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| | |country code=eg | | |country code=eg |
| | + | |homepage= https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/eg/ |
| | + | |otherurl=For additional information, contact naeema@creativecommons.org |
| | + | [[File:By_Joi_Ito.jpeg|thumb|150px|alt=by Joi Ito|by Joi Ito]] |
| | + | |region=Arab world |
| | + | |affiliated=Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) |
| | + | |affurl=http://www.bibalex.org/ |
| | + | |afftype=research center (non-academic) |
| | + | |plead1=Hala Essalmawi |
| | + | |pemail1=hala.essalmawi@bibalex.org |
| | + | |ptitle1= Legal Lead for CC Egypt |
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| | + | =Creative Commons Egypt= |
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| | + | In fulfillment of its mission as a center of excellence for the dissemination of knowledge and for dialogue, learning and understanding between cultures and people, the [http://www.bibalex.org Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)] has developed a growing interest in issues relating to access to knowledge, promotion of innovation and creativity and intellectual property. In this context, the BA has been keen to adopt Creative Commons (CC) licenses in Egypt, as one of enabling tools in spreading the philosophy of access to knowledge (A2K) and consequently building the local capacity of researchers, librarians and practitioners. Adopting the CC Egypt initiative was regarded as a harmonizing element in the A2K activities that are pursued by the BA since 2006. Creative Commons was first introduced to the Egyptian and Arab Academia and Researchers in September 2006 as a new tool for the dissemination of knowledge and the promotion of innovation and creativity in the Arab world. For additional information about the final report and recommendations, please visit [http://www.bibalex.org/a2k/attachments/BAEvents/Recomendation.pdf the link]. |
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| | + | In the following year, 2007, the BA signed an MoU with Creative Commons Organization to adopt CC licenses for Egypt. The BA A2k intuitive conducted several focused workshops for Egyptians and Arab researchers, librarians, lawyers and judges, aiming to raise awareness about Intellectual Property rights, IPRs, and access to knowledge issues. After that, work started on the “Legal Code” and translation to comply with the Egyptian Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Law No. 82, 2002, then to transfer the Legal code to HTML format. Currently, the BA team is working on the translation of the Arabic links and reviewing the content to make the necessary modifications. |
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| | + | In its pursuit to foster a culture of Openness & Access , the BA’s works towards spreading an Open-Source-concepts that are based on sharing, collaboration and open access through which people will realize the importance of using the Creative Commons licenses as a tool for sharing and collaboration. |
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| − | == Creative Commons Egypt== | + | ==Meet the Egypt Translation Team== |
| − | == Roadmap ==
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| − | '''Date submitted''': November 2010
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| − | '''Team information'''
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| − | <br>* Jurisdiction: Creative Commons Egypt
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| − | <br>* Hala Essalmawi (Project/Legal Lead)
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| − | <br>* Yahya Mekkawi (Community-Outreach Coordinator)
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| − | == Description ==
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| − | The Creative Commons community in Egypt is a group of volunteers who are very passionate about promoting a culture of Intellectual Property (IP)-respect, sharing and collaboration through the use of the Creative Commons licenses on different community-levels.
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| − | == Community ==
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| − | The A2K (Access To Knowledge) project initiated by Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is considered to be the first and most active community for Creative Commons in Egypt and most of the BA A2K activities took place in Alexandria.
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| − | The Creative Commons team in Egypt is now working on how to widen the range of the Creative Commons community in Egypt to include more contributers and give more space for collaboration and sharing.
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| − | And the following are some of the groups/fields that the Creative Commons Community in Egypt is targeting...
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| − | * Arts: film-makers, musicians, visual artists, writers...
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| − | * Education: educators, educational institutions (formal/informal), edutainment companies...
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| − | * Young People: school/university students and young artists
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| − | * Research: researchers and research institutions
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| − | * Publishing: online and print publishers
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| − | and we will get these target groups involved through the following...
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| − | * Inviting them to our CC salons, workshops around Intellectual Property (IP)/A2K/how to use the CC licenses
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| − | * Answer all their questions and concerns
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| − | * Introducing them to projects that uses CC licenses for publishing their work
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| − | == Priority Goals ==
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| − | * '''Foster a culture of "Intellectual Property (IP)-Respect"'''
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| − | In order for us to introduce people in Egypt to the Creative Commons licenses, we have to realize first that there are high rates of music and software piracy!
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| − | So our main focus will be... how to help them understand what Intellectual Property (IP) is, how important it is to respect the Intellectual Property of a creator and what are the legal ways to use the work of others (providing them with Affordable/Free alternatives... CC licensed work, Open Source Software)
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| − | And only at this point we can introduce them to Creative Commons or otherwise they'll find the use of Creative Commons licenses pointless in the first place!
