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Tell the Canadian government to ignore Bell’s terrible idea to block websites
Copyright
Earlier this month Bell and a group of Canadian telecommunications and media companies submitted a proposal that asks the Canadian government to identify websites engaged in content piracy and compel internet service providers to block access to those sites. Specifically, the proposal asks the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to set up an “Internet…
Time is running out for net neutrality
Copyright
Act now and support the #OneMoreVote campaign to trigger Senate review of the FCC repeal In December 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines to repeal the 2015 Open Internet Order that ensured net neutrality in the United States. Without net neutrality, broadband providers like Comcast and Verizon will have free reign…
Creative Commons’ Global Network: How we’re Growing
About CC
Photo by Sebastiaan Ter Burg, Creative Commons announces three new staff members
About CC
I’m excited to announce three new members of the Creative Commons team: Jennryn Wetzler, Assistant Director of Open Education; Sophine Clachar, Data Engineer; and Jay Walsh, Chief of Staff. Jennryn joins us following her work at the U.S. Department of State, where she piloted open educational resources (OER) use for public diplomacy. There, she helped…
Creative Commons launches Memorial Fund Grants and Fellowship in Memory of Bassel Khartabil
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Bassel Khartabil by freebassel is in the public domain via CC0.
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Creative Commons is accepting applications for two new opportunities to continue the legacy and impact of Syrian Palestinian Open internet activist Bassel Khartabil.
Thank you to Private Internet Access, lead sponsor of CC’s Global Summit
About CC
Private internet access is the lead sponsor of the 2017 CC Global Summit. Thank you for your support!
We are entering the Discovery phase of CC Usability
Events, Licenses & Tools, Open Culture, Technology
Over the next few months, we will be talking to users and creators of CC images, text, and data as part of updating the usability of CC tools in 2018. For our purposes, we are defining CC usability as both enhancing the experience of sharing and collaborating with CC’s current toolset, and conceiving of new…
Art and the Every Day with Mike Winkelmann (AKA beeple)
Open Culture
From Everydays by Mike Winkelmann
Beeple, AKA Mike Winkelmann, is a graphic designer, artist, and videographer whose popular video art and design work has largely been released free under CC.
Secret negotiations, empty promises: Copyright policymaking needs sunlight for better outcomes
Copyright
We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the law, and addressing what’s at stake, and what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation. Today’s…
5 Awesome Organisations Working to Protect and Expand the Public Domain
Copyright
We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the law, and addressing what’s at stake, and what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation. Today’s…