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International Commons: Finland

The Finland license has now been integrated into the Creative Commons licensing process, so you are able to license your works under this jurisdiction's law.

Many thanks to all who contributed to the license-porting process. This page remains for reference.

Please take a look at the mailing-list archive if you are interested in the academic discussion leading to the Finland final license.

Creative Commons is working with Helsinki Institute for Information Technology on porting the Creative Commons licenses to Finland.

iCommons Finland List

Project Lead: Herkko Hietanen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology.

More about the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT), founded in 1999, is a joint research institute of the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University of Technology. HIIT represents high expertise both in computer science and law. In addition it has close institutional bonds with academic legal science, law-courts and The Finnish Bar Association.

HIIT conducts internationally high-level strategic research in information technology, especially in areas where Finnish IT industry has or may reach a significant global role. HIIT works in close co-operation with universities and industry, aiming to improve the contents, visibility, and impact of Finnish IT research to benefit the competitiveness of Finnish IT industry and the development of the Finnish information society.

More info: http://www.hiit.fi/de/creativecommons/