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  • From: Brian Opie <brian.opie AT vuw.ac.nz>
  • To: "Creative Commons Aotearoa (NZ)" <cc-nz AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Cc-nz] Update
  • Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:52:55 +1200

Thanks very much, Sue. It's great that our collaboration on this project in
the context of the DCS seems to be really getting somewhere.

Best wishes

Brian


On 30/7/07 9:12 PM, "Sue Sutherland" <Sue.Sutherland AT natlib.govt.nz> wrote:

> Yes, congratulations, Brian. This is great news. As you know National
> Library has been happy to support this in whatever we can as we do see it
> as a
> crucial piece of the digital content landscape. The NZ Digital Content
> Strategy was agreed to by Cabinet on 16 July and we are in the throes of
> preparing it for publication on the web and in print (limited edition!). We
> are awaiting Ministers advice as to when they want to launch and in what
> format but I am sure that they will be pleased to give publicity to this
> initiative which is highlighted in the NZ Digital Content Strategy.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
>
>
> Sue Sutherland
> Director of Policy and Information Democracy
> National Library of New Zealand
> Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa
> Wellington
> Ph: +64 4 4743009
> Fax: +64 4 4743007
> Cell: +64 21 679876
>
>>>> Russell Brown <russb AT dubwise.co.nz> 07/30/07 5:54 PM >>>
> 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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