[cc-community] PRESS RELEASE: Creative Commons Licenses Launch in Greece
Michelle Thorne
michelle at creativecommons.org
Fri Oct 12 11:39:58 EDT 2007
PDF attached; text below
CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES LAUNCH IN GREECE
October 13, 2007 — San Francisco, CA, USA and Berlin, Germany
Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a
body of creative work that is free and legal to share and build upon,
unveiled today a localized version of its innovative licensing system
in Greece.
With the Creative Commons' project in Greece joining the effort,
Creative Commons licenses are now being offered in localized versions
in a total of 39 countries around the world.
Staff at Creative Commons' offices in San Francisco and Berlin worked
with project leads Marinos Papadopoulos, Theodoros Karounos, and
Prodromos Tsiavos to adapt the standardized copyright licenses to
Greek law.
Today the Greek version of Creative Commons will be launched in
Athens, at an event in the Ceremonies Hall at the University of
Athens. Lawrence Lessig, founder and CEO of Creative Commons, will
give the keynote address at the ceremony, which will be hosted by
Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET).
"The real value of the Creative Commons licenses," says Marinos
Papadopoulos, "comes in clarifying what is useful to both creators
and users of intellectual property, while also providing them with the
tools to share creations in a mutually acceptable legal environment.
By helping both creators and users determine the value of intellectual
property sharing, Creative Commons in Greece is helping an explosive
growth in creativity."
About GRNET
The Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) supports the
research and development of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICT) within Greece and internationally, through the provision of its
high-capacity networking and grid computing infrastructure, the
strengthening of e-Learning & e-Business practices, as well as the
participation in international research and education efforts. GRNET
operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Development and is
supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Development.
About Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001,
that promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works,
whether owned or in the public domain. Through its free copyright
licenses, Creative Commons offers authors, artists, scientists, and
educators the choice of a flexible range of protections and freedoms
that build upon the "all rights reserved" concept of traditional
copyright to enable a voluntary "some rights reserved" approach.
Creative Commons is sustained by the generous support of organizations
including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar
Network, the Hewlett Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, as
well as members of the public. For more information about Creative
Commons, visit http://creativecommons.org.
Contact
Dr. Catharina Maracke
International Coordinator
Creative Commons International, Creative Commons
catharina at creativecommons.org
+49.30.280.93.909
Press Kit
http://creativecommons.org/presskit
http://creativecommons.org/international/gr/
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Michelle Thorne
Creative Commons International
Gipsstrasse 12
10119 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49.30.28 09 69 41
Fax: +49.30.28 09 39 10
Email: michelle at creativecommons.org
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