Last week Leslie Ellen Harris correctly pointed out in her Slaw post Using Flickr Photos that we should not assume content available on the web is freely available without copyright. She gave photos on Flickr as the example.
One thing I love about Flickr, however, is that it allows those of us who upload photos to designate Creative Commons licensing as an alternative. When I am looking for images for blog posts or presentations, I will often use the advanced search on Flickr to look for images available under Creative Commons (especially for commercial use)–scroll down on the advanced search page to see the options to search for images under Creative Commons. I like that the CC licensing asks those using content to give attribution.
I'm an advocate for opening up content whenever possible, especially if not created for business/proprietary use. Ryan Deschamps, e-Learning Manager at the Halifax Public Libraries, is also a Creative Commons advocate, and recently shared one of his knitting projects as proof. I'm presuming he is willing to let me share the video with you. As an aside, he makes note on his accompanying blog post that the Creative Commons logo itself is not available under Creative Commons. In the new tradition of our "the law of winter" Slaw posts, enjoy:
Connie is the principal of Crosby Group Consulting and is also a law librarian, writer, teacher and speaker specializing in social media, knowledge management and information management. She is author of the book "Effective Blogging for Libraries" part of the award-winning Tech Set published by Neal-Schuman in 2010. [click on the author's name for more information]
Wow. I always love to see my face in blogging lights.
Actually, one of the things that inspired my interest in creating a creative commons toque is the recommendation that the federal government release public documents under a creative commons license. I think Michael Geist was the recommender in this case, but I think it makes sense.
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
Banks and Banking - Liability of banks to third parties - Negligence - General
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Actions - Cause of action - General principles - New or extended cause of action - Opening of floodgates
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Aliens - Definitions and general principles - Immigration consultants
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Criminal Law - Sexual offences, public morals and disorderly conduct - Public morals - Obscenity - Possession of child pornography
The accused was convicted of making child pornography available and two counts of possession of child pornography (see [2010] Sask.R. Uned. 197). Subsequently, he was sentenced ...
Criminal Law - Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directions regarding pleas or evidence of witnesses, co-accused and accomplices
Rowe was convicted by a jury of five offences. He appealed.
Narcotic Control - Offences - Possession - General
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Narcotic Control - General - Legislation - Exemptions - Medicinal marijuana
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Criminal Law - Sentence - Trafficking in hashish or marijuana (incl. possession for purposes of trafficking)
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Municipal Law - Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Imposition and collection of taxes or fees
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This is a listing of a few upcoming events in Canada of interest to lawyers, law students, legal librarians, and others involved in the practice of law.
Clicking on any event in the list below will give you access to more information and to links allowing you to see the full entry and to add the event to your own calendar.
Click this link for a fuller version of the TalkLaw/ParLoi calendar of events and for instructions as to how to add events and calendars to your own calendar.
Wow. I always love to see my face in blogging lights.
Actually, one of the things that inspired my interest in creating a creative commons toque is the recommendation that the federal government release public documents under a creative commons license. I think Michael Geist was the recommender in this case, but I think it makes sense.