{{Case Study
|Description=A comprehensive online guide to Slovene culture, Culture.si covers contemporary art, culture, and heritage in Slovenia. Over 2,300 articles in English and the fastest growing independent image bank (currently over 1,500 images) are offered for reuse under two Creative Commons licenses. The portal is powered by Semantic MediaWiki.
|Mainurl=http://www.culture.si/
|Author=Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia
|User_Status=Curator, Creator
|Tag=culture, portal, national culture, mediawiki, wiki, international cooperation, Slovenia, Slovene culture, Ministry of Culture, Ljudmila,
|License short name=CC BY, CC BY-ND
|CC adoption date=2009
|Format=Image, Text
|Country=Slovenia
|Quote=Culture.si is designed to help professionals explore possibilities for collaboration with Slovene cultural organisations. Download images, logos or contacts! Take a look and make a connection!
|Quote_Attribution=C.si
|Image_Header=http://wiki.creativecommons.org/File:Culture.si_%28logo%29.svg.png
|Image_attribution=Culture.si, Ministry of Culture of the republic of Slovenia
}}
== Overview ==

The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia decided to fund a flexible and open-ended online tool to broaden and promote international cultural cooperation, as well as knowledge and recognition of Slovene culture. The main task of the Culture.si portal is to offer referential and easy-to-reuse texts, images, contact information, international events and user-specific lists related to Slovene culture. In 2009 the development of the project was entrusted to the Ljubljana based Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory and the beta version of the Culture.si portal was launched in April 2010.

In the period 2009-2014 the project is fully funded by the Ministry of Culture (Sector for European Affairs and International Co-operation), which remains the owner and the founder of the portal. Ljudmila established partnerships with numerous institutions in order to ensure the interoperability of the state-funded online content as well as to provide the high quality content. Among them:
* National University Library
**Sigledal.org - Slovene theatre portal
* Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012
* Slovenia Press Photo Institute for Promotion of Photography
* WikiProject Slovenia
* Research Institute of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design
* Peace Institute, Centre for Cultural Policy Research
* SCCA-Ljubljana Centre for Contemporary Arts

== License Usage ==

'''Please specify the license adopted. How is the license applied? Can you provide any available statistics? What has been the author or organization's experience with Creative Commons licenses so far – what have been the benefits and lessons learned?'''

The Culture.si portal offers its content under two copyleft licences:
*CC BY - all the texts (currently over 2,300 articles)
*CC BY ND - images in the Free Image Bank (currently over 1,500; final estimate over 7,000)

The Logo Bank, however, is fully copyrighted.

In the Beta stage of the project the main task is to promote the benefits of the CC-licensed content for the Slovene cultural organisations and institutions. The feed-back is very positive and over 200 of them have already provided the requested material. There have been only a few cases where the published material had to be fully copyrighted (e.g. archival photos from the theatre performances from the 1970's and 1980's).

So far over 2,000 downloads have taken place.

== Motivations ==

'''How did the author or organization first hear about Creative Commons? Why did they choose to license under Creative Commons? Which license did they select and why? Any other issues you may have come across/comments you’d like to make.'''

is designed to help professionals explore possibilities for collaboration with Slovene cultural organisations. Here you can find information on cultural producers, venues, festivals and support services in Slovenia, and download images, logos or contacts.

Take a look and make a connection!

== Impact ==
'''What is the impact of this CC-enabled project or resource? Specifically, what has the license enabled that otherwise would not exist? Provide statistics or other data if possible.'''

== Technical Details ==

'''Provide any technical details of the implementation here'''

== Media ==
'''Please include any screenshots, logos, links to videos, audio files, press hits, etc. To upload a file, open a separate window and click through [[Special:Upload]].'''

File:Culture.si (logo).svg.png

2011-07-17T21:14:41Z

CC Slovenia: Culture.si logo

Culture.si logo

Case Studies/Culture.si

2011-07-17T21:03:17Z

CC Slovenia: overview, licences

2011-06-15T09:44:06Z

CC Slovenia:

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|otherurl=Come by and visit us at Ljudmila, Rimska 8 in the very centre of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
|mailing=icommons-si@mail.ljudmila.org
|region=Europe
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|afffocus=Public Lead
|afftype=NGO
|plead1=Luka Frelih
|pemail1=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle1=Public Lead
|plead2=Alenka Pirman
|pemail2=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle2=Public Lead
|plead3=Živa Zupan
|pemail3=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle3=Coordinator
|plead4=Dare Pejić
|pemail4=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle4=Researcher
|plead5=Marko Brumen
|pemail5=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle5=Public Relations Consultant
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=Programme & Projects (roadmap) / DRAFT=

* Date submitted: 15 June, 2011
* Timespan of this roadmap: 2011-2012

=CC Slovenia Team=

'''Legal Project Lead:''' [mailto:maja.lubarda@ipi.si Maja Lubarda], [http://www.intellectualpropertyinstitute.si/ Intellectual Property Institute].

