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["Ignasi Labastida i Juan" <ilabastida.ub AT gmail.com>]

Thanks JC for the letter.
I agree in text and the way it's writing and I also wait for Paul's
comments and improvements as we talked in Vilnius,

Ignasi

2008/3/1, J.C. De Martin <demartin AT polito.it>:
> Dear All,
>
>  Here is, as promised in Torino in January,
>  a draft of a letter to be sent to the CC Board
>  by whomever agrees.
>
>  I believe the substance reflects what
>  discussed at the meeting. The form
>  is obviously open to improvements.
>
>  Please let me know whether you wish
>  to add your signature.
>
>  It is probably a good idea to send
>  the letter shortly, now that
>  the memory of CC+ and CC0 is still fresh.
>
>  Best,
>
>  juan carlos
>
>  ------------------------------
>
>
>  Dear CC Board:
>
>  As leads of national CC projects, we would like
>  to bring to your attention a few thoughts regarding
>  communication and governance within the overall
>  CC Project.
>
>  Regarding communication, we believe that all
>  major CC announcements should be pre-announced
>  to national projects, to give us the time
>  to -at least- be prepared to answer questions
>  from our national media and from the commoners.
>
>  Pre-announcements were made a few times with
>  Mia Garlick, but it clearly did not happen
>  with the recent introduction
>  of CC0 and CC+.
>
>  Some of us learned about these initiatives
>  when the press called  us in the morning asking
>  for interviews.
>  Not good for us, not good for CC.
>
>  To avoid it in the future, timely pre-announcements
>  to national projects should be standard policy
>  of CC Headquarters.
>
>  Information brings to governance.
>
>  As we have said, we need, at the very least, to be
>  timely and thoroughly informed.
>
>  But more -perhaps much more-
>  could be accomplished if the national projects
>  were involved, in some form, in the decision making
>  process of CC HQ.
>
>  CC is, in fact, now a global project. The impact of any
>  decision taken by CC HQ reverberates across the globe,
>  impacting hundreds of highly-qualified, dedicated volunteers.
>  Not to mention the scores of people and institutions
>  who use and support CC licenses.
>
>  Early involvement of the national projects could
>  provide useful information to both understand
>  the impact of potential CC decisions as well
>  as technical advice that, if followed upon,
>  could -sometimes- strengthen CC initiatives
>  when implemented worldwide.
>
>  For the sake of clarity, Creative Commons International
>  is currently doing, in our opinion, a great job in handling
>  the national projects. Their support is timely,
>  professional and greatly appreciated.
>
>  But the above issues are CC HQ related,
>  hence our addressing you, the CC Board.
>
>  Thank you for your attention,
>  we look forward to hearing from you.
>  If you need any additional information,
>  please do not hesitate to contact us.
>
>  Best regards,
>
>  juan carlos de martin - cc italy
>  .....
>  .....
>
>
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