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Accessing and Enhancing the Public Domain
Latam ConferenceSantiago de Chile 21 Nov 2008
Diane Peters, General CounselCreative Commons
Presentation dedicated to the Public Domain.
Supply: Enhancing PD
CC0 =“ I surrender my copyright to my work”
Supply: Enhancing PD
CC0 =“ I surrender my copyright to my work”
Access: Marking the PD
Public Domain = “I know certain facts about a work…” Assertion
Ambitious and Imperfect
* true “zero” impossible* expression of intent, not literal* effect will vary amongst jurisdictions
Could CC0’s greatest value be its imperfection ?
CC0 1.0 Universal
Statement of Purpose
“…the purpose of contributing to a commons of creative, cultural and scientific works (“Commons”) that the public can reliably and without fear of later claims of infringement build upon, modify, incorporate in other works, reuse and redistribute as freely as possible in any form whatsoever and for any purposes…
PD Assertion
(a redesign of the Public Domain Dedication)
