Creative Commons Presentation at UST

Introduction to Creative Commons ISOM 110 Summer 2009 Presented by Dr. Haggen So Project Manager Creative Commons Hong Kong

CC Video

Copyright Limitation on Creativity To stimulate more Creativity

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.

Copyright 1710 Statute of Anna 14+14 yr to 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (Mickey Mouse Protection Act) 95 yr

Eldred A Passionate father who wished to encourage reading by putting Classics on the Web Mickey Mouse Protection Act was a show stopper

Prof. Lawrence Lessig

Lessig Originally interested in US Constitution Trying to help Eldred Using the "Copyright Clause" But Failed

History of Creative Commons 2001 Kick-Off 2002 Six Licences (Six Contracts)

licence elements: Attribution 署名 Non-Commercial 非商業性 No Derivative Works 禁止衍生 Share Alike 相同方式共享

the licences Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) Attribution Non-commercial (by-nc) Attribution No Derivatives (by-nd) Attribution Share Alike (by-sa) Attribution (by) 6 variations

授權條款署名非商業性禁止衍生 (by-nc-nd) 署名非商業性相同方式共享 (by-nc-sa) 署名非商業性 (by-nc) 署名禁止衍生 (by-nd) 署名相同方式共享 (by-sa) 署名 (by) 6 個不同條款

three expressions: Human-Readable: Commons Deed Lawyer-Readable: Legal Code Machine-Readable: Digital Code, Metadata

Common Deed 法律條款的摘要

Legal Code 授權條款全文

Digital Code 數碼源碼 <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/hk/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/hk/88x31.png" /></a><br />本著作係採用<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/hk/">共享創意署名-非商業性-相同方式共享 3.0 香港授權條款</a>授權.

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

It all began when the Journalism and Media Studies Centre was willing to take the lead

The first informal meeting was held on 30 July 2007 when Dr. Catharina Maracke, Director of CC International, was in Hong Kong

Localization of Licences The Legal Lead completed Two rounds public consultations CCi approved the localization of six CC licences

Community Outreach CC presentations at different occasions Production of CC Education Kit with interviews from renowned artist, composer, writer and IT expert

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

Launch on 25 Oct ! ! HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity

Media Coverage More than 20 Articles in various Newspapers Several Radio interviews Lessig's interview was broadcast on TV

Highlights of Adoption OpenRadio MySinaBlog Kwun Tong Culture and Histories RTHK

OpenRadio

MySinaBlog

Kwun Tong Culture and Histories

漫有引力 Let's Draw Together!

Search CC Licensed Works http://hk.creativecommons.org/

Search CC Licensed Works http://search.creativecommons.org/

License Your Works in CC http://hk.creativecommons.org/

Other Systems for Legal Use without Clearance Fair Use – Non-exhaustive Model Fair Dealing – Exhaustive Model

Fair Use
Applicable in the US
Purpose and character of use
Non commercial, educational - Fair use
Nature of work
Factual rather than creative - Fair use
Amount of work being copied
Cannot be too much of the entire work - Fair use
Effect on market for work
Should not negatively affect sales of original work - Fair use

Fair Dealing
UK, Commonwealth, HK
Prescribed in Hong Kong Copyright Ordinance
Research and private study
Criticism, review and news reporting
Incidental inclusion of copyright material
Provisions for disabilities
Fair dealing for purposes instruction and examination
Legal or Governmental Use

Fair Dealing (Cont')
Within the prescribed categories, 4 points for considerations
the purpose and nature of the dealing
the nature of the work
the amount and substantiality of the portion dealt with in relation to whole work
the effect on the potential market value of the work

Guidelines for Photocopying of Printed Works by Not-for-profit Educational Establishments
Fair Dealing prescribed in HKCO in the 2007 amendment ultimately depends on the interpretation of the courts
Guidelines developed by a group of users and copyright owners under the coordination of Intellectual Property Department
Updated 2004

Guidelines (Cont.)
Articles in newspapers or periodicals - a complete article of any length
Poems - not more than 250 words
Stories or essays - not more than 2,500 words
Textbook - not more than 2% of the number of pages of a textbook in one month, not more than 5% in an academic year
For articles in periodicals, poems, stories or essays - not more than 3 works from the same author for one course in an academic year

Copyright Clearance
Use beyond Fair Dealing – Clearance Required
Ask Author
Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society (HKRRLS)
Hong Kong Copyright Licensing Association (HKCLA)
Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH)

Conclusion
The current copyright system
Over-developed and Complicated
Probably biased towards the Establishment
Creative Commons
Simplify the System
Encourage the Respect of Copyright
Encourage Creativity

Image Credits OpenRadio Screen Capture, from http://openradiohk.com/, released under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative 3.5 HK Licence MySinaBlog Screen Capture from http://mysinablog.com/, used by permission

Image Credits Kwun Tong Culture and Histories Screen Capture, from http://www.kwuntongculture.hk/, permission through fair dealing RTHK Let's Draw Together! Screen Capture, from http://app1.rthk.org.hk/elearning/hkillustrators/gallery.php, permission through fair dealing

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 Other Credits

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

Creative Commons Presentation at UST

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