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 <[email protected]> wrote: > Al Jazeera has started releasing some content under a CC-BY license: > > http://cc.aljazeera.net > > J. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Eric Steuer <[email protected]> > 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: [email protected] > > > 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 [email protected]. > > > 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 > [email protected] > +974 489 6046 > > Eric Steuer > Creative Director, Creative Commons > [email protected] > > Donatella Della Ratta > Arab World Media and Development Manager, Creative Commons > [email protected] > ++39 339 2248940 > ++963 949095651 > > _______________________________________________ > cc-community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-community > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
