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Hungary
Creative Commons is working with Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Center for Media Research and Education to create Hungary jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CCi Hungary List
Legal Project Lead: Dr. Aniko Gyenge
Public Project Lead: Bodó Balázs, István Szakadát (MOKK), Attila Kelényi (Kiskapu)
- License draft (PDF).
- English explanation of substantive legal changes. (PDF)
- Subscribe to the discussion.
- Read the discussion archives.
About The Center for Media Research and Education (MOKK)
The Center for Media Research and Education (MOKK) was founded in 2002 as a joint effort of the Department of Sociology and Communication at the Budapest University of Technologyand Economics and the leading Hungarian telco, Hungarian Telecom with the aim of furthering multi-disciplinary research and education in the field of new media in Hungary. MOKK’s teaching and research staff comes from very different academic backgrounds – such as economics, urban sociology, media studies, cultural studies, computer science, cognitive sciences and linguistics – but share an interest in new media technologies.
MOKK is built around the conviction that it is impossible to understand the sociocultural effects of new technologies without taking into account their technical foundations and attributes; and conversely, in order to develop succesful new media applications one needs to understand the sociocultural context of their use.
MOKK is involved in several on-going R&D projects such as the National Digital Archive; Szószablya (Wordchopper), an open source morphological analysis application for the Hungarian language; Hunglish, an open source mechanical statistical translator application (Hungarian-English; English-Hungarian); and Agyfarm (Brainfarm), an integrated on-line group-work, publication and communication platfrorm for Hungarian academic researchers.
More information about MOKK is available at http://mokk.bme.hu/
For information about the Creative Commons Hungary project, visit http://www.creativecommons.hu.
No Comments »France
Creative Commons is working with CERSA to create France jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CCi France List
Project Lead: Danièle Bourcier
- License draft (PDF).
- English explanation of substantive legal changes (PDF).
- Creative Commons France Website.
- Post a message.
- Subscribe to the discussion.
- Read the discussion archives.
More about CERSA
Founded in 1967, the Research Center in Administrative Science (CERSA) is a joint research institute of the University of Paris 2 and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Dedicated to the study of administrative phenomena at all levels, CERSA is host to researchers in public law, political science and sociology. The research group in Information Technologies, Law and Linguistics (IDL) works on Information Technologies regulation, governance, normative process and legal modelling. It also develops cognitive interfaces and applications within local and European projects and networks.
For more information about CERSA, visit http://www.cersa.org/
No Comments »Denmark
Creative Commons is working with the Law Department of Copenhagen Business School to create Denmark jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CCi Denmark List
Legal Project Lead: Jan Trzaskowski and Thomas Riis
Public Project Lead: Christian Villum and Martin von Haller Groenbaek
- License draft (PDF).
- English explanation of substantive legal changes. (PDF)
- Post a message.
- Subscribe to the discussion.
- Read the discussion archives.
More about the Copenhagen Business School
The Law Department of Copenhagen Business School is facilitating Creative Commons Denmark – a broadly founded forum which purpose is to promote Creative Commons in Denmark. Copenhagen Business School has around 14,000 students and an annual intake of around 1,000 exchange students. With this number of students as well as around 400 full-time researchers and around 500 administrative employees, CBS is the one of the 3 largest business school in Northern Europe.
For more information about the Law Department of Copenhagen Business School and the Denmark project, visit http://www.cbs.dk/ and http://www.creativecommons.dk/
No Comments »China Mainland
Creative Commons is working with Renmin University and CNBlog.org to create China Mainland jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CCi China Mainland List
Project Lead: Professor Chunyan Wang
- License draft (PDF).
- English explanation of substantive legal changes. (PDF)
- Post or subscribe to the discussion.
About Law School of Renmin University of China
Renmin University of China (RUC) is a national leading university focusing on humanities, social sciences, economics, law and management. RUC was officially established in 1950. As one of the major schools and departments, the Law School is the first higher legal education institution officially established after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Consisting of 12 Teaching and Research Sections (TRS) and 15 research centers, the Law School boasts two National Key Research Centers — Research Center of Criminal Jurisprudence and Research Center of Civil and Commercial Jurisprudence — and China Law Information Center, a National 211 Project program. With one LL.B, nine LL.M and seven LL.D programs, RUC Law School has a comprehensive legal education system.
