Creative Commons publications

Agonising over copyright attribution? Check out these publications.

Open Content Licensing: Cultivating the Creative Commons, brings together papers from some of the most prominent thinkers of our time on the internet, law and the importance of open content licensing in the digital age.

The Blog, Podcast, Vodcast and Wiki Copyright Guide for Australia examines copyright issues which impact upon creators and users of blogs, podcasts, vodcasts and wikis in the Australian legal environment. In doing so it provides practical examples of how these issues may arise and be resolved.

Legal Aspects of Web 2.0 Activities: Management of Legal Risk Associated with Use of YouTube, MySpace and Second Life. The report identifies the practical legal risks associated with activities conducted in online participatory spaces. Encompassing Copyright, Privacy, Defamation, Breach of Confidence and other areas of law, the report outlines the main considerations that arise when engaging in the online environment.

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