How do these licenses encourage users to respect the rights of creative rightsholders?
Used correctly, CC licenses will broaden the scope for legal usage of creative works in Hong Kong. Correct use of the license by Hong Kong creators will broaden the pool of creative works that can be legally shared. Meanwhile, knowledge about how to find and use Creative Commons-licensed works will provide legal alternatives for people who like to share and remix freely. Educators in jurisdictions where CC licenses have already been localized report that students who learn about Creative Commons gain a greater awareness of copyright issues in general. Not only do they gain a better understanding of what is illegal under copyright law; they also gain awareness of alternative legal sources: CC-licensed music, photos, and other creative works which they are permitted to share legally, which can be found through the search engines on creativecommons.org and other online sources. Thus, we hope that if CC licenses are widely used and understood inHong Kong, this will contribute to a reductio
Used correctly, CC licenses will broaden the scope for legal usage of creative works in Hong Kong. Correct use of the license by Hong Kong creators will broaden the pool of creative works that can be legally shared. Meanwhile, knowledge about how to find and use Creative Commons-licensed works will provide legal alternatives for people who like to share and remix freely. Educators in jurisdictions where CC licenses have already been localized report that students who learn about Creative Commons gain a greater awareness of copyright issues in general. Not only do they gain a better understanding of what is illegal under copyright law; they also gain awareness of alternative legal sources: CC-licensed music, photos, and other creative works which they are permitted to share legally, which can be found through the search engines on creativecommons.org and other online sources. Thus, we hope that if CC licenses are widely used and understood in Hong Kong, this will contribute to a reducti