For general information, visit http://english.ruc.edu.cn/
More about CNBlog.org
CNBlog.org was founded in 2002 to deploy open collaborative research on the Internet, its technologies, and its impacts on society and business. Sponsored by several private funds, CNBlog.org is extending itself from grassroots publishing research to a multidisciplinary Internet research and education center. Since its foundation, CNBlog.org has devoted itself to creating a new kind of open community, and to following closely the emerging social and technological trends. Operating as a volunteering and visiting consortium, CNBlog.org seeks to catalyze new collaborative projects (Social Software, Emergent Democracy and Grassroots Culture, etc.) to spread its ideas and methodologies to other individuals/organizations and to encourage the practical applications of its findings. CNBlog.org also sponsors the Open Education Project in China.
For more information about CNBLog.org, visit http://www.cnblog.org or get in contact with Isaac Mao
No Comments »Japan
Creative Commons is working with The University of Tokyo, Law Faculty to create Japan jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CCi Japan List
Chairman: Professor Nobuhiro Nakayama (University of Tokyo, Law Faculty)
Legal Project Lead: Yuko Noguchi
Public Project Lead: Dominick Chen
More about The University of Tokyo,
Law Faculty
The University of Tokyo is the first national university in Japan, established in 1877. The Law Faculty was one of the first faculties established, along with Faculties of Medicine, Engineering and Humanities. Since then, for about 160 years, the institute has played an central role in the field of Japanese legal research and education. The alumni includes many distinguished lawyers such as law professors, judges and other legal practitioners, as well as a number of talented government officials and politicians. The Law Faculty consists of departments of law and politics, and has about a hundred professors and associate professors.
No Comments »Finland
Creative Commons is working with Helsinki Institute for Information Technology to create Finland jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CCi Finland List
Project Lead: Herkko Hietanen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology.
- License draft.
- English explanation of substantive legal changes.
- Post a message.
- Subscribe to the discussion.
- Read the discussion archives.
More about the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology
Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT), founded in 1999, is a joint research institute of the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University of Technology. HIIT represents high expertise both in computer science and law. In addition it has close institutional bonds with academic legal science, law-courts and The Finnish Bar Association.
HIIT conducts internationally high-level strategic research in information technology, especially in areas where Finnish IT industry has or may reach a significant global role. HIIT works in close co-operation with universities and industry, aiming to improve the contents, visibility, and impact of Finnish IT research to benefit the competitiveness of Finnish IT industry and the development of the Finnish information society.
More info: http://creativecommons.fi/etusivu
No Comments »Thailand
Creative Commons International is working with Dharmniti Law Office, ChangeFusion Institute, and Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) to create Thailand jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons Licenses (CCL) and promote CCL and free culture of copyrighted work in Thai society. More details of the collaboration can be found at Creative Commons Thailand project page.
CC Thailand Project Team:
Phichai Phuechmongkol, President, and Worasete Phueksakon, Director, Dharmniti Law Office(DLO); Sunit Shrestha, Director, ChangeFusion Institute; and Arthit Suriyawongkul, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University.
Current:
• License draft (PDF).
• English re-translation of the draft (PDF) and http://cc.in.th/wiki/th_ccl_changes_f
- BY-NC-SA : http://cc.in.th/wiki/th_ccl_e_f
- BY: http://cc.in.th/wiki/by_f
- BY-NC: http://cc.in.th/wiki/by_nc_f
- BY-ND: http://cc.in.th/wiki/by_nd_f
- BY-NC-ND: http://cc.in.th/wiki/by_nc_nd_f
- BY-SA: http://cc.in.th/wiki/by_sa_f
• English explanations of substantial legal changes (PDF).
• Post a message.
• Subscribe to the discussion.
• Read the discussion archives.
Archives:
• License draft (PDF).
