Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

[paul reynolds <paul.reynolds AT mcgovern.co.nz>]

Apparently there is an opportunity to have a discussion around this in the New Year.
Still investigating - but will report when I know more .
p.

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Ian Thomson <ithomson.nz@gmail.com> wrote:

Have to agree Paul,

There was a very open and transparent process when it was decided that CC NZ would reside in the Humanities Council.

Ian

2009/12/16 paul reynolds <paul.reynolds AT mcgovern.co.nz>

Dear All
I'm grateful to Jane and Stephanie for the update.
However, I also need to register a concern that this decision - that the CCANZ has been in negotiation with the Royal Society is not necessarily something I would agree with.
It might be a great fit - but  there has been no debate on this whatsoever - and indeed no place to have it.

Curiously I'm making this point despite, as far as I know, still being a Board member of the the Humanities Network Board.
Given that it hasn't met for an eaon - and its current status is unknown - this is hardly surprising - but it is, at least to me, another part of my concern.

Does anyone else have any issues with this - i.e. is the Royal Society the optimum host for the CCANZ - and if so -  what is the mandate to make sure that the CC project thrives in New Zealand?

Believe me - I have no wish to stir a pot here - but this does need sorted, if for no other reason than to begin a debate as to what the work plan and direction is for CCANZ this coming year.

best
paul

 

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Jane Hornibrook <janehornibrook AT gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

Thank you for your continuing interest and support for Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand throughout 2009.

CCANZ's host, Te Whainga Aronui The Council for the Humanities has officially decided to join the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2010 as a committee representing the humanities. Consequently, the Council will no longer be able to host New Zealand's Creative Commons project. However, we are delighted to tell you that CCANZ and the Council have been in negotiation with the Royal Society of New Zealand concerning their ability and suitability to take over the CC project jurisdiction in 2010.

These discussions have been extremely positive, and we hope to continue on this path toward a more stable project jurisdiction in the new year. Please feel free to add any comments or queries to the forum entitled "CCANZ in 2010" and "Creative Commons and the Royal Society". We will be mostly offline until February, but will try to respond as we can. For a press release about the humanities entering the Royal Society of New Zealand, see http://www.humanitiesresearch.net/news/royal_society_of_new_zealand_embraces_the_humanities

Merry Christmas everyone.

Jane Hornibrook and Stephanie Pietkiewicz



P.S. Our friend Browyn Holloway-Smith has just now alerted us to a new CC artwork she has been working on as she describes below. Well done!

"I thought you might be interested to hear about a new artwork commission I've just completed for Massey University that has a Creative Commons component to it.

Titled "Ghosts in the form of gifts" the work is comprised of 10 objects that have been printed with the open source 3D printer - the Rep Rap - and I've put the 3D design files up on my website for free download under a BY-SA license. It's an exciting experiment of sorts for me to be starting to incorporate CC licenses into my work, and to be able to promote and support the movement!"

The files and some images are here:
http://bronwyn.co.nz/projects/gifts.html


 
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