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Collecting Society Projects

2012-12-28T03:48:51Z

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This page collects information about the interaction between various Creative Commons jurisdiction projects and collecting societies. It provides an overview of jurisdictions where Collecting Society members can use Creative Commons licenses ('[[#Projects|Projects]]') and of jurisdictions where there are talks between the jurisdiction project and a collecting society in order to achieve this goal ('[[#Negotiations|Negotiations]]').

== Priorities ==

# Increase usage of CC license in jurisdiction
# Increase legal certainty for musicians wishing to use CC licenses
# Increase profitability of CC license users
# Support non-exclusive collecting societies

'''NOTE: When interacting with Collecting Society representatives it is important to be cordial with them and provide information about Creative Commons usage (see [[Case_Studies|case studies]], [[Documentation|documentation]] and [[Metrics|metrics]]) and integrating Creative Commons licenses (see: [[CCPlus|CC+]], [[CcREL]] and [[Web_Integration|web integration]]). Be be mindful of the overall [[#Priorities|priorities]] and ensure that you are in line with the arrangements made as part of ongoing [[#Projects|projects]]'''

==Projects==

* [[Collecting Society Projects/Netherlands]]: pilot project between CC Netherlands and [http://www.bumastemra.nl/en-US/Home.htm BUMA/STEMRA] (Collecting society for composers and songwriters) launched on 23 august 2007 and currently running.
* [[Collecting Society Projects/Denmark]]: trail agreed between [http://www.ksaday.com K][http://www.koda.dk/english ODA] (Collecting society for composers, songwriters and music publishers) launced on 31 january 2008 and currently running.
* [[Collecting Society Projects/Sweden]]: On 27 may [http://www.stim.se/stim/prod/stimv4eng.nsf STI][http://www.ksaday.com/2012/05/merubah-word-ke-pdf.html M] (Collecting society for composers, songwriters and music publishers) announced a two year trail that allows for their members to use CC-NC licenses. Currently running without involvement by CC-Sweden.
* [[Collecting Society Projects/France]]: Pilot project between CC-France and [http://www.sacem.fr/WportailSacem/jsp/ep/home.html SACEM] (Collecting Society for original music composers, authors and publishers)

==Negotiations==

* [[Collecting Society Projects/Italy]] (page is currently empty): There are currently negotiations between CC-Italy and [http://www.siae.it/index.asp SIAE] (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers, representing all sorts of authors and publishers (not only in the field of music))
* [[Collecting Society Projects/Australia]] There are currently negotiations between CC-Australia and [http://www.apra-amcos.com.au APRA] (Collecting Society for original music composers, authors and publishers)
* [[Collecting Society Projects/Germany]] (page is currently empty): There are currently negotiations between CC-Germany and [http://www.vgwort.de/ VG-W][http://www.ksaday.com/2012/05/obat-sakit-gigi.html o][http://www.ksaday.com/2012/05/rumah-unik-terbaik-di-dunia.html r][http://www.vgwort.de/ t] (Collecting Society for authors of literary, journalistic and scientific works)

=== links (to be moved elsewhere) ===

* APRA "Creative Commons" page, http://www.apra.com.au/writers/forms_and_guidelines/creative_commons.asp
* APRA CEO Brett Cottle's article on ArtsHub, http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news.asp?sId=70075
* Opt APRA, http://www.optapra.net - [http://www.onlinepsychology-degree.org http://www.onlinepsychology-degree.org]
* Elliott Bledsoe's blog entry after the CCau Music Forum, http://ccelliott.blogspot.com/2007/11/post-music-industry-forum-reflections.html
* Reform APRA MySpace with 'I support reforms for APRA' pledges from Australian musicians, http://www.myspace.com/optoutofapra

* Improbable Match: Open Licences And Collecting Societies In Europe, http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1291

Birthday Party 2008

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Creative Commons is turning 6, and to celebrate we're inviting the CC Community worldwide to join the party!

Read our post-party round-up: http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/11757

== Parties ==
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=== Tag ===

Please use the general tag "cc@6" and city-specific tag (ex. "cc@6berlin") to mark materials from your party.

