[okfn-discuss] Fwd: Al Jazeera Announces Launch of Free Footage Under Creative Commons License

[Rufus Pollock]

And there's a CKAN package page (with info on the precise licensing setup):

<http://www.ckan.net/package/read/cc-aljazeera>

Rufus

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
> Al Jazeera has started releasing some content under a CC-BY license:
>
>  http://cc.aljazeera.net
>
> J.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Eric Steuer <eric at creativecommons.org>
> Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:12 PM
> Subject: [cc-community] PRESS RELEASE: Al Jazeera Announces Launch of
> Free Footage Under Creative Commons License
> To: cc-community at lists.ibiblio.org
>
>
> PDF attached; text below
> ==
>
> Al Jazeera Announces Launch of Free Footage Under Creative Commons License
>
> Doha, Qatar - January 13, 2009
>
> Al Jazeera Network today announced the world's first repository of
> broadcast-quality video footage released under the Creative Commons
> 3.0 Attribution license. Select Al Jazeera video footage – at this
> time, footage of the War in Gaza - will be available for free to be
> downloaded, shared, remixed, subtitled and eventually rebroadcasted by
> users and TV stations across the world with acknowledgement to Al
> Jazeera.
>
> Al Jazeera will release its exclusive Arabic and English coverage
> produced by the Network's correspondents and crews in the Gaza Strip
> online at http://cc.aljazeera.net. The ongoing war and crisis in Gaza,
> together with the scarcity of news footage available, make the
> repository a key resource for anyone producing content about the
> current situation.
>
> This is the first time that video footage produced by a news
> broadcaster is released under the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution
> license, which allows for both commercial and non-commercial use.
>
> Mohamed Nanabhay, who headed New Media at Al Jazeera and launched the
> project, stated: "As one of the only international broadcasters in
> Gaza, our coverage of the war has been unsurpassed. The launch of Al
> Jazeera's Creative Commons Repository means that our Gaza footage will
> be made available under the most permissive Creative Commons license
> (CC-BY). With the flexibility of the license, we expect to introduce
> our outstanding coverage to an even wider audience across the world.
> This means that news outlets, filmmakers and bloggers will be able to
> easily share, remix, and reuse our footage."
>
> Lawrence Lessig – founder of the Creative Commons organization and
> Professor of Law at Stanford University – stated: "Al Jazeera is
> teaching an important lesson about how free speech gets built and
> supported. By providing a free resource for the world, the network is
> encouraging wider debate, and a richer understanding."
>
> Joichi Ito – CEO of Creative Commons and a world-renowned technology
> entrepreneur – added: "Video news footage is an essential part of
> modern journalism. Providing material under a Creative Commons license
> to allow commercial and amateur use is an enormous contribution to the
> global dialogue around important events. Al Jazeera has set the
> example and the standard that we hope others will follow."
>
> As a pioneer in news and media, Al Jazeera is always looking for ways
> to make its unique content accessible to audiences across the world
> and the launch of Al Jazeera's Creative Commons Repository is another
> concrete step in this direction.
>
> For details on downloading and accessing content from Al Jazeera's
> Creative Commons Repository please go to http://cc.aljazeera.net or
> contact creativecommons at aljazeera.net.
>
>
> About Al Jazeera
>
> Al Jazeera started out over twelve years ago as the first independent
> Arabic news channel in the world dedicated to providing comprehensive
> television news and live debate for the Arab world. In 2006, Al
> Jazeera was ranked by brandchannel.com as the most impactful
> television broadcast news brand globally.  As a result of its
> expansion and the creation of new channels and services, Al Jazeera
> was formally named the Al Jazeera Network in March 2006, transforming
> its operation into an international media corporation. The Al Jazeera
> Network now consists of the flagship Al Jazeera Arabic channel, Al
> Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Documentary, Al Jazeera Sport, Al
> Jazeera.net (the English and Arabic web sites), the Al Jazeera Media
> Training and Development Center, the Al Jazeera Center for Studies, Al
> Jazeera Mubasher (Live), and Al Jazeera Mobile.
>
> About Creative Commons
>
> 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. Through its free copyright
> licenses, Creative Commons offers authors, artists, scientists, and
> educators the choice of a flexible range of protections and freedoms
> that build upon the "all rights reserved" concept of traditional
> copyright to enable a voluntary "some rights reserved" approach.
> Creative Commons was built with and is sustained by the generous
> support of organizations including the Center for the Public Domain,
> the Omidyar Network, The Rockefeller Foundation, The John D. and
> Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and The William and Flora Hewlett
> Foundation, as well as members of the public. The Creative Commons
> licensing suite has been ported to 50 jurisdictions around the world.
> For more information about Creative Commons, visit
> http://creativecommons.org.
>
>
> Contact
>
> Lauren McCollough
> Media Relations, Al Jazeera Network
> press.int at aljazeera.net
> +974 489 6046
>
> Eric Steuer
> Creative Director, Creative Commons
> eric at creativecommons.org
>
> Donatella Della Ratta
> Arab World Media and Development Manager, Creative Commons
> donatella at creativecommons.org
> ++39 339 2248940
> ++963 949095651
>
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