[edtech] Hal Abelson on Creative Commons - today at 11:30 in W20, Private Dining Rooms1&2

[Jean Foster]

What: Ed Tech Partners Meeting (with
lunch)
Where:  W20-Private Dining Rooms 1&2
(3rd floor of the Student Center)
When: Monday, March 28 at 11:30 a.m.
Title: Creative Commons
Speaker: Hal Abelson



Abstract
Creative Commons is dedicated to minimizing legal barriers to sharing
creative works like writings, music, and video. Many of these barriers
arise because copyright law, as it has come to be practiced, is poorly
matched to the realities of the Internet. As a result, sharing on the
Internet which could be an great enabler of collaborative creation for
humanity, has become mired in legal uncertainties and studded with
obstacles that prevent creators from excercising choice in the
dispositions of their creations. Creative Commons builds technology and
standards to help restore that choice.

Prof. Abelson will also talk about the new Science Commons project that
is being incubated at MIT. Science Commons is dedicated to easing
unnecessary barriers to the flow of scientific knowledge and technical
information. The goal is to encourage stakeholders to create areas of
free access, inquiry and innovation using standardized licenses and
other means.
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Jean Foster
Usability Consultant/
Communications Coordinator
MIT IS&T Academic Computing
77 Massachusetts Ave, n42-040
jfoster at mit.edu, 617.253.3909