Authors’ rights define the rights of creators of artistic and literary works whereas Copyright is intended mainly to protect intellectual property — and the rights of the content owners — rather than protect the creators of the content in question. (COPIBEC)
Authors’ rights recognizes the natural right of the author towards his/her works whereas copyright recognizes the negotiation between the author and society for the usage of the work.
What is Creative Commons Licensing?
Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law. From the re-user’s perspective, the presence of a Creative Commons license on a copyrighted work answers the question, “What can I do with this work?” (Creative Commons)
A creative commons license is a license issued by the copyright owner to allow anyone in the world to use his or her copyright work in any manner consistent with that license. Creative Commons licenses are essentially standard form license agreements which can be attached to a work to enable its use under certain circumstances without the need to contact the author or negotiate terms of use.
The Mona Library in collaboration with the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Mona Office of Research & Innovation (MORI) and the Mona Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Centre (MECC) provides this TISC & IP Help Desk Service.
Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISCs) are supported by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) which provides training and support for staff, students and members of the community.