Otago Polytechnic Intellectual Policy

& Copyright

Sarah Stewart 2008

Image: http://www.creativecommons.org.nz

Otago Polytechnic Intellectual Policy:

http://wikieducator.org/Otago_Polytechnic/Intellectual_property

Individual creator ownership AND responsibility

CC BY Leigh Blackall http://wikieducator.org/Image:F-block.JPG

• Has preference for the open sharing of information, knowledge and resources

• IP owned by the creator, unless there are specific agreements to the ownership of IP by others

• Foster the empowerment of individuals in their endeavours in a protective and/or promotional framework

What is Creative Commons?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3rksT1q4eg

Lesig: CC-BY (2.5)

Creative Commons:

http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/licences_explained__1#categories

Image: 'my CC stickers have arrived!!!' laihiu

www.flickr.com/photos/96941606@N00/290630500

• Attribution BY• This license lets others distribute, remix,

tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with your works licensed under Attribution.

How to work out which license you wish to use on your work:

http://creativecommons.org/license/results-one?license_code=by&jurisdiction=nz

When using a CC licensed work

• Be mindful of license• Attribute name, url, title• Do not use out of context eg images of

people• Inform owner • Need to role model to students & teach

them correct use• Be very careful using Google images• Flickrcc: http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net

Creative Commoner

http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/creative_commoners/sarah_stewart