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| − | * '''Spread an Open-Source-Culture'''
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| − | A culture that is based on sharing, collaboration and open access and within this context people will realize how essential is the use of the Creative Commons licenses as a tool that allows more sharing and collaboration
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| − | * '''Sustainability'''
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| − | Our main goal is not only to introduce people to the licenses and let them know how to use it with their work, but one of our main focuses will be how to keep them motivated to collaborate, share and publish more content.
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| − | == Deliverables ==
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| − | The outputs we are planning to deliver are as follows:
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| − | '''- Creative Commons Egypt Website'''
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| − | <br>to keep everyone updated with news about the Creative Commons community in Egypt and its activities
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| − | <br>'''(December 2010)'''
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| − | <br>
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| − | <br>'''- Facebook Group'''
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| − | <br>Facebook is becoming a very essential tool to get everyone involved... getting feedback, sharing news, announcements and updates around CC Egypt
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| − | <br>'''(December 2010)'''
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| − | <br>
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| − | <br>'''- Official launch'''
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| − | <br>of the Creative Commons Egypt project
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| − | <br>'''(December 2010/January 2011)''' TBC
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| − | <br>
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| − | <br>'''- A frequent Newsletter''' (monthly/bi-weekly)
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| − | <br>to keep everyone updated with the latest news, activities and projects of the Creative Commons community in Egypt
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| − | <br>'''(January 2011)'''
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| − | <br>'''- CC Salon Egypt'''
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| − | <br/>- Every salon will start with a brief Introduction to what Creative Commons is (to welcome our new comers into the community)
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| − | <br/>- At a more advanced stage the salons will have themes... the use of CC licenses in arts, education, research...
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| − | <br/>- A presentation of some case studies (whenever possible)
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| − | <br/>- Showcase some resources for CC licensed content on the internet
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| − | <br/>- A workshop around Intellectual Property/CC licenses
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| − | <br/>- Q&A session open to saloon attendees
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| − | <br/>- An Open Multimedia Jam (explained later on in details)
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| − | <br>'''(first salon... January 2011)''' TBC
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| − | <br>'''Frequency: monthly (hopefully)'''
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| − | <br>
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| − | <br>'''- An Egyptian SHARE group/Open Multimedia Jams'''
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| − | <br>SHARE/Open-Multimedia-Jams are free, open multimedia jams where participants bring their portable equipment (laptop, portable media player, music instrument...) plug it into an Audio/Video system, improvise on each others' signals and perform live music, sounds and visuals!
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| − | <br>The Open Multimedia Jams will help us spread a culture of sharing and collaboration between Music lovers, Sound and Visual artists! ;)
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| − | http://share.dj/global/
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| − | <br>'''(January 2011)''' with the first CC salon Egypt
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| − | <br>
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| − | <br>'''- Workshops''' (introductory and thematic)
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| − | <br>with the following focuses...
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| − | <br/>- What Intellectual Property is
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| − | <br/>- What Creative Commons is
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| − | <br/>- How to use the Creative Commons licenses
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| − | <br/>- How to publish online
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| − | <br/>- Collaborative artwork (comics, music, video, writing)
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| − | <br>'''(January 2011) with the first CC salon Egypt'''
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| − | <br>
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| − | <br>'''- School/University workshops'''
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| − | <br>To help students and teachers better understand what Intellectual Property is, introduce them to Creative Commons and how they can use the licenses
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| − | <br>'''(February 2011/Monthly)'''
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| − | <br>
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| − | <br>'''- Partnerships'''
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| − | <br>with businesses and institutions that can adopt/have already adopted the use of the Creative Commons licenses
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| − | <br>'''(Throughout 2011)'''
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| − | == Metrics ==
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| − | The Creative Commons Egypt team will be tracking the progress of the project, through the following...
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| − | * Feedback from the Creative Commons Egypt community members (during events and online through surveys and polls)
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| − | * Regular (on-going) evaluation of the Creative Commons Egypt activities (from the organizing team)
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| − | * The number of projects that has adopted the use of the CC licenses with their work and activities.
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| − | == Resources Required ==
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| − | <br>'''People''' (Human resources)
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| − | * Artists, Researchers, Open Source and A2K enthusiasts and volunteers
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| − | And they will contribute to the Creative Commons community in Egypt through the following...
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| − | <br>- Give talks and presentations about their experience with the use of the Licenses,
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| − | <br>- Facilitate the Q&A sessions with the public
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| − | <br>- Help giving workshops around Intellectual Property, A2K, what Creative Commons is and how to use it?!
