NOV 28 Creative Commons Policy Roundup

[Timothy Vollmer]

Creative Commons at WIPO: Supporting a more fair copyright for teaching and learning

Recently, Creative Commons participated in WIPO's bi-annual meeting of its committee on copyright and related rights. On the agenda was a discussion about copyright exceptions for education. We support this work, as we know that voluntary licensing schemes will never be a comprehensive solution. Governments and others need to take a leadership role to enshrine within the exception and limitation framework the rights of those who teach and those who learn to take advantage of knowledge worldwide without fear of infringing. 

Making Creative Commons Licensing Work In Indonesia

In 2014, Indonesia amended its copyright law with a provision that would require users to record license information with its Copyright Office. This could even affect CC licensors, meaning that if a licensor does not comply with the requirement, the license that they applied on their work will not have any legal effect. CC Indonesia worked with the Copyright Office to earn an exception for CC licenses, meaning that Creative Commons users in Indonesia will be able to continue to use the licenses as they were intended. 

The TPP is dead 

Guardian Op-Ed:

Sure, Donald Trump – and Bernie Sanders’ – campaign focus on the TPP elevated US awareness about the pact, a wide-reaching international agreement negotiated by the Obama administration. But no single politician killed this deal.
If not for the constant pressure from activists and civil society groups, the TPP would have become law long before the recent US election. But thanks to intense, creative and strategic organizing from the day the text was finalized in 2015, there was never a majority of support for the pact in Congress. That’s why it was never implemented.

Court Dismisses $1 Billion Copyright Claim Against Getty

You'll recall that a few months ago the popular photographer Carol Highsmith sued Getty for its use of some of her photos that she donated to the Library of Congress. Highsmith's case hinged on a part of the DMCA which regulates copyright management information. Upon closer inspection, it seems the photos are in the public domain (Highsmith having relinquished rights upon donation to the library). So, no rights available, no federal suit against Getty. Is this a win for the public domain? 

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