=== Who ===

Anyone interested in or who already knows the young Creative Commons anywhere in the world.

=== What ===

A birthday party for Creative Commons for all of the friends, users, developers, and soon-to-be friends of Creative Commons. There will be drinks, music, videos and so much fun. Also, the event will be coordinated with other CC Birthday Parties in hopes of having a continuous birthday celebration and synchronization to light up the blogosphere, explore CC-licensed content, and to meet up with friends.

=== When ===

December 16, 2008

=== Where ===

Add yours to [[#Parties]].

=== How ===

The party in your location may be big or small, but the important thing is to celebrate CC's 6th birthday. Come up with fun and creative ways to celebrate CC's six years: be part of the CC Video Project and make a 90-second video about why you love CC (visit http://support.creativecommons.org/stories to [http://www.onlineteaching-degrees.org find out more]), screen a CC-licensed film, host a Salon (visit http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Salon to find out how), make a CC re-mix, design a birthday card or poster, or consider CC's birthday an excellent occasion to eat cake! This is a time to celebrate participatory culture, creativity, and innovation - and whatever you decide to do, make sure to document it and share it with us and the world by uploading your pictures or video to flickr and tagging them "CC6."

== See Also ==

* [[Birthday Party 2007]] - synchronized global birthday parties. Lots of great planning and party ideas!
* [[Birthday Party 2006]]

Public domain

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When a work is in the public domain, it is free for use by anyone for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Public domain is the purest form of open/free, since no one owns or controls the material in any way.

Works that are in the public domain in one legal jurisdiction are not necessarily in the public domain worldwide. Copyright laws differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, both in duration of protection and what constitutes copyrightable subject matter. For example, [http://www.usa.gov/copyright.shtml a US Government work] --[http://seoexpertglobal.com/ -] [http://homesmarket.co.uk/ .] clearly in the public domain in the United States -- may or may not be free of copyright restrictions and in the public domain in other jurisdictions. At present, one of the only ways to be certain that a particular work is in the public domain worldwide is to see if the copyright holder has dedicated all rights to the work to the public domain by using [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CC0 CCO ][http://wsoreview.com/ .]

Creative Commons licenses do not affect the status of a work that is in the public domain under applicable law, because our licenses only apply to works that are protected by copyright. For more information, see [[Before Licensing| our Licensing Guide]] to what you should know before you license a work using CC licenses.

Find out more about [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain CC's public domain tools], and learn more about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain the public domain].

== When does a work enter the public domain? ==

This varies by country. To see when a work in the [[United States]] enters the public domain, see [http://www.copyright.gov/pr/pdomain.html copyright.gov's public domain page].

Cornell University has also provided a [http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/ handy table about copyright term and the public domain] in the United States.

== Creative Commons public domain tools ==

* [[CC0]] (occasionally written as CC Zero) is a public domain dedication that allows copyright holders to place works in the public domain to the extent legally possible, worldwide.
* CC's [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Public Domain Mark] allows anyone to mark a work that is already free of copyright restrictions around the world.

See http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain for more information on CC's public domain tools.

Public domain content in practice is any content without copyright. It may be deliberately freed from restrictions by the copyright [http://www.online-cna-classes.org owner], or the copyright may lapse after a certain time.

The legal details in practice vary between countries. More information about public domain can be found at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain Wikipedia's article on the public domain].

== Appropedia's Public Domain Search ==

[http://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia%27s_Public_Domain_Search Appropedia's Public Domain Search] was started in late 2007 when it was discovered there was no effective public domain search available. This operates on a completely different method to searches using the Creative Commons marks as seen on this [http://www.serre-factory.com site] . It uses a manually maintained index of [http://www.bestjuicer.biz site] known to be public domain - thus it is does not yield 100% public domain results, and content must be checked to confirm public domain status. Reliability is expected to improve, and feedback by users is encouraged.

As CC public domain tools become widely used, searches based on the CC marks would be expected to a take over from Appropedia's Public Domain Search.

== See also ==

* [[Cultivating the Public Domain]]
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