Open Content

Open Content (registered as Open Content, z.s.) is a Czech voluntary association that operates as an educational and integration institution focused on the "open" aspects of society. According to its official website, its activities centre on open data, education, research, access to public administration, and the Creative Commons licensing family, which it presents as an accessible way to contribute to open culture by licensing one's own works. The association is based in the Czech Republic and communicates primarily in Czech, with a Czech localization of Creative Commons materials. The organisation's public-facing work includes translations and localisations of open licences and legal tools. Its website highlights a Czech translation of the Open COVID License, a specific public licence related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a Czech translation of Creative Commons Zero (CC0), which serves as a waiver of copyright. It also maintains a blog and RSS feed, publishes news and event notices, and invites new members to join online. Recent posts referenced on the homepage include a 20th anniversary of Creative Commons and a Christmas party, a piece on open source driving the European Digital Decade, a questionnaire on copyright obstacles in online teaching, information about an external lecture on copyright aspects of Open Science, a note on young researchers wanting to change public administration through smarter use of data, a panel discussion at OpenAlt 2020, and coverage by Deloitte Legal in preparation for World IP Day. The association also states that it launched an application called Otevřené právo (Open Law). Open Content functions as an advocacy and community organisation rather than a commercial vendor. Its "products" are informational and legal resources: licence translations, educational events, blog content, and membership. It is a non-profit association under Czech law, and no parent company, owner, or listed status is indicated in the available evidence. The brand is relevant to the open knowledge, open government, and open science communities in the Czech Republic.

Open Content is a Czech voluntary association (z.s.) that has established itself as an educational and integration institution for "open" aspects of society. Its official website describes its scope as covering open data, education, research, access to public administration, and the Creative Commons licensing family. The association presents Creative Commons as an accessible way for creators to contribute to open culture by licensing their own works. A significant part of its work has been localisation. The website features a Czech translation of the Open COVID License, a specific public licence connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a Czech translation of Creative Commons Zero (CC0), which functions as a waiver of copyright. These translations make international open-licensing tools usable in a Czech-language context. Open Content also maintains a public blog and RSS feed and organises or promotes events and lectures. Posts highlighted on its homepage include a celebration of 20 years of Creative Commons alongside a Christmas party, a piece titled "Open Source Driving the European Digital Decade," a request to fill in a questionnaire on copyright obstacles in online teaching, information about an external lecture on copyright aspects of Open Science, a note that young researchers want to change public administration through smarter use of data, a panel discussion at OpenAlt 2020, and a mention that Deloitte Legal wrote about the association in preparation for World IP Day. The association also announced that it launched an application called Otevřené právo (Open Law). The organisation recruits members through an online application form and invites the public to join its activities. It operates as a non-profit association under Czech law. The available evidence does not specify a founding date, founders, or a parent organisation, and no commercial ownership or listing is indicated.

• Czech translation of Creative Commons Zero (CC0) made available

• Czech translation of Open COVID License published

• Otevřené právo (Open Law) application launched

• Panel discussion at OpenAlt 2020

• 20 years of Creative Commons celebrated

Non-profit advocacy and community organisation for open data, open education, open research, and Creative Commons licensing in the Czech Republic.

• Czech translation of Creative Commons Zero (CC0)

• Czech translation of Open COVID License

• Otevřené právo (Open Law) application

• Blog and RSS feed

1. 1Open Content, z.s. – Oficiální stránky spolkuopencontent.cz
2. 2Open Content – Wikidatawikidata.org