Missed this in the rush of things… Two new jurisdictions join the Creative Commons family!
Costa Rica
The CC project in Costa Rica is officially underway. Leading the public initiative are Rolando Coto-Solano, from the Office of the Vice Dean of Research at the University of Costa Rica, and Carlos E. Saborío Romero, a representative of over ten creative communities and artists. The license porting will be conducted by our long-time friend and colleague of Costa Rican descent, Andres Guadamuz, of the University of Edinburgh. Andres continues to lead CC efforts in Scotland, and we’re thrilled his expertise will be turned to the Costa Rican project as well. Legal support will also be provided by Denis Campos, a representative from the Legal Department of the Office of the Vice Dean of Research. The project is hosted by the University of Costa Rica.
To see some of the promising local initiatives, visit http://www.cientec.or.cr/accceso/, the website of the recent seminar on Free Culture and creativity, held in San Jose. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cientec/sets/72157622756119822/
Iceland
Today kicks off the Reykjavik Digital Freedoms Conference <http://www.fsfi.is/atburdir/radstefna2009/>, which features an MOU signing with Creative Commons, the Icelandic Society for Digital Freedoms (Icelandic abbreviation: FSFÍ), and Reykjavík University. CC Iceland was initiated by Project Lead Tryggvi Björgvinsson and is supported by Legal Lead Harald Gunnar Halldórsson. The project has already won the heart of the Ministry of Education, whose lawyer Jón Vilberg Guðjónsson will liaison with the Icelandic team throughout the porting process. This afternoon the group will meet with the Prime Minister of Iceland joined by CC Board Member Eric Saltzman, a keynote speaker at the Digital Freedoms conference.
For your viewing pleasure, check out the event’s CC video collage. “Horses like free software!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rLm1NDGep8&feature=youtube_gdata