Creative Commons (CC), a nonprofit organisation that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools, has relaunched its India chapter. The license provides a simple, standardised way to give the public, permission to share and use your creative work — on conditions you set and was originally launched here in 2007. Creative Commons India chapter is made up of three organisations -- Wikimedia India, Centre for Internet and Society and Acharya Narendra Dev College. Lawrence Liang, Co-founder of Alternative Law Forum said that the biggest difference this time around is that Creative Commons has been tailor-made for India law. If someone approaches a court about some information that is licensed under CC, it would be in compliance with the Indian Copyright Act. India does not have derivative rights like in US, so CC will try to bring some clarity on that front. The chapter's goals will be raising awareness on licenses and open education resources, connecting with photography communities, content donation and participating in affiliate network When CC was first launched in India, it was housed at IIT Bombay and not enough groups were involved in promoting it; the organisation is attempting to change that this time around. Here are some of the key points that were discussed during the relaunch: CC in education - Speaking at the relaunch, Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resource Development said that as part of national mission on education through ICT, all services for students are available for free through…
