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
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