Framework for F.A.I.R. Access to Australia’s research* The National Science and Innovation Agenda has sharpened the focus on leveraging commercial and public value from Australia’s research. Research outputs, whether data, software, methods or publications, underpin innovation and are a critical component of…
Open Education & the Future of Publishing Business Models
Recently, the Intellectual Property and Innovation Law Research Program at QUT hosted an event examining ‘Open Education and the Future of Publishing Business Models.’ The day feature two parts; interactive workshops on Open Education and Licensing, and a panel event…
Creative Commons Australia partners with Australasian Open Access Strategy Group
I am delighted to announce that Creative Commons Australia has formed an ongoing affiliation and partnership with the Australasian Open Access Strategy Group (AOASG). Over the past year, the AOASG has changed its focus and its name from being purely…
Postdoc in data and policy at CC Australia!
We are hiring! We are looking for a data scientist to work on an exciting series of projects around the impact of open publishing. Applications close 15 June 2016. The QUT Digital Media Research Centre and Faculty of Law are…
US Court Confirms Enforceability of Creative Commons Licence: Drauglis v Kappa Map Group
This recent US case brought by the creator of a CC licensed photograph against the publisher of an atlas which used that photograph on the cover confirms that CC licenses are enforceable and that that the court will read the…
New Resources for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Creative Commons is well known and our licences are widely used. The 2014 State of the Commons report provides an overview of the wealth of resources that are available under a Creative Commons licence. In 2015 it is anticipated that…
Open Educational Resources (OER) Toolkit for Teachers, Curriculum and eLearning Developers
The National Copyright Unit (NCU), with help from the Australian Government Open Access and Licensing Framework (AusGOAL), has produced an Open Educational Resources (OER) Toolkit for Teachers, Curriculum and eLearning Developers. The Toolkit can be found on the Smartcopying website…
International Open Access Week 2015
This week is International Open Access Week.
MUSEUM VICTORIA COLLECTIONS
The launch of MUSEUM VICTORIA COLLECTIONS portal has opened up public access to the Museum’s collection records and images. “As well as providing lots of information, there are more than 150,000 images on the site. Over 80,000 were taken by…
Think before using photographs from the internet
A recent news piece from ABC Australia highlights the legal troubles people can get into when reusing images found on the web. Photographers can take legal action against infringers of their works, from social media users to large commercial enterprises.…