Counsel to Legal Lead: [mailto:maja@intellectualpropertyinstitute.si Maja Bogataj Jančič], [http://www.intellectualpropertyinstitute.si/ Intellectual Property Institute].

'''Public Project Lead:''' Alenka Pirman, Luka Frelih, Živa Zupan (coordinator), Dare Pejić (researcher), Marko Brumen (PR consultant), Špela Kučan and Mitja Doma (senior consultants) [http://www.culture.si/en/Ljudmila_Art_and_Science_Laboratory Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory (LJUDMILA)].

Date of earliest MOU in jurisdiction: October 2005

Self-Identified Region: Europe (member of EU since 1 May 2004)

=Focus=
Apart from the regular work, defined by the Memorandum of Understanding, CC Slovenia will focus on three major tasks:

==Argumentative Tools (Individual Approach)==
The usage of the CC licences in Slovenia has been increasing (especially in the fields of non-profit media and on-line publishing, nevertheless, the basic issue remains the author's incapability to reject the unfavourable conditions, dictated by the industry (all rights reserved) and to be able to negotiate for a better deal. In 2011-2012 we intend to focus on providing argumentative tools for them in the form of an on-line and printed manual as well as with public debates in partnership with the Peace Institute and Centre for Contemporary Arts-Ljubljana.

===Outputs===
* MANUAL: on-line, printed, flowcharts
* PUBLIC DEBATES: on a regular monthly basis, with topical guest speakers
* MEDIA PRESENTATIONS: contact shows on national and alternative radio stations, regular sections in the printed media
* BOOKI TOOL: an international team of developers will adjust the BOOKI tool for collective book writing to suit the needs of various community groups. The licensing will be adjusted and the tool will be promoted by BOOKI SPRINTS (collective writing events).

==Free Archives (Institutional Approach)==
Apart from the individual authors the need to rethink the copyright policies is experienced by the public institutions such as archives, libraries, and museums. Through close collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the National University Library (and according to the Europeana standards) we have been addressing these institutions, introducing them to the alternative licensing possibilities and developing a case of good practice - a national bank of free images which will reach some 3000 objects by the end of 2012.

===Outputs===
*CULTURE.SI PORTAL: development and building of the Free Image Bank section
*LETTERS TO DIRECTORS: an intense correspondence is taking place with the goal of individually contacting all Slovene cultural and heritage institutions, organisations, foundations, and agencies by the end of 2012 in order to introduce CC as the alternative licensing opportunity.
*PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS: targeted presentations of the benefits of such tools and freely available archives to focused groups (embassies, media, producers, researchers ...)

==Free Cultural Policies==
In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture we are preparing a case of good practice for the on-line publishing and promotion of culture on the national, regional and international levels. The software, tools and portals that LJUDMILA has been developing will be showcased as a role model to the IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture) members already in 2011. The basic goal is to encourage the governments to share and complement the free content as well as to secure the interoperability of their agents, also with the help of CC licences.

===Outputs===
*PRESENTATION TO IFACCA @ the world summit
*NETWORKING: establishing a network of partners in order to further develop the tools for national agencies with the embedded CC philosophy
*MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENTS: media coverage of the above

=Sustainability and funding=
LJUDMILA funds the material costs of its CC-related activities through the scarce basic programme funding (two principal funders being Municipality of Ljubljana and Ministry of Culture), through the national Multimedia Centres Network and partly also through the earned income. Most of the expert work, however, is on voluntary basis. Through the international networking we plan to apply for additional funds.

