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Creative Commons Launches CC0 and CC+ Programs
December 17th, 2007
San Francisco — December 17, 2007
Today, Creative Commons announced the launch of CC0 (aka CC Zero) and CC+ (aka CC Plus). These programs are major additions to CC’s array of free legal tools.
CC+
CC+ is a protocol to enable a simple way for users to get rights beyond the rights granted by a CC license. For example, a [...]
Serbia announces ported licenses on Creative Commons’ fifth year
December 15th, 2007
December 15, 2007 — San Francisco, CA, USA and Belgrade, Serbia
The much-anticipated global celebration of Creative Commons’ fifth year is amplified today with the announcement of the locally ported Creative Commons licensing suite in Serbia. In close collaboration with slobodnakultura.org, Wikimedia Serbia, and New Media center Kuda_org, the Creative Commons Team in Serbia, lead by [...]
Philippines introduces locally ported Creative Commons licenses
December 14th, 2007
December 15, 2007 — San Francisco, CA, USA and Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Today in Pasay City, the 42nd locally ported Creative Commons licensing suite will be launched for the Philippines. The Creative Commons licenses, now legally adapted to Philippine law, enable authors, artists, scientists, and educators the choice of a flexible range of [...]
Creative Commons Voluntarily Dismissed from Lawsuit
November 28th, 2007
San Francisco — November 28, 2007
We are happy to announce that the plaintiffs in the Chang litigation, previously reported at http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7680, have voluntarily dismissed Creative Commons from that lawsuit. Although we are confident that any court would have agreed that there was no valid legal claim against us, this is a good result. It was highly [...]
Creative Commons Releases Add-in Support for OpenOffice.org
November 14th, 2007
San Francisco, CA — November 14, 2007
Today Creative Commons released an Add-in for OpenOffice.org which allows users to select and embed a Creative Commons license in documents. Based on work completed as part of the Google Summer of Code by Cassio Melo, the add-in supports Writer (word processing documents), Calc (spreadsheets) and Impress (presentations).
Google Summer of Code [...]
Creative Commons Launches Second Annual CC Swag Photo Contest
November 13th, 2007
San Francisco, CA — November 13, 2007
Today, Creative Commons launched its second annual CC Swag Photo Contest. The contest is an important component of the third annual Creative Commons fundraising campaign, which was launched on October 1.
“It is not only vital that we meet our $500,000 goal for the fundraising campaign, it’s also important to use the [...]
Creative Commons releases viral fundraising widget and social networking campaign
November 1st, 2007
Last year Creative Commons utilized an innovative fundraising model by using the video sharing platform Revver to disseminate the Creative Commons mission and to help raise funds for the Creative Commons’ second annual fundraising campaign. That experience demonstrated the strength of CC’s community and that viral fundraising is key to sustaining Creative Commons.
This year Creative Commons [...]
Luxembourg 40th Jurisdiction to Offer Ported Creative Commons Licenses
October 14th, 2007
October 15, 2007 — San Francisco, CA, USA and Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The launch of the Creative Commons licensing suite today in Luxembourg marks the 40th jurisdiction worldwide to offer Creative Commons licenses adapted to national law. Creative Commons worked in collaboration with Luxcommons ASBL, a local non-profit for researching and developing Open Content headed by [...]
Creative Commons Licenses Launch in Greece
October 12th, 2007
October 13, 2007 — San Francisco, CA, USA and Berlin, Germany
Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a body of creative work that is free and legal to share and build upon, unveiled today a localized version of its innovative licensing system in Greece.
With the Creative Commons’ project in Greece joining the effort, Creative Commons [...]
Creative Commons Launches Third Annual Fundraising Campaign
October 1st, 2007
Creative Commons Launches Third Annual Fundraising Campaign
San Francisco, CA USA — October 1, 2007
Today, Creative Commons officially launched its third annual fundraising campaign. The past two fundraising campaigns generated vital financial support for Creative Commons. This year, the organization is asking its community for help in raising funds before January 1, 2008.
“Our annual campaign measures our success in [...]
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