Translation and localization of Creative Commons licenses

Melanie Dulong de Rosnay (1)

1 ISCC - Institut des Sciences de la Communication du CNRS

This article presents a standard for open content licensing and its internationalisation process which goes far beyond mere translation from one language to another. It aims at facilitating legal adoption in local jurisdictions. It also calls for building a community of experts throughout the world.

Mots clés: copyright; translation; legal adaptation; open access; free culture; access to knowledge; commons; creative commons; licence; license

Domaines: Droit; Linguistique; Sciences de l'information et de la communication; Science politique

Melanie Dulong de Rosnay. Translation and localization of Creative Commons licenses. Laurent Vannini, Hervé Le Crosnier, UNESCO Maaya Network. Net.Lang. Towards the Multilingual Cyberspace, C&F Editions, pp.221-225, 2012. ⟨halshs-00726973⟩