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CREATIVE COMMONS COPYRIGHT TOOLS NOW AVAILABLE IN SOUTH KOREA

The Silicon Valley nonprofit releases South Korean versions of its 
innovative copyright licenses at the High Court in Seoul

San Francisco, USA and Seoul, SOUTH KOREA, March 31, 2005 ( Creative 
Commons, a nonprofit organization that offers flexible copyright tools 
to the general public, has unveiled a localized version of its 
innovative licensing system in South Korea. The Creative Commons 
licenses, available free of charge from the group's website 
<http://www.creativecommons.org>, afford authors and publishers an 
intermediate degree of protection over their photos, music, text, 
films, and educational materials under a "some rights reserved" 
copyright ( in contrast to the traditional "all rights reserved."

South Korea is the latest country to join Creative Common' 
international effort. The organization already provides copyright 
licenses specific to Australian, Austrian, Brazilian, Belgian, 
Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, U.S., 
Taiwanese, Canadian, and Spanish law, thanks to a global network of 
artists, lawyers, and technologists.

Staff at Creative Commons' offices in San Francisco and Berlin worked 
with Professor Suk-Ho Bang of Hongik University, Seoul; project lead 
Professor Dae-Hee Lee of the Inha Law School; and the Korea Association 
for Info-Media Law (KAFIL) to adapt the standardized licenses for use 
under Korean law.

"We are very happy to make Creative Commons a reality for artists, 
lawyers, and Internet users here in South Korea," said Professor Suk-Ho 
Bang. "Thanks to a joint effort with Judge Jongsoo Yoon, who was 
responsible for all technical issues, it was possible to release the 
Creative Commons licenses in South Korea."

The Creative Commons South Korean licenses were launched at a ceremony 
at the South Korean High Court, Seoul. The event included a public 
address by Creative Commons chairman Lawrence Lessig and a discussion 
of Creative Commons with judges from the South Korean High Court.

About KAFIL

KAFIL, or the Korea Association for Info-Media Law, was founded in 1996 
by distinguished leadership of Judge Chan-Hyun Hwang. KAFIL is unique 
in its member composition: The majority of regular member is judges and 
public prosecutors, and KAFIL has situated itself as the leading law 
association in Korea bridging academics and legal professionals. KAFIL 
holds an annual symposium in June, plus three other academic seminars 
annually (e.g., Discovering E-commons for Digital Information: 
Contradiction or Confusion?" in 2003). On a bimonthly basis, KAFIL 
hosts case-study workshops that have become a hot forum for debate 
among Korean legal professionals. KAFIL also publishes its own law 
journal on a biannual basis.

For general information, visit <http://www.kafil.or.kr/>

For information about iCommons Korea, visit: <www.creativecommons.or.kr>

About Creative Commons

A nonprofit corporation founded in 2001, Creative Commons promotes the 
creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works ( whether owned or 
in the public domain ( by empowering authors and audiences. It is 
sustained by the generous support of the Center for the Public Domain, 
the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Omidyar Network 
Fund, and the Hewlett Foundation.

For general information, visit <http://creativecommons.org>.




Contacts

Professor Suk-Ho Bang
Inha Law School
bang5555 AT hotmail.com

Neeru Paharia
Creative Commons
neeru AT creativecommons.org

Christiane Asschenfeldt
iCommons
christiane AT creativecommons.org


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Glenn Otis Brown
Executive Director
Creative Commons
glenn AT creativecommons.org
+1.415.946.3065 (telephone)
+1.415.336.1433 (mobile)
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