• English re-translation of the draft (PDF).
• English explanations of substantial legal changes (PDF).
More about Dharmniti Law Office
Founded in 1947 by Pradit Premyothin and with the guidance of Buth Khandhawit in 1978, The Dharmniti Law Office Co., Ltd. (DLO) has become one of the most well-respected law offices in Thailand providing quality legal services for both local and international clients. DLO provides a full range of legal services with a staff of over 100 persons including over 50 talented lawyers.
Recognizing the rapidly changing needs of its international clients, The Dharmniti International Co., Ltd. (DHI) was founded in 1990. DHI, also with a staff of extensive experience, is one of the few international law firms in Thailand designed to understand and serve the needs of both foreign and domestic clients.
For more information about Dharmniti Law Office, visit http://www.thailandlawoffice.com/ (in English) or http://www.dlo.co.th/ (in Thai).
More about ChangeFusion Institute
ChangeFusion Institute has been designing social innovation initiatives since 2001. Our sole purpose is to inject innovation into the social sector and corporate’s sustainable practice via design-thinking, innovative financing, partnership building and the use of ICTs.
Our social innovation designs range from micro-scale sustainable agriculture in dry land for the poor, Thai Open Courseware with the ministry of Education, Internet-based volunteer and philanthropy portal as well as social venture capital for emerging innovative social-startups.
For more information about ChangeFusion Institute, visit http://www.changefusion.org/.
More about Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Thammasat University has been established in 1934, two years after the 1932 Siamese Revolution, in the name “University of Moral and Political Science”, to educate a fledgling democracy at that time on law and political science. Since then, the university played an important role in social movements. In 1992, the university together with its industrial partners founded Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) to provide research and education in engineering, technology, and management for the country’s development. Its School of Information and Computer Technology hosts one of the country’s largest research groups in knowledge and information science.
For more information about SIIT, visit http://www.siit.tu.ac.th/.
No Comments »Hong Kong
Creative Commons is working with the Journalism and Media Studies Center (JMSC) and local legal experts to create Hong Kong jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CCi Hong Kong List
Point of contact: CC HK Research Associate/Project Manager Haggen So
Legal Project Leads: Dr. Yahong Li (Associate Professor) and Ms. Alice Lee (Associate Professor), The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
Public Project Leads: Prof. Ying Chan (Director of the Journalism and Media Studies Center) and Pindar Wong
Current:
- BY-NC-SA (Chinese, PDF).
- Post a message.
- Subscribe to the discussion.
- Read the discussion archives.
Archives:
- BY (PDF).
- BY-NC (PDF).
- BY-NC-ND (PDF).
- BY-NC-SA (PDF).
- BY-ND (PDF).
- BY-SA (PDF).
- Second license draft (PDF).
- First license draft (including substantial legal changes, PDF).
More about the Journalism and Media Studies Center
Founded in 1999, the Journalism and Media Studies Center (JMSC) is a teaching and research unit at The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong’s oldest university. The JMSC offers an undergraduate and graduate degree, and professional programs for working journalists and executives.
The JMSC is committed to the pursuit of excellence in journalism and supporting Asian voices in the international media. JMSC’s activities, such as the Media Law Project and the China Media Project, strive to promote civil society and an informed citizenry through a vibrant and professional news media. The JMSC works in partnership with Hong Kong University faculties and departments and a vast network of professional groups in Hong Kong, China and beyond.
The JMSC assumed the role of host organization for Creative Commons Hong Kong in August 2007. The project’s Public Lead is Rebecca MacKinnon, Assistant Professor at the JMSC, while the role of Legal Lead is shared by Dr. Yahong Li and Alice Lee of The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law. Further updates about CC-HK’s activities can be found at the Hong Kong Fans of Creative Commons community wiki.
Acknowledgments
CC Hong Kong and CCi would like to thank Rebecca MacKinnon, Assistant Professor at the Journalism and Media Studies Center, for her substantial efforts to adapt and promote the CC licenses in Hong Kong as part of her former role as the team’s Public Project Lead.
