Launch of Jordanian Creative Commons Licenses and First Arabic CC Salon in Amman
Creative Commons will launch its first Arabic licenses on 15th November in Amman in cooperation with Talal Abu Ghazaleh Organisation which hosts Creative Commons Jordan lead by Ziad Maraqa and Rami Olwan.
On 16th November the Royal Film Commission of Jordan will host the first ever Creative Commons Salon dedicated to Arab artists, bloggers, IT people, etc. coming from the whole Region. Creative Commons is working with local communities, including the Jordan Open Source Association, in order to successfully spread the knowledge about open content and free culture in Jordan.
Jordan was the first Arab country to bring the International Commons (iCommons) to the MENA region. In fact, AGIP coordinated, since 2004, a public effort to translate the Creative Commons licenses literally and legally for use in Jordan.
In May 2008, Jordan Open Source Association's member JUST Open Source Group hosted the first CC-related event in Jordan in Open Source Day 2008. One of the day's key speakers was Mr. Ziad Maraqa, who gave a comprehensive lecture about Creative Commons Licenses in Jordan and their compliance with the actual Jordanian intellectual property laws.
WHAT IS A CC SALON?
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Salon
CC Salons are global, informal events focused on building a community of artists, developers, and creators of all kinds around Creative Commons licenses, standards, and technology. The first event took place in San Francisco in 2006 with the idea to replicate in other locations internationally. Since then salons have sprung up in cities around the world (see the list online at http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Salon) The format for each event varies based on the location, but the overall concept is simple. CC Salons are open forums for people who are interested in the issues surrounding Creative Commons and global participatory culture.
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Good thing they are doing this lectures, replicating in other locations internationally.
Salon Software.
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