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Book SynopsisOpen 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. Drawing on material presented at the Queensland University of Technology conference of January 2005, the text provides a snapshot of the thoughts of over 30 Australian and international experts on topics surrounding the international Creative Commons movement, from the landmark Eldred v Ashcroft copyright term decision to the legalities of digital sampling in a remix world.Open Content Licensing is a joint publication of Sydney University Press, Queensland University of Technology and CCI.
Table of ContentsForeword Brian Fitzgerald A short overview of creative commons Brian Fitzgerald Banco Court keynote Introduction The Hon. Justice James Douglas Does copyright have limits? Eldred v Ashcroft and its aftermath Lawrence Lessig Conference keynote Welcome The Hon. Justice Ronald Sackville The vision for the creative commons: what are we and where are we headed? Free culture Lawrence Lessig Creative commons worldwide The iCommons Project Tom Cochrane, Neeru Paharia and Ian Oi Government and creative commons The government's role in supporting creative innovation Linda Lavarch Why governments and public institutions need to understand open content licensing Stuart Cunningham, Terry Cutler, Anne Fitzgerald, Neale Hoope and Tom Cochrane Creative commons and the creative industries Perspectives from the creative industries Richard Neville, Richard Jones, Greg Hearn and Barry Conyngham Case studies Open content licensing initiatives Arun Sharma AEShareNET Carol Fripp and Dennis McNamara Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) Renato Ianella Youth Internet Radio Network (YIRN) Jean Burgess and Mark Fallu Australian Creative Resource Online (ACRO) David Rooney Policy issues Internet and innovation John Quiggin Digital sampling and culture jamming in a remix world: what does the law allow? Brian Fitzgerald and Damien O'Brien Law and computer games Introduction Greg Lane Games history, content, practice and law Brian Fitzgerald, Sal Humphreys, John Banks, Keith Done and Nic Suzor The future Lawrence Lessig, Stuart Cunningham and Sal Humphreys Biographies Index
