Presentation by Diane Peters at 2018 CC Global Summit on how authors can regain their rights to copy works on their own terms. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

1. CREATIVE COMMONS
Giving Authors Control: How to Retain and Regain Your Copyright
Global Summit 2018
Diane Peters, General Counsel

2. CC’s work in the open access arena:
towards a vibrant and usable commons

3. CC Legal Tools: beyond the licenses
Rights Back Resource (international)
Authors Addenda and Scholars Copyright
Addendum Engine

4. https://labs.creativecommons.org/reversionary-rights/

5. SCHOLARS COPYRIGHT
ADDENDUM ENGINE
+
AUTHOR ADDENDA PROJECT
(progress updates)

6. Next Steps and How to Contribute
• Rights Back Resource
• Add a country or resource
(labs.creativecommons.org/reversionary-rights/)
• SCAE and Author Addenda Project
• Provide feedback – complete the questionnaire (coming)
• Add your ideas at https://tinyurl.com/ybmcxd9x
• Contact diane@creativecommons.org

7. Questions?

8. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
(please designate note taker)
TOPIC 1: Knowledge gaps. What do authors need to know to help change current
practices? (e.g., copyright, licenses, tools, publishing practices) (Vanessa)
TOPIC 2: Advocacy tools and campaigns. What is working for the scholarly
community now, what are channels can be used to disseminate information, and how do
we get tools in front of authors. Current and future tools for authors and publishers
(Brianna)
TOPIC 3: Strategies for overcoming publisher obstacles to author tools (Mike)

9. diane@creativecommons.org