AUTHOR: JESSICA COATES Over the last few years the free culture movement has moved out of the bedrooms and into the boardrooms. Open copyright models are increasingly of interest not just to enthusiasts, but to big name creators, government bodies and even corporate entities. It finally feels like we're just a hair's breadth away from widespread acceptance and take up, both in Australia and internationally. But there is still that tiny gap. How do we get people to cross the final divide from interested party to adopter? Drawing on her experience as Project Manager of Creative Commons Australia, Jessica Coates will lead a group discussion on tactics for promoting greater adoption of open copyright in Australia. What tools are most useful for spreading the word? What projects have been successful in the past? How do we convince people to give more thought to their copyright decisions?

1. Freedom Fighting how do we convince the powers that be to relax their grip? Jessica Coates Project Manager Creative Commons Clinic January 2009 CRICOS No. 00213J

2. Open is officially ok CRICOS No. 00213J OECD Seoul Declaration for the Future of the Internet Economy Recommends “an open environment that supports the free flow of information, research, innovation, entrepreneur-ship and business transformation.” Venturous Australia, Review of the National Innovation System Recommendation 7.8: Australian governments should adopt international standards of open publishing as far as possible. Material released for public information by Australian governments should be released under a creative commons licence. Queensland Government Information Licensing Framework 85% of government information should be made available under Creative Commons licences.

3. And real people are using it CRICOS No. 00213J “ Barack Obama”, Change.gov, http://change.gov/learn/presidentelect “ Population structure”, Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3201.0 Cover Art from “The Slip” by Nine Inch Nails, http://theslip.nin.com “ War on Gaza Day 15”, Al Jazeera, http://cc.aljazeera.net/node/29

4. So what’s the problem? CRICOS No. 00213J loss of control security default is easy cost quality you’re all commies change is hard client sensitivity