Website Title: Australian Law Online: Home Page
Website Address: http://www.law.gov.au/
Brief Description of Organisation/Resource
Australian Law Online provides access to law and justice related information and services from all levels of government. The objective of this site is to provide Australians with ready access to clear, understandable, user-friendly information about the Australian legal system and the government organisations that are part of the Australian legal system.
Brief Overview of Website Contents
· Has the following Links:
Australian Legal System
Business and Work
Consumers
Crime and Crime Prevention
Family and Relationships
Government
Health and Safety
Housing and Neighbourhood
Human Rights
Immigration and Citizenship
Indigenous Australians
International Law
Media and Communications
Money
Science and the Environment Transport
Date and Time Visited: 5:28 PM, Saturday 9th December 2006
IP Australia
Website Title: IP Australia - Welcome to the home page of IP Australia, the Australia Government that administers the patents, trademarks, designs...
Website Address: http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/
Brief Description of Organisation/Resource
Australia's economic well-being depends on capturing the benefits of increased innovation and creativity. IP Australia's role is to provide a strong intellectual property system which promotes innovation, investment and trade.
Brief Overview of Website Contents
· Has latest Relevant News article links ready for those who wish to peruse them
· Has links to Job Opportunities available
· IP Mailing List
· IP Media Centre
· The usual About Us Page
· What actually is Intellectual Property definition, as well as links to such things as Patents, Trade Marks, Designs, PDR, Business Strategies and Resources
Date and Time Visited: 5:31 PM, Saturday 9th December 2006
Part1: Creative Commons
Website Title: Creative Commons
Website Address: http://creativecommons.org/
Brief Description of Organisation/Resource
Creative Commons provides free tools for authors, artists, and educators to mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. Our tools change "All Rights Reserved" into "Some Rights Reserved" — as the creator chooses. We are a nonprofit organization. Everything we do — including the software we create — is free.
Brief Overview of Website Contents
· I would say that is has been poorly designed but that is my personal opinion
· Links (at bottom of the page) shows that the reader can search for FAQs, Contact people whom created the site and such, About the site / organisation, Policies, etc.
· Note: I would have these links near the top of the page, to make the exploration of site a lot easier.
Date and Time Visited: 5:39 PM, Saturday 9th December 2006
Part 2: Creative Commons Australia
Website Title: Creative Commons Australia
Website Address: http://www.creativecommons.org.au/
Brief Description of Organisation/Resource
CCau is the Australian derivative project of the Creative Commons project in the United States of America. We are porting the Creative Commons licences into Australian domestic law and fostering a creative community premised on re mixable creativity. Hosted at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, CCau is devoted to the promotion of Creative Commons in Australia.
Brief Overview of Website Contents
· Links to pages that have information on relevant topics. Page titles (and Link names) are as follows:
· About – information about the site,
· Contact – how people can contact key people in area,
· Learn More – where people can learn more information about topics covered at site,
· Licences – Information about what they are and how to use them,
· Materials – an archive of materials produced by Creative Commons Australia,
· CC Clinic – where people can sign up to a clinic run by Creative Commons Australia,
· Research – Research that Creative Commons Australia has done.
Date and Time Visited: 5:42 PM, Saturday 9th December 2006
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
Website Title: World Intellectual Property Organization
Website Address: http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en
Brief Description of Organisation/Resource
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest. WIPO was established by the WIPO Convention in 1967 with a mandate from its Member States to promote the protection of IP throughout the world through cooperation among states and in collaboration with other international organizations. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
Brief Overview of Website Contents
· Information about what they do,
· Links to sub-pages that has more information about relevant topics found with the organization and what may involve the organization
· Also has links to a online shop, members section and vacancies within the organization.
Date and Time Visited: 5:53 PM, Saturday 9th December 2006
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