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Wired on Berklee Shares
by glenn UncategorizedA nice article on the Berklee Shares project we profiled earlier this week.
Hacking the Xbox
by matt UncategorizedThis week’s featured content is Andrew “bunnie” Huang’s controversial book “Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering.” The book is available for order from his site, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble, and the text is Creative Commons licensed. The book has a colored history involving Microsoft, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), and potential…
"Copyleft, Right & Center: Innovations in Law" online forum begins today
by neeru UncategorizedToday, Creative Commons begins to host a week-long online discussion entitled “Copyleft, Right & Center: Innovations in Law,” cosponsored by Eyebeam and the University of Maine. Read an article about Eyebeam recently published in the New York Times. You can still sign up to participate in the discussion by joining the list. The archived discussion…
China and Taiwan iCommons discussions launched
by matt UncategorizedWe’ve started work on porting our licenses to China and Taiwan thanks to volunteers at CNBlog.org and Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica. The full press release contains all the details of the new projects.
Berklee College Of Music Launches "Berklee Shares" – A Ground-breaking
by matt About CCThe world-renowned music college encourages people to share music lessons via file-sharing networks Boston, Massachusetts USA – Berklee College of Music, the world’s largest independent music college and the premier institution for the study of contemporary music, announces the launch of Berklee Shares. The groundbreaking new program provides free music lessons under Creative Commons licenses…
China and Taiwan are paving the way for Creative Commons
by matt About CCCNBlog.org and the Institute of Information Science at Academia Sinica are spearheading efforts to translate Creative Commons licenses for China and Taiwan to expand international access to their cultures. Palo Alto, USA; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; – Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a body of creative works free for copying and re-use,…
Wall Street Journal
by press-robot Press“Can Copyright be Saved?” by Ethan Smith
Financial Times
by press-robot Press“It’s not all or nothing: A middle way for copyright holders is emerging” by Kate Bulkley
Computerworld
by press-robot Press“New music service sings a different tune” by James Lewin
Wired News
by press-robot Press“Music Label Cashes in by Sharing” by Chris Ulbrich