June 4, 2011 at 17:05Experts at the UNESCO international seminar unanimously noted that Creative Commons licenses “are within the existing legal framework”
May 31 - June 1, 2011 in Moscow hosted the international seminar "Open educational resources and intellectual property rights." Representatives of Creative Commons Russia took part in it . The participants discussed the legal aspects of applying open licenses, presented reports and spoke about the experience of localizing Creative Commons licenses in other countries.
Legal experts participating in the seminar unanimously noted that Creative Commons licenses and similar methods for licensing objects distributed on the Web are civil law contracts and are within the existing legal framework. For their implementation and use in Russia, there is a need to reconsider approaches to understanding what form and in what ways a contract can be concluded. Those rules of law that are currently in force allow the recognition of legal force for such licenses . However, a lot depends on how these rules and licenses will be interpreted by the court in the event of a legal conflict, therefore, it is necessary to improve the law enforcement practice in relation to claims under license agreements concluded in electronic form.
Also present noted that the proposed amendments (for those who are not in the know: [1] , [2] , [3]) Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation concerning free licenses does not clarify the situation with such licenses, but rather creates additional questions .
The first day was entirely devoted to open educational resources. Simply put, this is a very important, cool and fashionable topic lately ! You can read more on Wikipedia and the Creative Commons website ( news and wikis ).
The second day was dedicated to Creative Commons. Presentations were presented:
www.iis.ru/content/view/546/91
ru.iite.unesco.org/news/387945
Legal experts participating in the seminar unanimously noted that Creative Commons licenses and similar methods for licensing objects distributed on the Web are civil law contracts and are within the existing legal framework. For their implementation and use in Russia, there is a need to reconsider approaches to understanding what form and in what ways a contract can be concluded. Those rules of law that are currently in force allow the recognition of legal force for such licenses . However, a lot depends on how these rules and licenses will be interpreted by the court in the event of a legal conflict, therefore, it is necessary to improve the law enforcement practice in relation to claims under license agreements concluded in electronic form.
Also present noted that the proposed amendments (for those who are not in the know: [1] , [2] , [3]) Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation concerning free licenses does not clarify the situation with such licenses, but rather creates additional questions .
The first day was entirely devoted to open educational resources. Simply put, this is a very important, cool and fashionable topic lately ! You can read more on Wikipedia and the Creative Commons website ( news and wikis ).
The second day was dedicated to Creative Commons. Presentations were presented:
- Legal Aspects of Using a Creative Commons License in the Russian Federation
- Russian / CIS legislation and Creative Commons license
- Problems applying the Creative Commons license to the legal system of Ukraine
- Becoming a New Copyright Practice: China's Experience in Open Licenses
- Creative Commons license or intellectual tax in the Russian system of intellectual property rights
- Electronic licenses in Russia, Creative Commons license
- Creative Commons License: Usage Issues in Russia
- Open licenses for distance learning in Russia
- Open educational resources and technologies for disseminating information on the Internet
www.iis.ru/content/view/546/91
ru.iite.unesco.org/news/387945