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Creative Commons International The International License Porting Project
Origins, Experiences, and Challenges
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Catharina Maracke
Abstract
When Creative Commons (CC) was founded in 2001, the core Creative Commons licenses
were drafted according to United States Copyright Law. Since their first introduction in December 2002,
Creative Commons licenses have been enthusiastically adopted by many creators, authors, and other
content producers – not only in the United States, but in many other jurisdictions as well.
Global interest in the CC licenses prompted a discussion about the need for national versions of the
CC licenses. To best address this need, the international license porting project (“Creative Commons
International” – formerly known as “International Commons”) was launched in 2003. Creative Commons
International works to port the core Creative Commons licenses to different copyright legislations around
the world. The porting process includes both linguistically translating the licenses and legally adapting
the licenses to a particular jurisdiction such that they are comprehensible in the local jurisdiction and
legally enforceable but concurrently retain the same key elements.
Since its inception, Creative Commons International has found many supporters all over the world.
With Finland, Brazil, and Japan as the first completed jurisdiction projects, experts around the globe
have followed their lead and joined the international collaboration with Creative Commons to adapt the
licenses to their local copyright. This article aims to present an overview of the international porting
process, explain and clarify the international license architecture, its legal and promotional aspects, as
well as its most recent challenges.
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Catharina Maracke, Creative Commons International The International License Porting Project, 1 (2010) JIPITEC 4 para 1.
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