtoprotectit.aspx

Last accessed 28 May 2015

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/Whatiscopyright/

Askingpermissionandusingcopyright.aspx Last accessed 28 May 2015

On "Fair Dealing" and "Special Provisions for

Educational Institutions"

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/Whatiscopyright/Askingpermissionandusingcopyright.aspx

Last accessed 28 May 2015

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/Whatiscopyright/Askingpermissionandusingcopyright.aspx

Last accessed 28 May 2015

Reference to CC on IPOS page: "Who owns

copyright and how to protect it?"

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/Whatiscopyright/

Whoownscopyrightandhowtoprotectit.aspx Last accessed 28 May 2015

Part 2: Introduction to

Creative Commons

What CC is / is not Understanding the CC licenses

Some considerations for licensees and licensors

... an "alternative" to Copyright ... to lose your rights

... an instant way to become 'successful' ... prevention against Copyright infringement

is not:

• Built on Copyright • A way to encourage re-use/ distribution

of one's work (give permission first) • About giving peace of mind to users of

CC licensed works

is:

Three parts to CC

Legal Code Human Readable code

Machine Readable code

Image source: Creative Commons Corporation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

CC-BY 4.0

Example

Source: https://flic.kr/p/bHVjg "A purple spring flower" by Noah. CC-BY

Human readable codeLegal code

Machine readable code

Image source: https://wiki.creativecommons.org/RDFa CC-BY 4.0

The 6 CC licenses creativecommons.org/licenses

CC Zero mark http://creativecommons.org/about/cc0

Understanding the 6 CC licenses

BY (Attribution)

ND (No Derivatives)NC (Non Commercial) SA (Share Alike)

NC (Non Commercial)ND (No Derivatives)SA (Share Alike)NC (Non Commercial)

BY (Attribution) BY (Attribution) BY (Attribution)

BY (Attribution) BY (Attribution)

CC conditions BY (Attribution)

ND (No Derivatives)

NC (Non Commercial)

SA (Share Alike)

Understanding the 6 CC licenses

BY (Attribution)

ND (No Derivatives)NC (Non Commercial) SA (Share Alike)

NC (Non CommercialND (No Derivatives)SA (Share Alike)NC (Non Commercial

BY (Attribution) BY (Attribution) BY (Attribution)

BY (Attribution) BY (Attribution)

Most restrictive

Least restrictive

License chooser at creativecommons.org

CC Zero

Some CC considerations: what you should know before adopting/ using

• CC licenses cannot be revoked

• Licensors cannot control how the material is used, as long as licensees CC terms and conditions are abided

• Licensees have to remove the attribution information upon request.

• See https://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ

Part 3: CC-SG

Structure & Activities

STRUCTURE &

ACTIVITIES

Centre for Asia Pacific Technology Law & Policy (CAPTEL)

Creative Commons Corporation (U.S. non-profit)

• Legal Lead • Public Lead • Community Manager

All volunteers

Creative Commons Singapore

[email protected]

http://groups.google.com/group/creativecommonssingapore

https://www.facebook.com/creativecommonssingapore

http://creativecommonssingapore.wordpress.com/