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“This is all about Sharing“
About CC
By Sebastiaan Ter Burg, CC BY-SA
Aris Maro on the power of networking, librarians, and sharing African knowledge with the world
Derecho de autor en el tratado de libre comercio Mercosur-Unión Europea: pocas mejoras y muchos retrocesos
Copyright
Publicado originalmente en inglés el 6 de abril de 2018. Traducción: Equipo de CC Uruguay. Un borrador recientemente filtrado del tratado de libre comercio Mercosur-Unión Europea muestra pequeñas mejoras en el capítulo sobre propiedad intelectual. Parece que la extensión innecesaria e injustificada de 20 años de duración del derecho de autor ahora se elimina del acuerdo, y…
Direito autoral no tratado comercial Mercosul-UE: poucas melhoras e muitos retrocessos
Copyright
Publicado originalmente em inglês em 6 de abril de 2018. Tradução: Ana Luiza Araújo Uma proposta recém vazada do tratado de livre comércio entre o Mercosul e a União Europeia mostra pequenas melhorias no capítulo sobre propriedade intelectual. Agora parece que a extensão desnecessária e injustificada dos prazos de direito de autor por 20 anos não…
Copyright in Mercosur-EU trade agreement: A little better, but mostly worse
Copyright
A recently-leaked draft of the Mercosur-EU free trade agreement shows minor improvements to the chapter on intellectual property. It appears that the unnecessary and unwarranted 20 year copyright term extension is now dropped from the agreement, and the parties have introduced some flexibility for users to get around technical protection measures in order to leverage…
Chris Bourg on the Compelling Vision for an Open Digital Commons
Events
MIT Libraries Director Chris Bourg is one of the most salient voices in the library community for Open Access, diversity and inclusion, ethics in scholarly publishing, and social justice.
We are CC: This year’s CC Global Summit Scholarship Recipients
Events
The Summit is our annual time to come together to celebrate, appreciate, amplify, and learn with each other.
Growing an Open Movement: Claudio Ruiz on CC’s Global Network
About CC
Earlier this year, Creative Commons publicly launched the CC Global Network, a program designed to provide new and simple ways for anyone in the world to get involved with Creative Commons and the CC community.
It’s a Business Model Based on Sharing
About CC
Sebastiaan ter Burg on sharing as a way of life, business and innovation
Recent U.S. Legal Decision Reinforces Strength of CC Licenses
Licenses & Tools
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that a commercial copyshop may reproduce educational materials at the request of a school district that is using them under a CC BY-NC-SA license.
Head of copyright committee wants to deny EU creators the right to share
Copyright
Over the last few years the European Union has been working on revising its rules on copyright. But the latest proposal from the head of the copyright committee would deny creators the right to refuse remuneration — the right to share a work without getting paid — which could undermine the use of CC licenses…