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Launching a new Australian copyright training resource

Copyright the Card Came: Australian Edition (By Nerida Quatermass & Elliott Bledsoe. Originally published by UK Copyright Literacy 5 April, 2019) In the Australian GLAM sector, copyright knowledge and decision making is required for many aspects of operation, and to…

Nerida Quatermass 9 April 2019 ccAU News, Education, Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums Read more

Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge: Creative Commons and Open Access

Open Access Week is a time to talk with our communities about making open access ‘a new norm in scholarship and research’. This year’s theme Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge focuses on designing open scholarly communications systems ‘to ensure…

Nerida Quatermass 26 October 2018 ccAU News, Creative Commons international, Education, Open Access Read more

When Musicians Use Creative Commons Licenses: Australian context

Professional musicians in Australia face major problems in releasing their work under a Creative Commons licence. Most professional musicians in Australia are members of APRA (the Australasian Performing Right Association). In order to allow APRA to collect licence fees on…

Nerida Quatermass 3 April 2018 Arts and Creativity, ccAU News, Licences Read more

Australia- Copyright Law Reform Update- a lot to celebrate and a lot to look forward to

By Delia Browne National Copyright Director, National Copyright Unit | CC Law Reform Platform and CC Australia Chapter 2017 was the year that Copyright was a gift that kept on giving in Australia as a raft of new copyright laws and regulations…

Nerida Quatermass 9 January 2018 ccAU News, Education, Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums Read more

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…

Nic Suzor 7 March 2017 ccAU News, Education, Events, OA Research Read more

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…

Nic Suzor 31 August 2016 ccAU News, OA Research Read more

International Open Access Week 2015

This week is International Open Access Week.

Nerida Quatermass 19 October 2015 ccAU News, Licences, OA Research Read more

State Library of Queensland makes thousands of images available for free download

The State Library of Queensland has opened up free access to 60 000 high-resolution out-of-copyright and Creative Commons licencsed photographs: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/home

Nic Suzor 15 October 2014 Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums Read more

Smart copying indeed! New information pack released for teachers and students

Smartcopying is the official guide to copyright issues for Australian schools and TAFE. Teachers and students can sometimes rely on the assistance of copyright law to copy the work of other people but the rules for use can be restrictive…

Nerida Quatermass 19 September 2014 ccAU News, Education Read more

Budget papers are free to share, thanks to Creative Commons

The 2014 Australian Budget papers and associated data released on http://data.gov.au under a CC BY licence. Read more about the history here.

Anne Fitzgerald 26 May 2014 ccAU News, Government, Open Government Data Read more
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