1st Year of Creative Commons

Hong Kong

Presented by Dr. Haggen SoProject Manager

Creative Commons Hong Kong

CC Video

English:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3rksT1q4eg

中文 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzC99sf2u7g

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

1710Statute of Anna 14+14 yr

to

1998Sonny 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 Actwas a show stopper

Prof. Lawrence Lessig

Lessig

Interested in Cyber Law

With the help of EldredChallenged the Copyright Ext. Act

But Failed

History of Creative Commons

2001 Kick-Off2002 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

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 variationsthe licences

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 個不同條款授權條款

History of Creative Commons

2001 Kick-Off2002 Six Licences2004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 MediaA 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 interviewsLessig's interview was broadcast on TV

Highlights of Adoption

OpenRadioMySinaBlog

Kwun Tong Culture and HistoriesRTHK

OpenRadio

MySinaBlog

Kwun Tong Culture and Histories

漫有引力 Let's Draw Together!

Work in Last Year• Event Involved/Supported

– OpenEverything 08– Informal CCHK Music Gathering with

DRIP– Media Literacy Forum (媒體素養論壇：通識、考評、媒體 )

– The 3C Digital Creativity Dialogue Series--Creativity, Content, Community

– Software Freedom Day 08, 09

Work in Last Year (Cont.)• Presentation in Universities

– HKU, OpenU, UST

• International Events– iSummit 08– Asia Pacific Creative Commons

Conference 08, 09

• Others– First Copyright Infringement Case after

Launch

Liberal Studies Creative Archive• Creative

Community can Contribute Resources and Help

• To Empower Teachers and Students to develop Course Materials

• For Liberal Studies and Beyond

Contributors

RTHK

http://www.rthk.org.hk/creativearchive/

Contributor (Cont.)

• Yazhou Zhoukan 亞洲週刊– More than 10 Articles

• Reader’s Digest 讀者文摘– 10 Articles

Contributors (Cont.)

YOU!!

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/, used by permission

RTHK Let's Draw Together! Screen Capture, from http://app1.rthk.org.hk/elearning/hkillustrators/gallery.php, used by permission

This presentation is expanded from:

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