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CC accueille les francophones: Welcome the CC 4.0 French License Translations!
by Diane Peters About CCAfter more than two years of dedicated effort by an extraordinary group of CC francophone community members from more than 8 countries around the globe, we are delighted to publish the official translations of our 4.0 licenses in French.
CCWorld: Connecting Worldwide Creative Commons Film Festivals
by Panorama 180 Open CultureMore than 1500 people attended the last edition of BccN (Barcelona Creative Commons Film Festival), celebrated in this city from June 7th to 11th. In 2010, it was the first worldwide festival for films licensed under Creative Commons, and eight years later, it is much more than that.
In conversation with Jessamyn West, famous librarian
by Jennie Rose Halperin UncategorizedJessamyn West is a famous librarian, a former Metafilter admin, and a Vermont information technologist with a passion for open knowledge.
Community update: Unsplash branded license and ToS changes
by Ryan Merkley UncategorizedUnsplash, a photo sharing startup, has launched their own branded license and updated their terms to add new restrictions and remove CC0 from their platform.
Toward a Better Internet: Building Prosocial Behavior into the Commons
by Jane Park, Sarah Hinchliff Pearson About CCWhat does it mean to exhibit prosocial behavior? For our purposes, we mean behavior that leads to healthy collaboration and meaningful interactions online.
Network Strategy: What’s next
by Alek Tarkowski, Claudio Ruiz, Ryan Merkley UncategorizedFor the first time, the CC movement has completed a comprehensive and collaborative effort to renew and grow its network, finalized at the recent Global Summit in Toronto.
Is Re-negotiating NAFTA Opening Pandora’s Box?
by Timothy Vollmer CopyrightWithout a refocus on user rights, transparency, and meaningful public input, the agreement will become a bonanza for copyright maximalists This week Creative Commons submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding negotiating objectives for the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA is the controversial trade…
Announcing the Creative Commons Community Activities Fund
by Simeon Oriko About CCInspired by the Awesome Fund, we are excited to announce the Community Activities Fund as part of our ongoing efforts to support the activities of CC communities and beyond.
Contribuye al Fondo de Defensa Legal de Diego Gómez
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open AccessHace tres semanas reportamos que Diego Gómez, estudiante Colombiano demandado por compartir por internet un paper académico, ha sido absuelto de los cargos penales en su contra. Pero hace algunos días los abogados del denunciante apelaron a la decisión del juez de primera instancia, lo que implica que luego de varios años de procedimientos judiciales…
Contribute to the Diego Gómez Legal Defense Fund
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open AccessSupport Diego by donating today! Three weeks ago we reported that Diego Gómez, the former Colombian student who’s been prosecuted for sharing a research paper online, had been acquitted of criminal charges. But within days of the ruling, the author’s lawyer appealed the decision, meaning that even after several years of unnecessary (and expensive) criminal…