This presentation was given by Thomasin Sleigh as part of the 2015 Creative Commons Roadtrip. It outlines the experiences of DigitalNZ with Creative Commons licensing and 'no known copyright' statements.

1. Thomasin Sleigh, DigitalNZ Community Manager
thomasin.sleigh@dia.govt.nz
www.digitalnz.org
@DigitalNZ
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2. Helping make
NZ digital content
easier to
find, share, and use.

5. At DigitalNZ, we work to:
- support our content partners to be clear
and consistent in their rights statements
- ensure content is as ‘open’ as possible
- build and protect a rich digital public
domain for all New Zealanders to access
and reuse.

8. In the DigitalNZ
data:

10. Common issues we see:
- no rights or usage statements.
- rights statements which are unclear or inconsistent.
- rights statements which are buried out of the way in a
website, instead of alongside content.
- rights statements are inconsistent on similar content
across collections.
- content which is in the public domain in its physical form,
but has been re-licensed in its digital form. For example,
using CC on out-of-copyright material.

11. Creative Commons licences are a
great way to provide clear,
consistent, and less restrictive
access to your online collection.

12. Promoting free & open access to digital cultural heritage

13. What does ‘open’ mean?

14. A world in which our
shared cultural heritage
is open to
all, regardless of their
background.
A world in which people
are no longer passive
consumers of cultural
content created by an
elite, but contribute,
participate, create and
share.
Image: GIF IT UP entry from Nono Burling in
Olympia, WA. Source material courtesy
University Southern California Libraries. CC-BY.

20. Resources:
- ‘Make it Digital’ guides at www.digitalnz.org/makeitdigital
- Suite of OpenGLAM policies, case studies, slide decks, and
handbooks at: www.resources.creativecommons.org.nz
- Check out the OpenGLAM website www.openglam.org for
international case studies.
- Europeana Pro website: ‘How the Rijksmuseum opened up its
collection - a case study’. www.pro.europeana.eu
- Email info@digitalnz.org or matt@creativecommons.org.nz

22. Thomasin Sleigh, DigitalNZ Community Manager
thomasin.sleigh@dia.govt.nz
www.digitalnz.org
@DigitalNZ
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