Dan Gillmor talks about the challenges and rewards of publishing "Mediactive" under Creative Commons

Dan Gillmor is a journalist and established author, having previously published We the Media back in 2004 under a CC BY-NC-SA license. His subject is the changing landscape of media, and the focus of his first book was on distributed, grassroots journalism and its effect on the Big Media monopoly of news. Six years later, … Read More “Dan Gillmor talks about the challenges and rewards of publishing "Mediactive" under Creative Commons”

CC Affiliate Network

The CC Affiliate Network consists of 100+ affiliates working in over 70 jurisdictions to support and promote CC activities around the world. The teams have a wide range of responsibilities, including public outreach, community building, translating information and tools, fielding inquiries, conducting research, communicating with the public, maintaining resources for CC users, and in general, … Read More “CC Affiliate Network”

Happy Birthday CC! "Building on the Past" creator re-releases video under CC BY and explains why

Building on the Past by Justin Cone is licensed CC BY. In 2004, designer and animator Justin Cone created “Building on the Past” as part of our Moving Images Contest and won. Justin originally made the video, which demonstrated Creative Commons’ mission in two minutes, available under CC BY-NC. At the encouragement of Wikieducator’s Wayne … Read More “Happy Birthday CC! "Building on the Past" creator re-releases video under CC BY and explains why”

Creative Commons files comments in U.S. Department of Commerce's Inquiry on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy

Creative Commons has filed comments in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Inquiry on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy. The Department received nearly 900 submissions over the comment period, which ended December 10. A summary of the Department’s interest in this topic is described below: The Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force … Read More “Creative Commons files comments in U.S. Department of Commerce's Inquiry on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy”