Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

[Jessica Coates <j2.coates AT qut.edu.au>]

In a very small, easy to miss post, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has made a very exciting announcement. They're going CC - and under an Attribution-only licence, no less.

 

From the ABS website (http://abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Website+Changes+Coming+Soon):

 

Creative Commons provides a spectrum of licensing for the use of intellectual property between full copyright and public domain – in essence 'some rights reserved'. The ABS is poised to introduce Creative Commons licensing for the majority of its web content.

The relevant Creative Commons logo (which will link to the Attribution 2.5 Australia Licence) will be included at the bottom of every page on the ABS website.

 

The ABS conducts the annual Australian census, and is the holder of all official Australian statistical data. It's been providing all its resources for free for a number of years, but under a limited re-use licence. The decision to go one step further and allow complete reuse of its material - even for commercial purposes - heralds a great opportunity for the Australian community, researchers and business, and hopefully will lead to a great leap in the use of and innovation based on this rich resource.

 

 

Jessica Coates

Project Manager

Creative Commons Clinic

Queensland University of Technology

 

ph: 07 3138 8301

fax: 07 3138 9395

email: j2.coates AT qut.edu.au

 

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