=Institutional Partners in 2011-2012=
* [http://www.culture.si/en/Ministry_of_Culture Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia]
* [http://www.culture.si/en/NUK National University Library]
* [http://www.culture.si/en/Research_Institute_of_the_Academy_of_Fine_Arts_and_Design Research Institute of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design]
* [http://www.culture.si/en/Centre_for_Cultural_Policy_Research,_Peace_Institute Peace Institute, Centre for Cultural Policy Research]
* [http://www.culture.si/en/SCCA-Ljubljana_Centre_for_Contemporary_Arts SCCA-Ljubljana Centre for Contemporary Arts]

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=More about Intellectual Property Institute=

The Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) is a research, academic and training institution in the field of intellectual property law. It was founded in 2004 and is the first institution of its kind in Slovenia. The Institute conducts research, provides education and offers training opportunities in the field of intellectual property law. The primary focus of its activities is to explore the challenges that digitalisation has brought to intellectual property law and are important for the progress of an information-based society. The Institute aims to work in close cooperation with Slovenian universities, research institutions, industry, art centres and civil society groups. Its aim is to create a strong network of partnership with researchers and research institutions at home and abroad. Since its recent founding, the Institute has participated in many discussions regarding various intellectual property issues, and managed to mark the landscape of the debate with its perspective.

For more information visit [http://www.intellectualpropertyinstitute.si Intellectual Property Institute] or contact [mailto:maja@intellectualpropertyinsitute.si Maja Bogataj Jančič]

=More about LJUDMILA=

Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory was established in 2010 by 10 new & all media artists, developers, hackers, programmers, and computer engineers, previously engaged in the Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab, a programme of KUD France Prešeren Arts and Culture Association.

LJUDMILA is a successor of the media lab established in 1994 and has extensive experience connecting new media technologies and artistic projects as well as encouraging broader, savvier and more creative uses of new technologies. Ljudmila is devoted to free software, open source programming and promotes free culture.

Initially funded by the OSI-Slovenia Internet program, LJUDMILA has grown into a well-equipped digital media lab that focuses on digital production as well as education, research and development of open standards software. It also provides knowledge, equipment, Internet access, web sites, electronic publishing and other affordable networking services to non-governmental and non-profit organizations, art collectives, active individuals, and others.

For more information visit [http://www.ljudmila.org/ LJUDMILA's website] or contact [mailto:info@ljudmila.org Živa Zupan].

Slovenia

2011-06-15T09:33:11Z

CC Slovenia:

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|status=2.5
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|mailing list=http://mail.ljudmila.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/icommons-si
|otherurl=Come by and visit us at Ljudmila, Rimska 8 in the very centre of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
|mailing=icommons-si@mail.ljudmila.org
|region=Europe
|affiliated=Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory
|affurl=http://www.culture.si/en/Ljudmila_Art_and_Science_Laboratory
|afffocus=Public Lead
|afftype=NGO
|plead1=Luka Frelih
|pemail1=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle1=Public Lead
|plead2=Alenka Pirman
|pemail2=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle2=Public Lead
|plead3=Živa Zupan
|pemail3=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle3=Coordinator
|plead4=Dare Pejić
|pemail4=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle4=Researcher
|plead5=Marko Brumen
|pemail5=info@ljudmila.org
|ptitle5=Public Relations Consultant
|teamsize=7
|flagurl=http://creativecommons.org/images/international/si.png
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=Programme & Projects (roadmap) / DRAFT=

* Date submitted: 15 June, 2011
* Timespan of this roadmap: 2011-2012

=CC Slovenia Team=

'''Legal Project Lead:''' [mailto:maja.lubarda@ipi.si Maja Lubarda], [http://www.intellectualpropertyinstitute.si/ Intellectual Property Institute].

Counsel to Legal Lead: [mailto:maja@intellectualpropertyinstitute.si Maja Bogataj Jančič], [http://www.intellectualpropertyinstitute.si/ Intellectual Property Institute].

'''Public Project Lead:''' Alenka Pirman, Luka Frelih, Živa Zupan (coordinator), Dare Pejić (researcher), Marko Brumen (PR consultant), Špela Kučan and Mitja Doma (senior consultants) [http://www.culture.si/en/Ljudmila_Art_and_Science_Laboratory Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory (LJUDMILA)].

Date of earliest MOU in jurisdiction: October 2005

Self-Identified Region: Europe (member of EU since 1 May 2004)

=Focus=
Apart from the regular work, defined by the Memorandum of Understanding, CC Slovenia will focus on three major tasks:

==Argumentative Tools (Individual Approach)==
The usage of the CC licences in Slovenia has been increasing (especially in the fields of non-profit media and on-line publishing, nevertheless, the basic issue remains the author's incapability to reject the unfavourable conditions, dictated by the industry (all right reserved) and to be able to negotiate for a better deal. In 2011-2012 we intend to focus on providing argumentative tools for them in the form of an on-line and printed manual as well as with public debates in partnership with the Peace Institute and Centre for Contemporary Arts-Ljubljana.

