creative commons presentation
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I gave this presentation about Creative Commons Licenses for a group of the medical faculty at the University of UtrechtTRANSCRIPT
Creative Commons Licenses
Maarten ZeinstraStichting Nederland KennislandCreative Commons Nederland
e: [email protected] t: mzeinstra
April 14, 2011
Copyright 101
Public Domain 101
Creative Commons Licenses
How it works
Questions
Copyright 101
Copyright is a law that gives the owner of a creative work like a document, book, or other piece of information, the right to decide what others can do with it.
Some characteristics of copyrightCopyright is automatically granted
No need to register
Copyright only covers works that are a form of material expression
Copyright always means: all rights reserved
Copyright has a limited duration:
lasting 70 years after the author’s death (text)lasting 50 years after first recording (neighboring rights)
C
PD No rights reserved (public domain)
All rights reserved
Moral rights
Protect the moral rights of the author as the maker of the work
Exploitation rights
Grant the copyright-holder the opportunity to generate returns from his work, to exploit the work.
Two Objectives of Copyright
“independently of the author's economic rights, and even after the transfer of the said rights, the author shall have the right to claim authorship of the work and to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to, the said work, which would be prejudicial to his honor or reputation.”
-Berne Convention(1886)-
Right of attribution (name of the author mentioned)
Right to be the first to publish the work
Right to publish the work anonymously or pseudonymously
Right to the integrity of the work
Moral rights
Right to make copies of the work or of parts of the work
Right to perform the work
Right to distribute the work or copies of the work
Right to use the work to create new works (create derivative works)
Right to import or export the work and copies of the work
Right to sell or assign the exploitation rights to others
Exploitation rights (or: economic rights)
Public Domain 101
The Public Domain is the rule, copyright protection is the exception. Since copyright protection is granted only with respect to original forms of expression, the vast majority of data, information and ideas produced worldwide at any given time belongs to the Public Domain
-Public Domain Charter-
Moral rights are perpetual in some countries like France
Different parts of a work fall into the public domain at different times
combined works
copyright and neighboring rights
Be aware of moral rights & neighboring rights
Creative Commons
Creative Commons defines the spectrum of possibilities between full copyright and the public domain. From all rights reserved to no rights reserved. Our licenses help you keep your copyright while allowing certain uses of your work
-creativecommons.org-
A license is a document demonstrating permission. Licenses are granted by a party (the licensor) to another party (the licensee). A license can be seen as a promise by the licensor not to sue the licensee.
You still own the rights to your music
You describe how other people can use your music
Creative Commons offers a license system with 4 building blocks
Creative Commons Licenses
Attribution
License Building Blocks (1/4)
NonCommercial
License Building Blocks (2/4)
NoDerivatives
License Building Blocks (3/4)
ShareAlike
License Building Blocks (4/4)
C
PD No rights reserved (public domain)
Some rights reserved
All rights reserved
Licenses are granted to an anonymous public (no one can be excluded)
Licenses are irrevocable (you cannot take them off after a particular time)
Licenses last for the duration of legal copyright protection
Creative Commons is NOT involved in negotiations or (dis)agreements of parties using Creative Commons licenses
Creative Commons does NOT register licensed work nor does it enforce the licenses
Some additional characteristics
How it works (1/3)
How it works (2/3)
How it works (3/3)
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Online DocumentsGoto http://creativecommons.org/choose/
Choose your license
Copy the provide HTML and add it to your website
Offline DocumentsAdd your name as the creator of the work
Add the license button
Add license restrictions
CC-BY: You are free to copy, alter, and distribute the work as long as you give appropriate attribution.
CC-BY-NC-ND: You are free to download the work and share them with others as long as you give credit, you are not allowed to change the work in any way or use the work commercially.
Add a link to the Creative Commons license page
General Questions How can we re-use work made by others? Found on Google for example.
Search for open licensed material
Mention license and name (and source)
Are there limitation on the use of logos?
As long as you do not present the logo as an official affiliation.
Educational uses (1/2)Can I use an article from a magazine in the courses I give? (by myself or others)
Open Content? If so, see deed
Contact rights holder
Fair use/Onderwijs Exceptie (billijke vergoeding)
Can I refer to a scientific article on a website or internal educational system?
You are always allowed to refer to a online resource
Educational uses (2/2)Can I re-use my own published materials in a different lay-out or presentation?
Depends on the made agreement with the publisher.
Can I publish a translated version of my article?
Depends on the made agreement with the publisher.
Open Access PublishingDirectory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org/
Watch out for exclusivity clauses
Open Access is not always Open Content
Free to read, not free to re-use
