MAGNATUNE FOUNDER JOHN BUCKMAN JOINS CREATIVE COMMONS BOARD

November 15th, 2006

MAGNATUNE FOUNDER JOHN BUCKMAN JOINS CREATIVE COMMONS BOARD

San Francisco, CA, USA — November 16, 2006

Creative Commons today announced that Magnatune Records founder John Buckman has joined the organization’s board of directors.

Buckman’s appointment is a reflection of Creative Commons’ growing interest in commercial applications of CC’s licenses and principles. Buckman’s business — Magnatune Records — is [...]

CREATIVE COMMONS, XLR8R MAGAZINE, AND GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE THE CHRISTOPHER WILLITS REMIX CONTEST ON CCMIXTER.ORG

November 15th, 2006

CREATIVE COMMONS, XLR8R MAGAZINE, AND GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE THE CHRISTOPHER WILLITS / “COLORS SHIFTING” REMIX CONTEST ON CCMIXTER.ORG

Winning Remix to Be Featured on Upcoming Compilation CD Released by XLR8R Magazine

San Francisco, CA, USA — November 15, 2006

Creative Commons, XLR8R Magazine, and Ghostly International are pleased to announce that the Christopher Willits / “Colors Shifting” Remix [...]

Creative Commons Launches Photo Contest on Flickr

November 8th, 2006

Creative Commons Launches Photo Contest on Flickr
Winners’ Photos to Be Featured on CC Postcards; Winners Can Also Choose a CC Board Member to Record a Personalized Outgoing Voicemail Message
San Francisco, CA — November 8, 2006
Today, Creative Commons announced the launch of the first CC Swag Photo Contest on Flickr. The contest is part of Creative Commons’ Annual Fundraising [...]

Creative Commons Taps Revver to Launch New Viral Video Fundraising Model

November 1st, 2006

Creative Commons Taps Revver to Launch New
Viral Video Fundraising Model
Nonprofit Organization Uses Online Video Sharing to Raise Money
San Francisco, CA and Los Angeles, CA – 10/31/06 - Today, Creative Commons announced that it will be the first non-profit organization to raise money through online video sharing. Revver, the first marketplace for viral videos, will host, track [...]

Creative Commons Launches 2nd Annual Fundraising Campaign

October 18th, 2006

Creative Commons Launches 2nd Annual Fundraising Campaign
San Francisco, USA — October 17, 2006
Creative Commons has just launched its 2nd Annual Fundraising Campaign. 
The second annual campaign features new support pages on the Creative Commons website which offer new swag including a new T-shirt design, new vinyl stickers and hipster CC buttons. In addition, bloggers and others with [...]

Palast Productions Announces Armed Madhouse Remix Contest

September 28th, 2006

Palast Productions Announces Armed Madhouse Remix Contest: Excerpts From Audiobook of Greg Palast’s New York Times Bestseller Offered Under Creative Commons License

New York, USA — September 28, 2006

The Palast Investigative Fund, Palast Productions, Creative Commons, Alternative Tentacles Records, and Air America Radio are proud to present the Armed Madhouse Remix Contest, taking place now at [...]

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Launches Free Classical Music Podcast – “The Concert” – Under a Creative Commons License

September 14th, 2006

Museum offers unreleased live performances by notable musicians and emerging young artists for free download and file sharing

BOSTON, MA, USA — September 14, 2006

Starting today, everyone who visits the website of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will be able to download free classical music and share it with anyone, anywhere.

“The Concert,” the museum’s new classical [...]

Creative Commons Sponsored Software ccHost Releases Version 3.0

September 8th, 2006

San Francisco, USA - September 8, 2006

Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that provides flexible
copyright licenses for authors and artists along with the Creative
Commons Developer Community released the ccHost 3.0 today. ccHost is an
Open Source web-based media sharing software. This major feature release
comes on the heals of winning the Linux Journal Linux World Expo Award
for “Best [...]

DROPPING KNOWLEDGE USES CREATIVE COMMONS IN ITS KNOWLEDGE-SHARING INITIATIVE

September 8th, 2006

San Francisco, USA, Berlin, Germany, September 8, 2006
Creative Commons is pleased to announce that dropping knowledge, the not-for-profit initiative that offers a global knowledge portal and dialogue forum on its website will use Creative Commons’ licenses for its innovative online resource.
On September 9, 2006, 112 creative thinkers, ranging from artists, writers and scientists to philosophers, politicians and [...]

CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES OFFERED IN COLOMBIA

August 22nd, 2006

San Francisco, CA, USA; Berlin, GERMANY; and Bogotá, Colombia — August 22, 2006 — Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to building a body of creative work free to share and build upon today announced the launch of its licenses in Colombia.
Creative Commons copyright licenses are available free of charge from the group’s website. The licenses allow [...]