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Our goal:
“Universal access to research
and education, full participation
in culture.”
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I will argue that open data is more
efficient, more transparent and
enables greater innovation.
I will argue that open data is more
efficient, more transparent and
enables greater innovation.
And that you should do (more of)
it.
Part one: why Creative Commons?
And what on earth is it?
Obviously, it's becoming much
easier to share data and
information for reuse.
The technical barriers to access
and reuse are dropping
‘Lego Life Lessons’ by the Manning Brothers.
CC-BY-NC-SA
youtube.com/watch?v=z9p6n3lhpcsLego Life Lessons
This means you can't predict who
will do exciting things with your
work
Media Text Hack
CC Kiwi
This sounds great, but the legal
barriers to dissemination &
reuse remain.
Copyright Graffiti Sign by Horia Varlan
CC-BY
https://flic.kr/p/7vBD4TCopyright
Copyright is very restrictive.
Automatic.
Applies online.
No 'c' required.
Lasts for 50 years after death.
This means you need to actively
and clearly give permission for
others to legally reuse your work.
“Grayson, Westley, Stanislaus County...” via US Nat. Archives
No Known Copyright
https://flic.kr/p/8UAPVTWhat to Do?.
Here's the pitch:
Creative Commons licences are
clear, simple, free, legally robust
and let you keep your copyright.
Public Domain
Few Restrictions
Public Domain
Few Restrictions
All Rights Reserved
Few Freedoms
Public Domain
Few Restrictions
All Rights Reserved
Few Freedoms
Some Rights Reserved
Range of Licence Options
Four Licence Elements
Attribution
Non Commercial
No Derivatives
Share Alike
Six Licences
More free More restrictive
Layers
Licence symboll
Human readable
Lawyer readable
Go to creativecommons.org/choose
Part two: what is open data? And
why should we do it?
National Imagery Photography by LINZ.
Licensed CC-BY
data.linz.govt.nz/data/category/aerial-photos/
“Open means anyone can freely
access, use, modify, and share
for any purpose (subject, at
most, to requirements that
preserve provenance and
openness)”
http://opendefinition.org/
Three benefits of open data
First, open data is more efficient.
“Council staff had to manually
extract data for each request
and the user fees often did
not cover the council’s
processing costs.”
– Andrew Shakes, Analyst,
WCC
”
“For Te Papa, that is nearly
14,000 image requests we
haven’t had to manually
approve. At least 28,000
emails we’ve saved.”
– Adrian Kingston, Te Papa
”
Second, open data is more
democratic and transparent.
Third, open data allows for
greater innovation.
Jack Andraka
Part three: what does the Govt
say about open data?
Part three: what does the Govt
say about open data?
NZGOAL (2010)
Government guidance, approved by
Cabinet, advocates use of CC for publicly
funded copyright works
Declaration on Open and Transparent
Government (2011)
NZGOAL “advocates use of
Creative Commons licences for
those State Services agencies’
copyright works which are
appropriate for release and re-
use”
Local government is “strongly
encouraged” to use NZGOAL
As of Monday, NZGOAL
recommends the use of CC 4.0.
Part four: What else is happening
in New Zealand?
LINZ
National Imagery Photography by LINZ.
Licensed CC-BY
data.linz.govt.nz/data/category/aerial-photos/
Man from the city, 1971, by Jan Nigro. Purchased 1971. Te Papa
(1971-0036-2)
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 New Zealand licenceTe Papa
Massed troops at a New Zealand Division thanksgiving service, World
War I. Ref: 1/2-013806-G. No known copyright.
http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22684353NLNZ; WW100
CC in Schools
80-120 schools using Creative
Commons to share resources
Open Access
Research
Open Textbooks
Meena Kadri
‘Uttarayan Sunset’ by Meena Kadri.
CC-BY-NC-ND
flickr.com/photos/meanestindian/5357432362/
“Folding Kimono” by Jem Yoshioka
CC-BY-SA
http://jemshed.com/comic/folding-kimono/Jem Yoshioka
resources.creativecommons.org.nz
creativecommons.org.nz
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matt@creativecommons.org.nz
groups.creativecommons.org.nz
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