===Outputs===
* MANUAL: on-line, printed, flowcharts
* PUBLIC DEBATES: on a regular monthly basis, with topical guest speakers
* MEDIA PRESENTATIONS: contact shows on national and alternative radio stations, regular sections in the printed media
* BOOKI TOOL: an international team of developers will adjust the BOOKI tool for collective book writing to suit the needs of various community groups. The licensing will be adjusted and the tool will be promoted by BOOKI SPRINTS (collective writing events).

==Free Archives (Institutional Approach)==
Apart from the individual authors the need to rethink the copyright policies is experienced by the public institutions such as archives, libraries, and museums. Through close collaboration with Ministry of Culture and National University Library (and according to the Europeana standards) we have been addressing these institutions, introducing them to the alternative licensing possibilities and developing a case of good practice - a national bank of free images which will reach some 3000 objects by the end of 2012.

===Outputs===
*CULTURE.SI PORTAL: development and building of the Free Image Bank section
*LETTERS TO DIRECTORS: an intense correspondence is taking place with the goal of contacting all Slovene cultural and heritage institutions, organisations, foundations, and agencies by the end of 2012 in order to introduce CC as the alternative licensing opportunities.
*PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS: targeted presentations of the benefits of such tools and freely available archives to focused groups (embassies, media, researchers ...)

==Free Cultural Policies==
In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture we are preparing a case of good practice for the on-line publishing and promotion of culture on the national, regional and international levels. The software, tools and portals that LJUDMILA has been developing will be showcased as a role model to the IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture) members already in 2011. The basic goal is to encourage the governments to share and complement the free content as well as to secure the interoperability of their agents, also with the help of CC licences.

===Outputs===
*PRESENTATION TO IFACCA @ the world summit
*NETWORKING: establishing a network of partners in order to further develop the tools for national agencies with the embedded CC philosophy
*MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENTS: media coverage of the above

=Sustainability and funding=
LJUDMILA funds the material costs of its CC-related activities through the basic programme funding (two principal funders being Municipality of Ljubljana and Ministry of Culture), through the national Multimedia Centres Network and partly also through the earned income. Most of the expert work, however, is on voluntary basis. Through the international networking we plan to apply for the additional funds.

=Institutional Partners in 2011-2012=
* [http://www.culture.si/en/Ministry_of_Culture Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia]
* [http://www.culture.si/en/NUK National University Library]
* [http://www.culture.si/en/Research_Institute_of_the_Academy_of_Fine_Arts_and_Design Research Institute of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design]
* [http://www.culture.si/en/Centre_for_Cultural_Policy_Research,_Peace_Institute Peace Institute, Centre for Cultural Policy Research]
* [http://www.culture.si/en/SCCA-Ljubljana_Centre_for_Contemporary_Arts SCCA-Ljubljana Centre for Contemporary Arts]

----

=More about Intellectual Property Institute=

The Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) is a research, academic and training institution in the field of intellectual property law. It was founded in 2004 and is the first institution of its kind in Slovenia. The Institute conducts research, provides education and offers training opportunities in the field of intellectual property law. The primary focus of its activities is to explore the challenges that digitalisation has brought to intellectual property law and are important for the progress of an information-based society. The Institute aims to work in close cooperation with Slovenian universities, research institutions, industry, art centres and civil society groups. Its aim is to create a strong network of partnership with researchers and research institutions at home and abroad. Since its recent founding, the Institute has participated in many discussions regarding various intellectual property issues, and managed to mark the landscape of the debate with its perspective.

For more information visit [http://www.intellectualpropertyinstitute.si Intellectual Property Institute] or contact [mailto:maja@intellectualpropertyinsitute.si Maja Bogataj Jančič]

=More about LJUDMILA=

Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory was established in 2010 by 10 new & all media artists, developers, hackers, programmers, and computer engineers, previously engaged in the Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab, a programme of KUD France Prešeren Arts and Culture Association.

LJUDMILA is a successor of the media lab established in 1994 and has extensive experience connecting new media technologies and artistic projects as well as encouraging broader, savvier and more creative uses of new technologies. Ljudmila is devoted to free software, open source programming and promotes free culture.

Initially funded by the OSI-Slovenia Internet program, LJUDMILA has grown into a well-equipped digital media lab that focuses on digital production as well as education, research and development of open standards software. It also provides knowledge, equipment, Internet access, web sites, electronic publishing and other affordable networking services to non-governmental and non-profit organizations, art collectives, active individuals, and others.

For more information visit [http://www.ljudmila.org/ LJUDMILA's website] or contact [mailto:info@ljudmila.org Živa Zupan].