Creative Commons — the other way? |
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| Authors: | Uma SUTHERSANEN |
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| Institution: | 1. Queen Mary College, University of London;2. Uma Suthersanen;3. Reader in Intellectual Property Law & Policy;4. at Queen Mary, University of London;5. Chair,;6. British Literary & Artistic Copyright;7. Association (ALAI‐UK);8. Chair, Legal;9. Advisory Board, Creative Commons (England;10. & Wales). |
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| Abstract: | On 9 Mar 2006, the District Court of Amsterdam upheld the Creative Commons (CC) licence in relation to photographs made available for the public on an online sharing website, but subject to a Creative Commons licence. This is the first known court decision involving a Creative Common licence, not only in the European Union, but worldwide, that has held that CC licences are valid and enforceable. This paper gives a critical analysis of the reasons for the popularity of Creative Commons licences and of the basic structure of the Creative Commons licensing regime in England and Wales. |
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