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New CC Kenya Hosts CC Salon in Sub-Sahara Africa
by jessica UncategorizedMt. Kenya / Chris 73 / CC BY-SA Guest post by Elizabeth Kiragu Wanjugu and Tobias Schonwetter As we were busy getting ready for our community Global Summit a few weeks ago, we nearly missed the announcement of another very important addition to that community – our new CC Kenya affiliate. Our new Kenyan team…
10 great moments from #ccsum
by elliot UncategorizedIn case you missed it, be sure to read Jessica’s recap from the Creative Commons Global Summit a few weeks ago in Buenos Aires. One of the most fun parts of an event like this is watching the ongoing commentary on Twitter and the stream of photos on Flickr. Below, we’ve compiled ten of our…
Welcoming David Wiley, CC’s new Education Fellow
by Cable Green Open EducationIn the McKay School of Education / Mark A. Philbrick / CC BY David Wiley, longtime open education leader, has joined Creative Commons as a CC Education Fellow. Welcome David! David is also currently a Shuttleworth Fellow, on leave from Brigham Young University, and leading Lumen Learning, an organization dedicated to supporting and improving the…
4.0 draft 4 ready for comment — final consultation before publication
by Diane Peters UncategorizedInternational arrivals / James Cridland / CC BY We are delighted to finally publish the fourth and final draft of the 4.0 license suite for public comment. We are publishing draft 4 of BY-NC-SA today, and will publish the other five licenses over the course of the next few days. The prior public comment period…
Global Summit Wrap Up
by jessica UncategorizedGS2013 Final Day in Hall (Ibtihel Zaatouri /
Congratulations! Announcing Affiliate Project Grant Recipients
by meryl UncategorizedCreative Commons Global Summit 2013 (cckorea / CC BY) You might remember a few months ago when CC announced the start of an affiliate project grant program to support and expand the work of CC’s global volunteer network. Today, we are thrilled to announce the recipients of those grants. With a pool of over 70…
California Community Colleges require Creative Commons Attribution for Chancellor’s Office Grants & Contracts
by Cable Green Copyright, Open EducationAt today’s meeting of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Board voted unanimously to require open licensing on publicly funded materials resulting from all Chancellor’s Office contracts and grants. Here are the key documents: Recommended Action at Board Meeting (CC BY required) – September 9-10, 2013 Press Release (CC BY required)…
Vote for CC at SXSW!
by elliot UncategorizedSXSW / nickmickolas / CC BY-NC-SA Are you planning to go to South by Southwest next year? CC has two pending sessions at SXSW Interactive and one at SXSWedu. If you’d like to see these sessions happen next year, then please cast your vote. Voting ends this week, so please show your support now! Open…
Where’s 4.0? A Post-Summit Update
by Diane Peters UncategorizedFinish Line / jayneandd / CC BY When we published Draft 3 of Version 4.0 of the CC license suite in February, we reminded our community that the ensuing consultation period would be its final chance to comment on the licenses before publication. The publication of that draft and reminder caused some stakeholders and others…
CC Global Summit is underway!
by elliot UncategorizedThe Creative Commons Global Summit is almost here! If you’re not joining us in Buenos Aires, there are several ways you can follow the summit this week: Visit the Summit portal Follow the #ccsum hashtag on Twitter and the Summit group on Flickr. Read updates in English here on the CC blog and in Spanish…