TAG-Org Launches Creative Commons-Jordan Today

AMMAN - Under the patronage of the Jordanian Minister of Justice Ayman Odeh, the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) launched today Creative Commons (CC)- Jordan in cooperation with the Creative Commons Organization and the Jordanian Royal Film Commission at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business, according to ag-IP-news Agency.The launch ceremony and a conference entitled “Copyright in the Digital Age” witnessed the presence of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO of TAG-Org along with high ranking diplomats, representatives from the Creative Commons Organization and a number of officials and delegates from the private and public sectors.“Providing legal framework for the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights on national and international levels is one of the basic factors to boost national economies, and eventually support creativity and innovation,” the Minister addressed the attendees.“I highly praise the efforts of those who contributed to the Creative Commons project mainly Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization so the Kingdom becomes the first Arab state to adopt such a concept.”“Creative Commons aims at supporting innovative works while at the same time providing them with the required legal protection at all levels,” Odeh continued.From his part, Abu-Ghazaleh stated that the Creative Commons project has been implemented in more than 50 countries worldwide, and through TAG-Org; Jordan is the first country to adopt the process of localization of the system and the inclusion of its licenses in the general legal system in 2004, in addition to their redrafting in conformity with Jordanian laws.“Copyright holders in Jordan and throughout the Arab world are now entitled to protect their rights according to the Creative Commons license in Arabic. In addition, they are eligible to publish their works on the internet, while preserving their rights through the CC,” Abu-Ghazaleh noted.During the “Copyright in the Digital Age” conference, several presentations tackling Copyright in the Digital Age, Jordanian Copyright Law, Science Commons and the Arab Region, Legal Issues Relating to Software Development and Product Strategy and Business Development in the Age of Openness were tackled following the launch.The Creative Commons Organization is a non-profit organization that aims to increase and support creative works, which can be reused and shared in a free, legal manner. The most important of the organization’s goals lie in providing aid to researchers and facilitating their ability to determine whether or not their works are public domain, in addition to developing mechanisms which allow authors to place certain marks on works and digital compositions, which aid internet searchers to identify and retrieve the works placed under these marks.