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Hi Gerry (sorry for cross-posting folks). I am happy to say that JISC is actually on the ball with this one! Creative Commons as a useful concept for UK HE and FE was investigated at an IPR event organised by the JISC back in May. Information about the event can be found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=project_event_ipr_may_03. I would recommend the Creative Commons presentation and the work of the RoMEO project if you want to find out more (available on the event website). As a result, a small working group has been established to take this forward: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=ie_sharealike. There are some very specific issues with translating this for use in the UK, specifically the difference between copyright law in the UK and the US, which the group are looking at. Susan Eales, the X4L programme manager is co-ordinating these efforts, and I am merely acting as a proxy as I know that she is on her way to Greece for Libraries Without Walls as we speak! Which leaves me with the question, why am I in London?? Sigh. Can't really help with the football I'm afraid. Nicole ----------------------------------------------------- Programme Manager Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Office King's College London Strand Bridge House, 3rd Floor 138-142 Strand London, WC2R 1HH Direct tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1802 Mobile: 07734 058308 General office tel: +44 (0) 20 7848 2937 fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2939 -----Original Message----- From: The CETIS Metadata Special Interest Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gerry Graham Sent: 17 September 2003 13:05 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Copyright: Creative Commons Hi there I'm looking into copyright statements that promote use and reuse. I came across the Creative Commons ( <http://www.creativecommons.org/> http://www.creativecommons.org/), an organisation that is "devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to build upon and share." It does this by defining licenses that promote use and reuse. They claim to have "worked hard to craft the licenses to be enforceable in as many jurisdictions as possible" so in theory there shouldn't be a problem in the UK. I used the License chooser and ended up with a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. It seems to do what I would want, to share, get recognition and encourage people to reuse as long as they don't make money out if it without my permission and that what they create is offered under the same license agreement. I found the site following a link from the article "Why We Should Share Learning Resources" ( <http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/why_we_should_share.htm> http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/why_we_should_share.htm) which encourages the publishing of content under such a license. So my questions are: Has anyone else come across or used this site? It seems as though it would work here but can anyone spot any problem with it? Does anyone have any other ideas to do the same thing? Anyone think Celtic will win tonight? Obviously a time critical question ;-) Regards Gerry *********************************************************************** This e-mail, and any attachment, is privileged information and its contents are confidential to the intended recipient at the e-mail address to which it has been addressed. It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than this addressee. If received in error, please contact Learning & Teaching Scotland on +(44) 141 337 5000 or e-mail [log in to unmask], quoting the name of the sender and the addressee, and then delete it from your system. Please be aware that, although all reasonable steps have been taken, neither Learning & Teaching Scotland nor the sender is able to accept any responsibility for viruses. No contracts may be concluded on behalf of Learning & Teaching Scotland by means of e-mail communications. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of Learning & Teaching Scotland, unless specifically stated. **********************************************************************