Joscelyn Upendran: What is Creative Commons and How the Education Systems Can Be Improved by Opening It Up?

in London - 18th January 2012 Joscelyn Upendran – CEO @lovle Creative Commons UK - Public Project Lead England & Wales @CCUnitedKingdom @joscelyn This presentation is © Joscelyn Upendran 2011 & licensed CC BY licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (provide attribution to:– http://www.twitter.com/Joscelyn) (3rd party © & CC licensed images as stated as per individual image)‘Creative Commons Licences for Madagascar’ by Foko Madagascar CC BY NC SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/foko_madagascar/2865834995/sizes/l/

‘Aim’ by Franco Folini CC BY SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/livenature/230664393/sizes/l/

Why did I get involved with CC? • Wanted to help raise awareness in UK • Aligned with aims of own business • To spread the word and • alter misconceptions‘Get on the bus’ by Damien CC BY SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/damiensimages/969487159

What is it? • US Non Profit Organisation • Free copyright licences to exercise copyright to suit the copyright holder • 10 years ago  now in 70+ jurisdictions – CCUK - www.creativecommons.org.uk – @CCUnitedKingdom • Promotes easier sharing, innovation & creativity‘The World Behind You’ by Foxspain CC BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxspain/3219577797/sizes/l/

Why is CC needed? • Trouble with © …Automatic © – “All rights reserved” • What if copyright owner wants people to copy, distribute, share, remix, build upon works? – “Some rights reserved”‘Copyright is for Losers’ by Sam Teigen CC BY NC SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/917press/2583620793/sizes/l/

What CC is not ... • CC is not anti copyright • CC is not a copyright enforcement or legal services organisation • CC does not store or track your licensed content‘The World Behind You’ by Foxspain CC BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxspain/3219577797/sizes/l/

How do the CC licences work?By - attribution Sharealike No Derivatives Non-Commercial

3 layers of licence

How do I get a licence?

Who is using CC?/’Multitud// Crowd’ By PictFactroy CC BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/pictfactory/2796367140/

‘First Joint Press Conference’ by The Prime Minister’s Office http://www.flickr.com/photos/number10gov/4601012387/ CC BY NC ND

‘Foreign Secretary William Hague’ by Foreign & Commonwealth Officehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/4601132906/in/set-72157624045385658/ CC BY ND

UK Open Government Licence

„Encouragement of Learning‟A World in a Marble by http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Statute_of_anne.jpg [copyright expired]Linda Kenny CC By SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeks2dream/2197557863

“Open Education Resources” • Bloomsbury Academic • MIT • Open University • JISC OER • OER AfricaA World in a Marble by Linda Kenny CC By SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeks2dream/2197557863

UK OER Project£13.5 million over 3 phases April 2009-October2012

• US Federal education fund makes available $2 billion to create OER resources in community colleges over 4 years (announced Jan 2011)• Conditions of the grant all OER content must be CC BY licensed

Conclusions & Qs• Tools to exercise copyright• You don‟t give up copyright but use it to suit• Encourages sharing & remixing for greater benefit (viral)• It’s already happening…• Qs?

in London - 18th January 2012 Joscelyn Upendran – CEO @lovle Creative Commons UK - Public Project Lead England & Wales @CCUnitedKingdom @joscelyn This presentation is © Joscelyn Upendran 2011 & licensed CC BY licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (provide attribution to:– http://www.twitter.com/Joscelyn) (3rd party © & CC licensed images as stated as per individual image)‘Creative Commons Licences for Madagascar’ by Foko Madagascar CC BY NC SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/foko_madagascar/2865834995/sizes/l/

Joscelyn Upendran: What is Creative Commons and How the Education Systems Can Be Improved by Opening It Up?

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