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| − | <br>- Manage and moderate the online communities for Creative Commons Egypt (Facebook, Vimeo, Flickr groups)
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| − | <br>- Content management for the Creative Commons Egypt website and other online platforms (editing, translation, design...)
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| − | <br>- Research and surveying
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| − | '''Technology'''
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| − | * Website for Creative Commons Egypt (hosted on creativecommons.org or arabic.creativecommons.org)
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| − | * Mailing-list/frequent newsletter (with updates and announcements from the Creative Commons community in Egypt)
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| − | * Facebook Group (as a vital tool to share news, updates and get feedback from the community)
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| − | '''Materials'''
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| − | * A Space to host CC Salons Egypt (Cairo, Alex and other cities) and workshops around CC and Intellectual Property
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| − | * Equipment... Projector, Sound System (Sound-mixer and Video-mixer for the Open-Multimedia-Jams)
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| − | * Publicity materials (Posters, leaflets...) for salons and workshops
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| − | '''And we hope that we can get the space and equipment through in-kind donations from cultural institutions or other Not-for-Profit organizations in Egypt'''
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| − | == Translation ==
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| − | * Arabic and English will be the main languages used to promote Creative Commons within the Creative Commons community in Egypt.
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| | + | The BA’s A2K initiative is considered to be the first and most active community for Creative Commons in Egypt. The CC community in Egypt is a group of volunteers who are very passionate about promoting a culture of Intellectual Property IPRs-respect, sharing and collaboration through the use of the Creative Commons licenses on different community-levels. |
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| | + | ==Important links== |
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| − | == Timeline 2010-2011 == | + | * [http://www.bibalex.org/a2k/attachments/references/reffileynrzuquvdeijeh55skcpy545.pdf ''Creative Commons in the Arab World''] |
| | + | * [http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=1301 Egyptian Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Law No. 82, 2002] |
| | + | * [http://www.bibalex.org/a2k/attachments/Newsletters/Nov2010En.pdf BA A2K Platform Newsletter] |
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| | + | ==Special thanks goes to== |
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| − | *'''December 2010/January 2011''' (TBC) | + | * Lawyers and researchers; Moataz Abdulaziz, Ahmed Kahwaji and Hossam Alaa and A2K Project officer Ghada Deghedy for their assistance in the work done in the legal code. |
| − | Official launch for the Creative Commons Egypt licenses
| + | * Hani Sawiress, Head of Web Graphics Unit, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, who managed to transfer the legal code into HTML format. |
Creative Commons Egypt
In fulfillment of its mission as a center of excellence for the dissemination of knowledge and for dialogue, learning and understanding between cultures and people, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has developed a growing interest in issues relating to access to knowledge, promotion of innovation and creativity and intellectual property. In this context, the BA has been keen to adopt Creative Commons (CC) licenses in Egypt, as one of enabling tools in spreading the philosophy of access to knowledge (A2K) and consequently building the local capacity of researchers, librarians and practitioners. Adopting the CC Egypt initiative was regarded as a harmonizing element in the A2K activities that are pursued by the BA since 2006. Creative Commons was first introduced to the Egyptian and Arab Academia and Researchers in September 2006 as a new tool for the dissemination of knowledge and the promotion of innovation and creativity in the Arab world. For additional information about the final report and recommendations, please visit the link.
In the following year, 2007, the BA signed an MoU with Creative Commons Organization to adopt CC licenses for Egypt. The BA A2k intuitive conducted several focused workshops for Egyptians and Arab researchers, librarians, lawyers and judges, aiming to raise awareness about Intellectual Property rights, IPRs, and access to knowledge issues. After that, work started on the “Legal Code” and translation to comply with the Egyptian Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Law No. 82, 2002, then to transfer the Legal code to HTML format. Currently, the BA team is working on the translation of the Arabic links and reviewing the content to make the necessary modifications.
In its pursuit to foster a culture of Openness & Access , the BA’s works towards spreading an Open-Source-concepts that are based on sharing, collaboration and open access through which people will realize the importance of using the Creative Commons licenses as a tool for sharing and collaboration.
Meet the Egypt Translation Team
The BA’s A2K initiative is considered to be the first and most active community for Creative Commons in Egypt. The CC community in Egypt is a group of volunteers who are very passionate about promoting a culture of Intellectual Property IPRs-respect, sharing and collaboration through the use of the Creative Commons licenses on different community-levels.
Important links
Special thanks goes to
- Lawyers and researchers; Moataz Abdulaziz, Ahmed Kahwaji and Hossam Alaa and A2K Project officer Ghada Deghedy for their assistance in the work done in the legal code.
- Hani Sawiress, Head of Web Graphics Unit, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, who managed to transfer the legal code into HTML format.
