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"The following list sets out some basic things that you should think about before you apply a Creative Commons license to your work. It is not an exhaustive list. If you have additional questions or concerns, feel free to post to one of our email discussion lists, to send us an email at info@creativecommons.org or send an email to one of our country project leads or obtain your own legal advice. "

"You need to check with your society. Currently, many of the collecting societies in Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Taiwan and the Netherlands take an assignment of rights (or in France what is called a "mandate" of rights that nonetheless has the same effect practically as an assignment) from you in present and future works (so that they effectively become the owner of these rights) and manage them for you. So if you are already a member of a collecting society in one of these jurisdictions, you may not be entitled to license your work yourself under a Creative Commons license because the necessary rights are not held by you but by the collecting society. Please also read the FAQ on the website of the Creative Commons project team for your jurisdiction for more information about this issue in your jurisdiction. "

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"Contents * 1 Caveats * 2 Raw search engine query data o 2.1 Linkback data o 2.2 Graphs of the linkback data o 2.3 Flickr data o 2.4 Software + 2.4.1 Data gathering + 2.4.2 Charting * 3 Baseline numbers from specific collections * 4 License property charts * 5 Estimates over time o 5.1 Issues + 5.1.1 Fixed + 5.1.2 Confirmed"

"Wir hatten um die Jahreswende zwei Fälle einer\nunerlaubten Weiternutzung. Das eine betraf einen Text auf\nforschungsstandort.ch, eine Seite vom Wirtschaftsdachverband\nEconomiesuisse. Noch bevor wir von der Sache erfahren haben, hat sich\ndie Bloggerszene über die Organisation lustig gemacht. Der andere Fall\nbetraf ein Bild, welches eine welschschweizer Zeitung ohne Namensnennung\nabgedruckt hatte.\n\nWikimedia CH hat anschliessend beim betroffenen Textautor eine\nHandlungsvollmacht eingeholt und selbst eine solche für unseren Anwalt\nerteilt. Derart ausgerüstet wollten wir den Leuten bei Economiesuisse\netwas Feuer unter dem Allerwertesten machen. Aber in der Zeit, die wir\nfür dieses Vorhaben brauchten, hat Economiesuisse die Seite schon wieder\nzurückgezogen, womit der Fall für uns erledigt war. "

"# 1 Questions about CC0 generally * 1.1 What is CC0? * 1.2 How does it work? * 1.3 Are CC0 and CC's Public Domain Dedication and Certification ("PDDC") the same? * 1.4 Which should I use if I want to dedicate a work to the public domain? CC0 or PDDC? * 1.5 Will the PDDC Change? * 1.6 How is CC0 different from the Public Domain Dedication and License ("PDDL") published by Open Data Commons? # 2 Questions for those thinking about applying CC0 to their work(s) * 2.1 Who can use CC0? * 2.2 How do I apply CC0 to my work? * 2.3 What are the benefits of including the information requested by the CC0 chooser? * 2.4 Does CC0 require others who use my work to give me attribution? * 2.5 Does CC0 really eliminate all copyright and related rights, everywhere? * 2.6 What kinds of rights am I waiving when I use CC0? * 2.7 What are neighboring rights? * 2.8 What are database rights? * 2.9 Can I control how my work is being used once I publish it using CC0? * 2.10 What about other IP related rights, such as trademark and patent rights? # 3 Questions for those thinking about using a CC0'd work * 3.1 Can anyone use a work that is distributed under CC0? * 3.2 Do I have to attribute the person who applied CC0 to their work? * 3.3 Why do some works indicate the jurisdiction from which the work is being published? * 3.4 What rights do I need to use a CC0'd work? * 3.5 How can I be sure that I have all the rights I need to use the work?"

"Kaitlin Thaney, April 2nd, 2010 Thinh Nguyen writes over at the Science Commons blog … "We're happy to announce that we're launching the public comment and discussion period for our new patent tools: the Research Non-Assertion Pledge and the Public Patent License. We invite you to join the discussion at our public wiki. There you can read about these tools, catch up on hot topics of interest to the community, or join our public discussion list to contribute your thoughts and suggestions."

"This year at the 2009 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference we saw an increase in both international and corporate partner participation; standing ovations for two of our general session keynotes; an extremely active Twitter backchannel; fantastic presentations; participants engaging in new ways at the Thursday night event, such as Ignite!-inspired sessions and the Black Box Theatre improv; and numerous examples of you networking with your colleagues all throughout the conference space, making new contacts and connections for the coming year. Our full conference attendance boasted 3,700+, along with just under 2,400 exhibitor registrations. We also piloted our first annual online companion event, which ended up being a success thanks to great speakers and content, as well as valuable interaction with campuses across the world. ... Unless otherwise noted, EDUCAUSE holds the copyright on all materials published by the association, whether in print or electronic form. In certain cases the work remains the intellectual property of the individual author(s) (see Special Circumstances). Content from conference speeches, presentations, blogs, wikis and feeds reflect the opinions of the author, and not necessarily those of EDUCAUSE or its members. "

"Approximate Minimum Total CC Licensed Works as of December 2009: ~350 million"

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