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  • From: adam hyde <adam AT xs4all.nl>
  • To: "Creative Commons Aotearoa (NZ)" <cc-nz AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Cc-nz] Update
  • Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:30:47 +0200

hey,

Congrats! I'm off to wikimania tomorrow and will spread the good word
about CCANZs progress there. Good work!!!!

adam




On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 17:54 +1200, Russell Brown wrote:
> I'm keen to publicise.
>
> I'll precis what's here below and link to the website from my blog if that's
> alright.
>
> And well done Brian and everyone else who's doing the work.
>
> C heers,
> RB
>
>
>
>
> On 7/30/07 4:12 PM, "Brian Opie" <brian.opie AT vuw.ac.nz> wrote:
>
> > Kia ora List members
> >
> > Update on Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand, 30 July 2007
> >
> > 1. The CPF application
> > The latest and most exciting news first.
> >
> > I have just been advised that the application for funding for Stage 2 of
> > the
> > CC ANZ website has been successful. This funding will enable the evolution
> > of the website to significant levels of interactivity, comparable to the
> > Australian and UK CC sites.
> >
> > The HRN Board will be meeting in the next month or so to discuss the
> > development plan for the site.
> >
> > I would like to acknowledge the many contributors to this outcome,
> > including: members of the HRN Board and the Council Site Administrator,
> > Louise O¹Brien; the group which brought the 6 August 2006 meeting together
> > at the National Library ­ Winston Roberts, Ian Thompson, and Paul
> > Reynolds ­
> > particularly for their ongoing benign and watchful oversight; members of
> > CWA
> > New Media, specifically Jill Wilson and Sarah Kinley; our designer, Sarah
> > Laing; those in the partner organisations who responded to urgency at
> > various points in the completion of the application, and offered full
> > support for the initiative; Danyl Strype Adam Hyde, and members of
> > Indymedia, for their commitment to knowledge as a public good.
> >
> > 2. The Creative Commons Website
> > You will know that the site is now on-line and that it is a ³flat² site,
> > that is, it provides basic information about CC and its work, and
> > provides a
> > point of contact for those in NZ with interests in this development.
> >
> > The reason for going ahead without the licences was the delay in the
> > completion of the draft licences, the need to demonstrate that the project
> > is working to a timetable, and the relation between the development of the
> > CC site and the timetable for finalisation of the National Digital Content
> > Strategy.
> >
> > 3. The current position on the licences
> > Our initial redrafting was based on version 2.5, but CC International has
> > now moved to version 3 of the licences, and it is this version which the
> > ANZ
> > licences will have to represent.
> >
> > Since early April I have been trying to confirm with the Legal Team of CC
> > England the timetable for the completion of their draft v.3 of the
> > licences.
> > It had been agreed that it made good sense for this work to be done only
> > once, and that launching CC ANZ with the latest version of the licences
> > was
> > preferable to a two-stage process. However, the CC England timetable has
> > fallen very much behind the intentions in effect when the conversation
> > with
> > them started.
> >
> > As a result, our team has finalised the draft of the first licence based
> > on
> > the current version (by-nc-sa: Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike)),
> > and
> > this has been sent to the Director of CCi for her consideration. It is
> > intended that the completion of the remaining drafts will occur as soon as
> > we have received her endorsement of this work.
> >
> > 4. Appointment of the CC Site Administrator
> > You will probably know that Alastair Pharo has agreed to undertake this
> > work. He is currently enrolled full-time at VUW in English Literature
> > Honours, and has considerable experience in IT. He has already made a
> > significant contribution to the development of the website.
> >
> > 5. The Launch of the Licences
> > The date for this event has still to be finalised. I hope to be able to
> > provide a firm date in the near future, but it depends on progress with
> > the
> > licences.
> >
> > 6. Publicising CC ANZ
> > We are looking for opportunities to publicise the website before the
> > launch
> > of the licences. If you have any suggestions about relevant events, or
> > would like some information to circulate, would you please write to
> > Alastair
> > Pharo <asppsa AT gmail.com>
> >
> > 7. Meeting with the CC Au team
> > I was in Brisbane for an eResearch conference a few weeks ago, and had a
> > very friendly and informative meeting with Prof Brian Fitzgerald and his
> > team. We are assured of ongoing collaboration with CC Au.
> >
> > Brian Opie
>
>
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