Uruguay joins Creative Commons in order to support an open and accessible Internet, to promote the advantages of free knowledge and of sharing the intellectual wealth with the world.

We believe that one of our first missions is the promotion and dissemination at different stages of free or less restrictive licenses than the usual "all rights reserved".

Our team is composed of eleven (11) people whose careers and affiliations are detailed below. We expect to add new people to the team.

Affiliate Team Roadmap late 2014 - 2015

Roadmap 2011 Chile Submitted on January 11, 2011 by ONG Derechos Digitales Roadmap 2012 Chile Submitted on January 8, 2012 by ONG Derechos Digitales

Más acerca de la Universidad de Chile (SISIB)

La Universidad de Chile, con 162 años de antigüedad, es la más antigua universidad del país, conformada por 14 facultades y 4 institutos interdisciplinarios. Ofrece 67 programas de pregrado y 63 de postgrado (34 PhD, 54 Masters y 75 programas de especialización), y tiene una comunidad de 34.500 miembros de los cuales 23.498 son estudiantes de pregrado, 4378 de de postgrado y 3.452 administrativos. Indicadores oficiales muestran que nuestra universidad tiene liderazgo dentro del país en investigación y creación de nuevo conocimiento (31% del total de los fondos de investigación nacional).

El sistema de Servicios de Información y Bibliotecas (SISIB) administra el portal institucional y entrega acceso a los recursos de información en una variedad de formas y servicios: biblioteca diigtal, repositorio institucional, portal de publicaciones electrónicas, portal OAI, entre otros.

Más acerca de ONG Derechos Digitales

ONG Derechos Digitales es una organización no gubernamental chilena fundada en 2003. Es una organización independiente y sin fin de lucro localizada en Santiago de Chile. Su misión es la promoción del respeto y la protección de los derechos humanos en el entorno digital. Como parte de la sociedad civil latinoamericana defendemos la democracia y el pleno respeto al desarrollo de los derechos humanos. Nuestro trabajo incluye la producción y difusión del conocimiento, capacitación, análisis críticos, propuestas y soporte técnico a organismos públicos. Somos un equipo de profesionales voluntarios, abogados, periodistas, sociólogos e ingenieros altamente capacitados en tecnologías de la información y sus efectos.

Nuestras áreas de trabajo son derechos de autor, privacidad y datos personales, transparencia pública y derechos del consumidor en línea.

Para más información sobre ONG Derechos Digitales, visitar derechosdigitales.org

Team information

Team Members

Alberto Cerda Silva: Research director of Derechos Digitales, legal leader of Creative Commons in Chile. He studied at University of Chile Law School, obtaining a JD and a Master. He also has a LL.M. and now is studying a PhD in Georgetown University. Intellectual property, privacy, personal data and computer crimes are among his main interests.

Claudio Ruiz Gallardo: President of Derechos Digitales, and public leader of Creative Commons Chile. He studied at University of Chile Law School. Fundamental rights, Intellectual property and Freedom of Expression are among his main interests.

Daniel Álvarez Valenzuela: Founder and member of Derechos Digitales. He studied at University of Chile Law School and has a Diploma of Computer Law at the same university. Privacy, Copyright and regulation of technology and culture are among his main interests.

Francisco Vera Hott: VP of Derechos Digitales. He studied at University of Chile Law School. Criminal Procedure Law, Economic regulation and Intellectual property, are among his main interests.

J. Carlos Lara Gálvez: Derechos Digitales Researcher. He studied at University of Chile Law School. Intellectual property, open access and Freedom of Expression are among his main interests.

José Ignacio Gallardo Bustos: Derechos Digitales Researcher. He studied at University of Chile Law School. Consumer rights, public law and intellectual property are among his main interests.

Paz Peña Ochoa, Communication advisor of Derechos Digitales. She studied Journalism in Pontificia Universidad Catolica of Valparaiso and hold a masters degree in Gender and Culture Studies from University of Chile. Communication, activism and gender issues are among her main interests.

Other team members: Patricio Velasco, Armando Torrealba.

Date of earliest MOU in jurisdiction

The first MOU was signed in 2005

Self-Identified Region(s)

Latin America, mainly for geographic reasons, but also because the region is facing similar problems and challenges, both intellectual property laws (amendments to their legislation, mainly due to free trade agreements, for example), as in decided lack of public policies regarding access policies to intellectual works and strengthening the public domain.

ONG Derechos Digitales also participated in multiple instances with CC leadiers in several countries of Latin America (including the CC Latam 2008 organization in Chile), where common bonds have been reaffirmed that allow the organization to be even mor commited today at the regional level.

Vision

Why is Creative Commons important for the jurisdiction?

We share the conviction that it is necessary to support and promote an alternative cultural model based on the free flow of information and collaboration. This model prioritizes the public interest over individual interest especially in relation to education, science, art and culture, and is made possible by the Creative Commons set of licenses. The simplicity and practicality of the CC licenses facilitate its use as a suitable tool in any kind of academic, artistic or cultural entrepreneurship.

The Creative Commons licenses have already begun to be used in Uruguay mainly in areas related to education and music. We have identified the need for training and guidance to promote a correct use of the licenses and to promote the extension of its use to other areas of culture.

What do you think makes a successful jurisdiction project?

- The commitment of its members to the project. - Cooperation, networking and interdisciplinary teams. - The connection of each participant with different actors and institutions in the field of education, the cultural world and various state agencies, which constitutes one of the main strengths of the team.

How do you see the jurisdiction project contributing to the CC Affiliate Network?

We have worked in contact with members of CC teams in the region. We received initial support from these teams who have shared their expertise with us. When our team is consolidated, we will be able to provide the same support to other teams. We are especially interested in generating instances of dissemination and regional projects.

Translation

We promote and have adopted CC license in Spanish, because is the official anguage in our country and no other languages are spoken by a considerable proportion of our population.