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Appendix: Country Case Studies

Creative Commons would like to highlight country case studies CC community members have written as items in this Appendix.

If you would like to contribute information on your country’s copyright and CC licensing context, please work with your CC Network Chapter leader or representative, or contact certificates@creativecommons.org if your country does not have a Network Chapter.

Nigerian Case Study (2020)

Italian Case Study (2019), curated by the Italian Creative Commons Chapter

Some previous Certificate participants have also completed case studies as part of their final projects. Learn more and view the ones that have been shared as part of the Shared Assignments on our Additional Course Content page. A few of those case studies are also linked directly below. Use and share this information freely under the appropriate CC license, but be aware that these have not been reviewed for accuracy, particularly with respect to legal content.

Germany Case Study, by Bonnie Finn ; The “Morality” of Copyright and Creative Commons in Germany, by Nicole Rayner (both from 2023)

Case Study: Copyright Law in Iceland (2023), by Nichole Beard

Case Study of New Zealand (2023), by Sean Michael Dudley

Case Study on the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2020), by Erica Wine

Portuguese Case Study (2020), by Hugo Pereira

Hong Kong Case Study (2019), by Judy Wong

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