HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SUPPORTIVE OF A “FREE(R) CULTURE”

February 17th, 2006

Budapest, Hungary & San Francisco, USA — February 15, 2006
Creative Commons Hungary, a collaboration between Center for Media Research and Education, and the nonprofit organization Creative Commons, is pleased to highlight the recent release by acting Hungarian Prime Minister Mr. Ferenc Gyurcsany and his publisher Napvilag of Mr. Gyurcsany’s recent book “Utkozben” (In Transit) under a [...]

COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS REMIX CONTEST EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 14

February 15th, 2006

New Vocal Samples from Chuck D and George Clinton Made Available for Use

San Francisco, CA, USA – February 15, 2006

Creative Commons, along with filmmakers Kembrew McLeod and Ben Franzen, today announced that due to overwhelmingly positive response, the Copyright Criminals Remix Contest has been extended by two weeks, ending on March 14. Additionally, new vocal [...]

FIRST EVER HUNGARIAN CREATIVE COMMONS REMIX CONTEST ANNOUNCED

February 15th, 2006

Budapest, Hungary — February 15, 2006
Creative Commons Hungary, a collaboration between Center for Media Research and Education and the nonprofit organization Creative Commons, today announced, together with the band Nomada and Tilos Radio, the first Creative Commons remix competition in Hungary.
The five-member group Nomada was founded by Roma singer-guitarist Balogh Gusztáv in 2003. Nomada’s music [...]

CREATIVE COMMONS TO PORT LICENSES TO MAINLAND CHINA

December 23rd, 2005

San Francisco, CA, USA and Berlin, GERMANY — December 20, 2005 — Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to building a body of creative work free to share and build upon, introduces today a revamped draft version of its localized licenses in The People’s Republic of China.
Creative Commons copyright licenses are available free of charge from the [...]

Creative Commons anuncia el lanzamiento del Concurso de Remixes “Criminales del Copyright”

December 7th, 2005

Las composiciones ganadoras serán incluídas en un próximo documental; las 12 canciones finalistas serán incluidas en un CD que acompañará a la película.
San Francisco, CA, USA – 7 de diciembre de 2005
Creative Commons, junto a los productores cinematográficos Kembrew McLeod y Ben Franzen, anunciaron el día de hoy el lanzamiento del concurso “Criminales del Copyright” (”Copyright Criminals [...]

Creative Commons Announces Copyright Criminals Remix Contest

December 6th, 2005

Winning Track to Be Featured in Film; Top 12 Tracks to Appear on CD
San Francisco, CA, USA ¬– December 6, 2005
Creative Commons, along with filmmakers Kembrew McLeod and Ben Franzen, today announced the Copyright Criminals Remix Contest. The competition encourages producers, DJs, and remixers from around the world to use audio snippets from the upcoming documentary film [...]

CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES OFFERED IN SCOTLAND

December 5th, 2005

Creative Commons’ innovative copyright licenses now offered in Scotland.
San Francisco, CA, USA; Berlin, GERMANY; and Edinburgh, Scotland — December 2, 2005 — 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 Scotland.
Creative Commons copyright licenses are available free of charge [...]

CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES OFFERED IN SWEDEN

December 1st, 2005

Silicon Valley-based NGO introduces its innovative copyright licenses in Sweden
San Francisco, CA, USA and Berlin, GERMANY — November 30, 2005 — Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to building a body of creative work free to share and build upon, today unveils a localized version of its innovative licensing system in Sweden.
Creative Commons copyright licenses are available free [...]

CREATIVE COMMONS TO PORT LICENSES TO MALTA

December 1st, 2005

Public discussion of adaptation of Creative Commons licenses to Malta to start in November 2005
San Francisco, CA, USA and Berlin, GERMANY — November 28, 2005 — Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to building a body of creative work free to share and build upon, announced today that Malta is the latest country to join its global [...]

Google Advanced Search Enables CC-Customized Searching

November 4th, 2005

San Francisco, USA — November 4, 2005
Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that provides a flexible copyright licenses for authors and artists, today announced that Google now enables filtering for Creative Commons-licensed content
Following the example of Yahoo!’s CC-search that was released in March 2004 and then incorporated into Yahoo!’s Advanced Search page, Google has incorporated a new element [...]