San Francisco, California, USA — September 14, 2009 Creative Commons announces the publication of Defining “Noncommercialâ€: A Study of How the Online Population Understands “Noncommercial Use.†The report details the results of a research study launched in September 2008 to explore differences between commercial and noncommercial uses of content found online, as those uses are…
Hannes Grobe / CC BY-SA Techdirt’s Mike Masnick is perhaps the most prolific blogger on the ill impact of overly restrictive legal regimes, including of course copyright and patents, but also trademark and even employment law (see Noncompete Agreements Are The DRM Of Human Capital) and often on people delivering real value to customers (sad…
Creative Commons is working with Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Law School in Rio de Janeiro to create Brazil jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses. CCi Brazil List Project Lead: Ronaldo Lemos da Silva Júnior License draft. English explanation of substantive legal changes. Post a message. Subscribe to the discussion. Read the discussion archives. More…
Creative Commons is working with The Berkman Center to create United States jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses. CCi United States List Project Lead: John Palfrey, Phillip Malone There are currently no email discussion lists for the US project. The creation of United States jurisdiction-specific Creative Commons licenses is a far simpler project…
Russell John (President) and Hasina Akhtar (Legal Advisor), Bangladesh Linux Users Alliance.