Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

[Jonathan Hunt <cc_aotearoa AT huntdesign.co.nz>]

People following Creative Commons in NZ may be interested in a discussion 
that touched on CC licensing in relation to use of images from Wikipedia by 
NZ Herald
http://publicaddress.net/system/topic/3453/?i=100#replies

Also, disucssed in Media 7 (series 8, episode 16)
http://tvnz.co.nz/media7/video

It seems to me that CCANZ needs to try to educate news media in particular, 
and seek protection for creators using CC.

It's disturbing that the Press Council has supported newspapers in lifting 
other peoples works from places like Facebook:
"However, Facebook is not a private space but a public sphere and the Press 
Council has cause, yet again, to remind users that despite the best intents 
of individuals, it is not easy not always possible to protect privacy or 
enforce copyright issues."
http://www.presscouncil.org.nz/display_ruling.php?case_number=2173

This is a cop out. Most of these media organisations are staunch defenders of 
their own copyright, except when the shoe is on the other foot:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120507/04002718803/afp-back-to-claiming-that-twitters-terms-service-allow-it-to-take-sell-anyones-twitpic-photos.shtml

Regards
Jonathan

Jonathan Hunt
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