No Comments »Vietnam
Creative Commons is working with Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) and D&N International to create Vietnam jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CC Vietnam List
Project Lead: The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF)
- Dr. Lynne McNamara, Acting Executive Director
- Dr. Phuong Nguyen, Country Director
- Mr. Tu Ngo, IT and Data Manager
Legal Project Lead: D&N International
- Ms. Thuy Dang, Managing Partner
- Ms. Hang Dang, Partner
Licenses
- License draft (v3.0, PDF).
- English retranslation and explanation of substantive legal changes (v3.0, PDF).
- Post a message.
- Subscribe to the discussion.
- Read the discussion archives.
Supplemental Documents:
- Civil Code 2005: Vietnamese (Source: The National Assembly Office of Vietnam) and English (Source: The EC-ASIAN Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation Program).
- Intellectual Property Law 2005: Vietnamese (Source: The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam) and English (Source: The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam).
- Decree No. 100-CP: Vietnamese (Source: The Copyright Office of Vietnam) and English (Source: The Copyright Office of Vietnam).
More about the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF)
The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) is an independent federal agency created by the U.S. Congress in December 2000 and funded annually by the U.S. Government. Its mission is to strengthen the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship through educational exchanges in science and technology.
VEF is governed by a Board of Directors including 3 U.S. Cabinet Members (the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Education), 2 U.S. Senators and 2 Representatives, and 6 Presidential appointees. VEF headquarters is located in the Washington D.C. area, with a representative field office in Hanoi, Vietnam.
VEF has been highly successful in rapidly achieving its mission of educational exchange and capacity building in science, engineering, mathematics, medicine, and technology for Vietnam while building the bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam. Since operations in March 2003, VEF achievements as of Fall 2009 include the following:
- 306 VEF Fellows have been placed in graduate programs in 69 top-tier U.S. research universities.
- 26 Vietnamese scientists with doctoral degrees have been selected for the post-doctoral Visiting Scholar Program for self-designed professional development activities of up to one year at 22 U.S. universities.
- 108 leading U.S. research universities have joined the VEF Alliance.
- 38 Fellows have graduated and returned to Vietnam
- 6 U.S. Faculty Scholars have been selected to teach courses at 8 Vietnamese universities on-site in Vietnam or via video-conferencing.
More about D&N International
Established in 1992, D&N International is a leading private law firm in Vietnam providing a wide range of intellectual property services to local and foreign clients. Through nearly two decades together with its client support, D&N International has matured from a partnership of only two patent and trademark attorneys to a premier law firm with nation-wide presence and a representative office in France. Its business philosophy is to maintain the highest professional standards whilst providing clients with practical advice that adds value to their business.
No Comments »New Zealand
Creative Commons is working with the Royal Society of New Zealand to create New Zealand jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses.
CC New Zealand
Public Project Lead: Jane Hornibrook
Legal Team:
- Paul Sumpter, University of Auckland
- Andrew Matangi, Buddle Findlay
- Professor Susy Frankel, Victoria University of Wellington
- Richard Best, Department of Internal Affairs
Advisory Panel:
- Penny Carnaby, National Librarian
- Wayne Macintosh, Open Education Resource Foundation
- Colin Jackson, IT consultant
- Aroha Meed, Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Brian Fitzgerald, Queensland University of Technology
- Stephanie Pietkiewicz, True Story
- Helen Baxter, Mohawk Media
- Keitha Booth, State Services Commission
- Fabiana Kubke, University of Auckaland
License documents:
- English explanation of substantive legal changes (PDF).
- Post a message.
- Subscribe to the discussion.
- Read the discussion archives.
More about The Royal Society of New Zealand
The Royal Society of New Zealand promotes science, technology and the humanities in schools, in industry and in society. We administer several funds for science and technology, publish science journals, offer advice to Government, and foster international scientific contact and co-operation.
Acknowledgements
CC New Zealand would like to thank it’s former affiliate institution, the Te Whāinga Aronui The Council for the Humanities, and former Project Lead Brian Opie, for their support and efforts developing the CC project in New Zealand.
