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Sintel, 4k edition (and why it's useful)

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A frame of Sintel by the Blender Institute / CC BY This week brings us another open movie milestone: a 4k release of Sintel! This super-high definition version (4096 x 1744 pixels) is being hosted by the fine people at xiph.org. As mentioned in the article, there will be some screenings, though you can also…

Creative Commons 2010 Figures

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Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization and we happily provide all of our tools for free. As a result, we rely on our international community of users and advocates to give back to this vital public resource and support our work. With so many worthy causes in the world vying for peoples’, foundations’, and companies’…

The Lebanese Creative Commons community gains momentum

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This post is by the Lebanese Creative Commons Community, who shares this Slideshare presentation to accompany the milestones outlined below. In the past three years, the Lebanese CC Community has started to structurally gain momentum and actively co-create together on local, regional and multi-national levels. The community that we have is vibrant and diverse consisting…

CC ePSIplatform topic report published

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We’ve been working on a series of blog posts for the European Public Sector Information Platform (ePSIplatform) on the role of Creative Commons in supporting the re-use of public sector information. In addition, we’ve published a topic report. The abstract is posted below. Creative Commons and Public Sector Information: Flexible tools to support PSI creators and re-users…

CC tools and PSI: Supporting attribution, protecting reputation, and preserving integrity

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The following is cross-posted from the blog of the European Public Sector Information Platform (ePSIplatform). ePSIplatform is a comprehensive  portal showcasing research and projects working to stimulate and promote public sector information (PSI) re-use and open data initiatives in Europe. Creative Commons is pleased to contribute a series of blog posts discussing the role of CC tools for use…

Get Your Limited Edition "Share" Shirt!

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We are thrilled to announce a limited edition shirt designed by the creative folks at Imaginary Foundation. The shirt speaks to the power of shared knowledge and creativity, and can be yours for $30 in the CC Store. This is a great way to show your support for CC’s mission to realize the full potential…

CC News: $2 billion fund available for open education

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Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our weblog and following us on Twitter. CC heads into February with exciting new developments in policy, science, and journalism. A new U.S. education fund makes available $2 billion to create open educational resources in community colleges The U.S. Department of Labor and the Department…

License Localization and Community Building

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Legal experts working with Creative Commons have crafted license suites adapted to the languages and laws of over 50 jurisdictions. These localized legal tools have seen major adoption, from governments at all levels to galleries, libraries, museums, and archives, as well as innumerable artists, scientists, and educators. Over the last few weeks, we are pleased…