Year: 2010
Mark Surman from the Mozilla Foundation
The Mozilla Foundation is unabashedly committed to a free and open web. They see it as a vital part of a healthy digital ecosystem where creativity and innovation can thrive. We couldn’t agree more. And we couldn’t be prouder to have Mozilla’s generous and ongoing support. We were recently able to catch up with Mark … Read More “Mark Surman from the Mozilla Foundation”
New copyright-like rights considered harmful
Today a new German site launched, IGEL (“Initiative gegen ein Leistungsschutzrecht”; in English, “initiative against a related right”). The site, spearheaded by German lawyer Till Kreutzer, provides information on a possible proposal for a new “related right” for press publishers. Original content on the site is released under the Creative Commons Attribution license. Additionally, Creative … Read More “New copyright-like rights considered harmful”
CERN Library releases its book catalog into the public domain via CC0, and other bibliographic data news
Tape library, CERN, Geneva 2 by Cory Doctorow / CC BY-SA CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research that is home to the Large Hadron Collider and birthplace of the web, has released its book catalog into the public domain using the CC0 public domain dedication. This is not the first time that CERN has … Read More “CERN Library releases its book catalog into the public domain via CC0, and other bibliographic data news”
CC's Contribution to Welfare, Field-by-Field: The Separate Contribution to Art
Last time on the CC blog I was sharing my thoughts about the evaluation of CC’s contribution to Collaboration and Sharing. There was a part there in which I was making the point that it is an impact which is distinctly challenging for estimation. Well, my full hearted belief that that analysis is, in fact, … Read More “CC's Contribution to Welfare, Field-by-Field: The Separate Contribution to Art”
Digital Garage ♥ CC
Digital Garage, long time friend and supporter of CC, has just donated $100,000 to our annual campaign! According to Joi Ito, Digital Garage Co-Founder and Board Member and CC CEO – “Digital Garage considers Creative Commons to be a key piece of infrastructure for our global society. As a cutting-edge business that invests in internet … Read More “Digital Garage ♥ CC”
Digital Garage ♥ CC
Digital Garage, long time friend and supporter of CC, has just donated $100,000 to our annual campaign! According to Joi Ito, Digital Garage Co-Founder and Board Member and CC CEO – “Digital Garage considers Creative Commons to be a key piece of infrastructure for our global society. As a cutting-edge business that invests in internet … Read More “Digital Garage ♥ CC”
Jeff Mao and Bob McIntire from the Maine Department of Education: Open Education and Policy
Maine has been a leader in adopting educational technology in support of its students. In 2002, through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), the state began providing laptops to all students in grades 7-8 in a one-to-one laptop program. In 2009, Maine expanded the project to high school students. The one-to-one laptops paved the way … Read More “Jeff Mao and Bob McIntire from the Maine Department of Education: Open Education and Policy”
Meet our board members: Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake by Richard Morgenstein / CC BY-SA The first website CC board member Caterina Fake ever made was a fan page for Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov, her favorite writer. “When I first went online around 1993-1994, every site was just something people had just put up–pictures of their cat, or a marble collection, or … Read More “Meet our board members: Caterina Fake”
Where should we host our 2011 Global Meeting?
Open: (CC)ool inside by lairaja et al (full credits via link to the work) / CC BY-SA It’s been almost three years since the CC community last met in person, adjacent a larger event in Sapporo, Japan. For such a rapidly growing and evolving network of experts and volunteers, the time is more than ripe … Read More “Where should we host our 2011 Global Meeting?”