Public Policy

This is a page that contains submissions by Creative Commons to requests for information, commenting periods, and other input to government and public sector bodies.

Submissions to public comment periods

Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information on Public Access to Digital Data and Scientific Publications

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/11/07/request-information-public-access-digital-data-and-scientific-publications
• Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research
• Request For Information: Public Access to Digital Data Resulting from Federally Funded Scientific Research

UK Making Open Data Real: A Public Consultation

• http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/making-open-data-real-public-consultation
• Response of Creative Commons

European Commission Consultation on scientific information in the digital age

• http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/scientific_information/consultation_en.htm
• Response of Creative Commons

European Commission Consultation on PSI Policy and Directive

• http://epsiplatform.eu/content/european-commission-launches-digital-agenda-consultation-psi-policy-and-directive
• Response of COMMUNIA

US Department of Commerce Inquiry on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy

• http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/25662
• http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/11/26/2010-29686/copyright-policy-creativity-and-innovation-in-the-internet-economy
• Response of Creative Commons

US Department of Education Proposed Priorities for Discretionary Grant Funding

• http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/23465
• http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/08/05/2010-19296/secretarys-priorities-for-discretionary-grant-programs
• Response of Creative Commons

White papers

• Recommendations for Independent Scholarly Publication of Data Sets (Reese)
• Complying with the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy: Copyright considerations and options (Carroll)
• Freedom to Research: Keeping Scientific Data Open, Accessible, and Interoperable (Nguyen)
• Open Doors and Open Minds: What faculty authors can do to ensure open access to their work through their institution (Nguyen)

Amici curiae

Golan v. Holder

• Amicus brief of Creative Commons

Jacobsen v. Katzer

• Amicus brief of Creative Commons, et al.

Arista v. Limewire

• Declaration of Joi Ito