Making Creative Commons Common in Asia

Jon Phillips Business + Community Manager Creative Commons (SF) [email_address]

If you want to... then you need to ASK ! Copy/Distribute Publicly Perform Publicly Display Build Upon Digitally Distribute

CC provides free licenses for content (creative works).

Creative Commons lowers the transaction cost associated with reuse of creative works (content)...

How to increase CC license usage?

Lower the transaction cost for supporting Creative Commons licensing and technologies

Build Strong Relationships with People at Developed and Emerging Organizations

Support community

Help others solve their problems...

Do all the above given that: CC has limited $$$ CC has limited personnel (me) I have limited time :)

CC has limited $$$

CC has limited personnel (me)

I have limited time :)

The strategy is to prioritize...

Developed Groups Pick 5 best targets (with achievable goals) Create generalized open source tools Add experience gained to public collective memory ( http://wiki.creativecommons.org ) Publicize key events heavily

Pick 5 best targets (with achievable goals)

Create generalized open source tools

Add experience gained to public collective memory ( http://wiki.creativecommons.org )

Publicize key events heavily

Emerging Groups Developed groups influence Collective memory (wiki) is used (and added to) Interconnect when possible Empower to be the fast-movers they are

Developed groups influence

Collective memory (wiki) is used (and added to)

Interconnect when possible

Empower to be the fast-movers they are

Provide Solutions (Legal, Technical, Social)

http://creativecommons.org/projects/cczero

http://creativecommons.org/projects/ccplus

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“...While CC doesn't have $$$ to catalyze, it has strong network, credibility, and on-line exposure...”

How to actively increase CC license usage globally ?

Better Empower 40+ Creative Commons Project Jurisdictions

Possibilities We continue the same path. CC HQ/I continues to support jurisdictions current endeavours. We figure out way to hire localized developers. Combination of all the above.

We continue the same path.

CC HQ/I continues to support jurisdictions current endeavours.

We figure out way to hire localized developers.

Combination of all the above.

“China could overtake the US as the country with the most internet users within two years, according to its government, which released figures showing that the nation's online population had increased to 137 million people in the last 12 months.” http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jan/25/china.digitalmedia

12% of 1.6 Billion Chinese People Online

Of course, need to decrease high cost of Internet transactions...

Need Good Research of how irregular access impacts transactions (business particularly)

Regardless... What is your jurisdictions top 5? Who should we talk to? How can I/we help?

What is your jurisdictions top 5?

Who should we talk to?

How can I/we help?

Making Creative Commons Common in Asia