[Imc-aotearoa-video] Expanding Copyright Horizons - Creative Commons Seminar 27 October 2007

[Danyl Strype]

Tena koutou katoa

I am really excited that the CreativeCommons Aotearoa/ NZ project has  
reached the milestone of launching usable CC licenses. The process of  
translating the CreativeCommons licenses for compatibility with NZ  
copyright law has been completed and I'm thrilled that there is huge  
support among librarians, public servants and many media people for  
the idea of formalizing the free sharing of various kinds of content  
using CC licenses.

Even if you can't get to the launch seminar at the National Library in  
Whanganui-a-Tara, please take the time to familiarize yourself with  
the innovative CC framework, give some thought to how you could use  
it, and spread the word widely. For those you are able to attend, I  
have included information about the event below. Please register as  
soon as possible, as the final shape of the discussions and workshops  
will be very much determined by who we expect to attend.

Kia ora e hoa ma
Danyl Strype


Expanding Copyright Horizons - Creative Commons Seminar 27 October 2007

Digital technologies are connecting people in ways that were never  
before possible but that brings challenges around copyright. It also  
adds new meaning to concepts such as the Information Commons and the  
value to society of unencumbered access to all information.  The  
Creative Commons licences are a modern approach to balancing the  
rights of the creator and public access. They “allow” users to share,  
reuse and remix legally.

The Creative Commons Seminar on Saturday 27 October (full day held at  
the National Library, Wellington) is your opportunity to gain a  
greater understanding of the Creative Commons approach to copyright  
licensing.

If you’re in the creative, cultural, scientific or educational space,  
are interested in securing a return on your creative investment and  
marking your work with the freedoms and access you want it to carry,  
then this seminar is for you. It’s also for people who have an  
interest or involvement in copyright and the direction the new open  
content licensing is taking.

The free programme includes guest speaker Dr Anne Fitzgerald,  
Brisbane-based intellectual property and e-commerce lawyer and Adjunct  
Professor at the School of Law, Queensland University of Technology.  
As well as initiating Australia’s Going Digital series of seminars and  
publications, Anne has written and presented extensively on legal  
aspects of e-commerce, multimedia and the Internet. The event will  
also include industry & research sector workshops, led by New Zealand  
experts, to discuss specific issues, uses and concerns.

Register your interest now to anna.duckworth at natlib.govt.nz and to  
assist with planning please provide details of your sector & area of  
interest eg creative, research, education, government, legal etc.Also  
check out the website www.creativecommons.org.nz for background on  
Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand.


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