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http: //www. ukoln. ac. uk/web-focus/events/workshops/hefce-2006 -11/ Creative Commons Workshop Implications and Issues for the Information Professional Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Email B. Kelly@ukoln. ac. uk About This Talk Aims: • To explore the implications of Create Commons for the information professional Resources related to this talk are bookmarked in del. icio. us using the ‘hefce-2006 -11' tag UKOLN is supported by: A centre of expertise in digital information management This work is licensed under a Attribution. Non. Commercial-Share. Alike 2. 0 licence (but note caveat) www. ukoln. ac. uk

Creative Commons & Copyright Do Creative Commons licences change the nature of copyright? • No – copyright remains exactly as it was and is. A centre of expertise in digital information management 2 www. ukoln. ac. uk

Creative Commons and Licensor Rights Do Creative Commons licences change the set of rights that may be licensed by the copyright holder, the licensor? • No – the set of available rights remains exactly as it was and is. A centre of expertise in digital information management 3 www. ukoln. ac. uk

Creative Commons and Licensee Rights Do Creative Commons licences change the set of permissions available to the licensee? • No – the set of permission available remains the same A centre of expertise in digital information management 4 www. ukoln. ac. uk

Impact If copyright doesn't change, and the set of available rights for the licensor and licensee does not change, then what is the likely impact of Creative Commons? • Knowledge – as creative commons licences become widespread amongst the user community they will create different expectations of information professionals. A centre of expertise in digital information management 5 www. ukoln. ac. uk

User Expectations Users will begin to expect • clearly understandable licences • licence suites – a small set of different licences for different uses • similar licences as they use elsewhere (especially on the Internet) • knowledgeable guidance from their local information professionals • access search by licence conditions A centre of expertise in digital information management 6 www. ukoln. ac. uk

User Expectations Users will begin to expect • clearly understandable licences • licence suites – a small set of different licences for different uses • similar licences as they use elsewhere (especially on the Internet) • knowledgeable guidance from their local information professionals • access search by licence conditions A centre of expertise in digital information management 7 www. ukoln. ac. uk

Impact on Information Professionals Information professionals will want to • Have clear examples to hand as to how to use Creative Commons licences direction, in combination, and in conjunction with material that does not have a CC licence. • Consider metadata schemes for capturing licence use on a per item basis. • Be wary of technological solutions to digital rights management as these violate the Creative Commons licence A centre of expertise in digital information management 8 www. ukoln. ac. uk

Issues for Information Professional • Key participants in creative culture • Guardians of the commons • Digital rights management versus digital rights expression A centre of expertise in digital information management 9 www. ukoln. ac. uk