This document discusses copyright and Creative Commons licenses. It provides background on copyright law and limitations on creativity. It then covers the history and development of Creative Commons, including the different license types. Local adoption of Creative Commons in Hong Kong is also summarized.
1. Copyrights and Creative Commons ISOM 110 Summer 2010 Prepared and Presented by Dr. Haggen So Released under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong Licence
3. Intellectual Property A Strange Concept One is Physical, Another One is Non-Material and Non-Rival
4. Copyright "Copyright Clause" in US Constitution, 1787 To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
9. Lessig Raised in a Republican Family Turn Democrat with Outside Exposure
10. Eldred A Passionate father who wished to encourage reading by putting Classics on the Web Mickey Mouse Protection Act was a show stopper Became a Test Case
24. History of Creative Commons 2001 Kick-Off 2002 Six Licences 2004 台灣創用 CC 2006 中国大陆知识共享 2008 香港共享創意
25. It all began when the Journalism and Media Studies Centre was willing to take the lead
26. The first informal meeting was held on 30 July 2007 when Dr. Catharina Maracke, Director of CC International, was in Hong Kong
27. Localization of Licences The Legal Lead completed Two rounds public consultations CCi approved the localization of six CC licences
28. Community Outreach CC presentations at different occasions Production of CC Education Kit with interviews from renowned artist, composer, writer and IT expert
29. Pre-Launch Event "Free Culture and Free Society: Can the West Love Both?" The Inaugural Lee Shu Pui Leung Wai Hing Distinguished Lecture in Digital Media A lecture hosted by JMSC, HKU held on 24 Oct. with Lessig giving a lecture to the general public
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31. Launch on 25 Oct ! ! HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity
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35. Media Coverage More than 20 Articles in various Newspapers Several Radio interviews Lessig's interview was broadcast on TV
44. Local Adoption Language Type Usage: Apr 09 Usage: Aug 09 % Chg English by 13,620 15,479 13.65% English by-nc 40,259 42,628 5.88% English by-nc-nd 72,466 87,679 20.99% English by-nc-sa 70,488 81,117 15.08% English by-nd 11,053 14,259 29.01% English by-sa 7,927 10,739 35.47% Chinese by 71 73 2.82% Chinese by-nc 2,834 3,635 28.26% Chinese by-nc-nd 1,488 1,952 31.18% Chinese by-nc-sa 1,393 2,920 109.62% Chinese by-nd 91 143 57.14% Chinese by-sa 98 93 -5.10% Total 221,788 260,717 17.55%
45. Local Adoption (cont.) Language Type Usage:Aug 09 Usage:May 10 % Chg English by 15,479 8,870 -42.70% English by-nc 42,628 64,447 51.18% English by-nc-nd 87,679 55,728 -36.44% English by-nc-sa 81,117 80,163 -1.18% English by-nd 14,259 5,835 -59.08% English by-sa 10,739 4,608 -57.09% Chinese by 73 73 0.00% Chinese by-nc 3,635 780 -78.54% Chinese by-nc-nd 1,952 3,422 75.31% Chinese by-nc-sa 2,920 1,962 -32.81% Chinese by-nd 143 130 -9.09% Chinese by-sa 93 1,223 1215.05% Total 260,717 227,241 -12.84%
46. Other Systems for Legal Use without Clearance Fair Use – Non-exhaustive Model Fair Dealing – Exhaustive Model
58. Image Credits OpenRadio Screen Capture, from http://openradiohk.com/, released under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative 3.0 HK Licence MySinaBlog Screen Capture from http://mysinablog.com/, used by permission
59. Image Credits Kwun Tong Culture and Histories Screen Capture, from http://www.kwuntongculture.hk/, permission through fair dealing RTHK Creative Archive Video, please refer to http://www.rthk.org.hk/creativearchive/, used by permission InMediaHK Screen Capture, from http://www.inmediahk.net/, used by permission
60. This set of slides is based on Rebecca McKinnon (2008). Creative Commons: Copyright in the digital age for Greater China and Hong Kong, from http://www.slideshare.net/rmackinnon/cc-hku-129484, released under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Unported Licence Other Credits
61. Hong Kong Copyright Ordinance, from http://www.hklii.org/hk/legis/en/ord/528/ Director of Intellectual Property (2004) Guidelines for Photocopying of Printed Works by Not-for-profit Educational Establishments, from http://www.ipd.gov.hk/eng/intellectual_property/copyright/workshop/clarifying/Eng_guidelines_2_Aug_04.pdf References
62. Bollier, D. (2009). Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own. New York, New Press. Creative Commons Taiwan. (2006). "Creative Commons Licenses Compatibility Wizard." Retrieved 17 Oct, 2009, from http://creativecommons.org.tw/static/choose/license/licwizeng. References
63. Defining of Free Culture Works. (2008). "Defining of Free Culture Works." Retrieved 17 Oct, 2009, from http://freedomdefined.org/Definition. Lessig, L. (2004). Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity. New York, Penguin. References