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{{Grant Application
|Project Title=Commercial Use in Social Media – a Comparative Legal Study 
|applicants=Haifa Center for Law and Technology (HCLT)  - CC Israel
|contact person=Dalit Ken-Dror
|coordinator=Dalit Ken-Dror
|start date=2010/10/01
|end date=2011/12/01
|Affiliation=Haifa Center for Law and Technology - CC Israel
|Mainurl=creativecommons.org.il, law.haifa.ac.il/techlaw/new/updated/indexe.htm
|Affiliated=Yes
|description=The project will offer a legal definition to the term "commercial use" in the context of Israeli Intellectual Property law and CC Licenses based on a comparative legal study. The study will focus on the Social Media environment where the boundaries between commercial and non-commercial activities are blurred. The study will be carried out by mapping the current legal definitions as it is reflected among other thing in court decisions, legislation and academic scholarship.  
|output=The project will provide a policy paper and propose a working definition of commercial use in CC licenses that is consistent with Open Access objective and current laws. The policy paper will provide a comprehensive basis for legal interpretation of CC licensees in Israel will make it easier for institutions to adopt CC licenses.  
|community=A comprehensive definition of the term "commercial use" will assist in clarifying the uncertainty pertained to CC licenses and thereby reduce the chilling effect caused by this uncertainty.  
|community relationship=CC Israel is working under the endorsement of HCLT in Haifa University, Faculty of Law. 

The Haifa Center for Law and Technology (HCLT) is a renowned interdisciplinary research. It is the first and the only center in Israel dedicated to the study of the interconnection between law and technology. HCLT is based at the Faculty of Law, University of Haifa on the northern coast of Israel. The main goal of the center is to promote research activities in the fields of Law and Technology and Intellectual Property. HCLT further seeks to promote dialogue between academics, innovators, policymakers and businesses, to establish the scientific foundation for lawmaking to address new technologies. 

|measurement=We expect to see a reduction in the number of questions referred to the CC Israeli team regarding commercial use, and an increase in the number of private and public organizations adopting CC licenses. 
|participants=We expect 2-4 legal scholars and students to be involved in the project in HCLT. Most of the grant will be devoted to scholarships for students to support their involvement in the study.  
|impact=Clarifying the commercial use clause will help individuals and organization to adopt CC licenses without fearing unpredictable restrictions on their prospective uses. 
|tech needs=Not relevant
|challenges=The comprehensive study requires advanced skills in comparative legal analysis and an intimate understanding of Social Media and the new social and business models. The team will consist of skilled students, with the relevant academic background, and hands-on experienced, supervised by faculty members expert in this area. 
|sustainability=Additional grant applications will be submitted to local and international foundations to support this project. We also plan to apply to social media providers to collaborate in funding and professional knowledge. 
|scalability=The policy paper based on a comparative legal study may provide a basis for further research of this issue in other jurisdictions using CC Licenses and in context others than Social Media. 
|resource needs=We hope to use CC resources for details related to current business models. Also, we hope that CC will consider adopting our findings and recommendations in the policy paper as part of its formal policy.  
|communication=CC Israel is working under the endorsement of HCLT. It is using the facilities of Haifa University and the members in CC Israel are students of the university. CC Israel operates its own independent website for the purpose of communicating with the community of activists and affiliates in Israel. HCLT scholars and students are participating in CC Israel activities since 2004 and keep on doing so. CC Israel keeps in touch with its former project leaders via email and in conferences or meetings.
|budget=Cc il grant budget.doc
|legal=Yes
}}