[Commons-sense] Commons-sense newsletter: Making commons-sense of copyright in southern Africa

[Heather Ford]

Commons-sense: Making commons-sense of copyright in southern Africa
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
April, 2005: Edition 2
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1. Editorial:

The Creative Commons South Africa website (http://za.creativecommons.org) 
was recently nominated for the prestigious 'Prix Ars Electronica - 
International Competition for CyberArts' in the Digital Communities section. 
Find out about this and other accolades for Creative Commons in southern 
Africa in Heather Ford's Commons-sense newsletter editorial here 
http://za.creativecommons.org/commons-sense/index.htm#1.

2. Letter from America: 'The world's largest encyclopedia in the world. and 
its free!'

Andrew Jankowich talks about the 'wisdom of crowds' and the Wikipedia 
project which, with 500,000 articles in English since its 2001 debut and 
about 1.5 million articles in other languages (including Afrikaans), is fast 
becoming the largest, most comprehensive and up-to-date encyclopedia in the 
world - all free to copy and share under the GNU-Free Documentation Licence. 
Read about it here http://za.creativecommons.org/commons-sense/index.htm#2.

3. How to use the Creative Commons licence: A guide for all of us

During the first months of Creative Commons awareness-raising in southern 
Africa, we've had a number of questions from people about how to correctly 
use the Creative Commons licence. Problem is that if you don't use the 
licence correctly, it could be unenforceable. Follow these steps to ensure 
that you're using the licence in a way that ensures maximum legal and 
marketing impact http://za.creativecommons.org/commons-sense/index.htm#3.

4. Who is working on Creative Commons in Africa?

Ever thought of getting involved in Creative Commons projects in your own 
country? Ever wondered how the "iCommons" process works? Follow these simple 
steps to start a Creative Commons chapter in your country 
http://za.creativecommons.org/commons-sense/index.htm#4.

5. Open Content and the Creative Commons: A revolution in educational 
publishing

Find out how alternative copyright licences are being used by universities 
and educational institutions - both formal and informal - to enhance the 
reach and effectiveness of educational publishing 
http://za.creativecommons.org/commons-sense/index.htm#5.

6. News, updates and invitations

>From updates on the Laugh It Off case, to details of the upcoming Creative 
Commons South Africa launch and "Commons-sense: Towards an African Digital 
Information Commons" conference at the end of May - see our news, updates 
and invitations highlights here 
http://za.creativecommons.org/commons-sense/index.htm#6.

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