Syllabus On Cc International License Porting.pdf

Universidad de Puerto Rico: Winter Term program 2009 Creative Commons International: Scheduled for 6 Days – about 2 ½ hours (including break)

1. Day (Friday, January 9): INTRODUCTION a) Introduction / Overview b) Creative Commons c) Creative Commons International 2. Day (Monday, January 12): Copyright a) European System (e.g. Germany) b) Copyright around the world - differences and comparative legal aspects c) Collecting Societies (especially European system – GEMA example) 3. Day (Tuesday, January 13): Creative Commons – the details (part 1: the licenses) a) b) c) d)

Porting Process and background Substantial Legal Changes in different national CC licenses Other open content licenses / question of compatibility Other projects within CC – CC0 and the question of internationalization

4. Day (Wednesday, January 14): Creative Commons – the details (part 2: business) a) Creative Commons Case Studies b) Business Models c) Statistics / Metrics 5. Day (Thursday, January 15): Creative Commons licenses in international Court Cases a) United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2008 - 1001 b) Other examples and questions such as German “GALA” and Hong Kong “Citibank” 6. Day (Friday, January 16): Open Legal Questions – working groups within CC network a) Moral Rights b) Private International Law c) “Non Commercial”