December 15, 2007 | 12:00am
The locally ported Creative Commons licensing suite for the Philippines will be launched today, enabling authors, artists, scientists and educators the choice of a flexible range of protection and freedom in efforts to promote a voluntary “some rights reserved” approach to copyright.
This will make the Creative Commons license now adapted to Philippine laws.
The Creative Commons team members in the Philippines, led by Atty. Jaime N. Soriano, have worked under the auspices of the e-Law Center at the Arellano University School of Law and in collaboration with Creative Commons to port the licenses to their national jurisdiction.
Dr. Catharina Maracke, director of Creative Commons International said: “The licensing project in the Philippines is a strong step towards strengthening and cultivating the global commons. The Philippines joins neighboring Malaysia, launched two years ago, in offering completed localized CC licenses. With upcoming jurisdictions in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia, this region within Asia will continue to thrive and enjoy its vibrant remix-reuse community.”
Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001, that promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works, whether owned or in the public domain.
Arellano University’s e-Law Center was founded in November 2002 following the launching of the school’s LawPhil project, considered one of the most popular on-line and electronic databases of Philippine law and jurisprudence that is accessible for free to the general public. The center is pursuing projects in research, publication, policy initiatives and advocacy, capability building, academic support, and linkages in the field of information and communication technology as it affects the Philippine legal system.
