Download the press release (67 KB PDF). Creative Commons launches Version 4.0 of its license suiteRefreshed copyright licenses function globally and cover new rights Mountain View, CA, November 26, 2013: Creative Commons (CC) announced today that Version 4.0 of its licensing suite is now available for use worldwide. This announcement comes at the end of…

This is a guest post written by Gino Cingolani, a member on the design team for the CC Toolkit project. We’re making progress with the project, and wanted to share about a regional activity that helped launch the development of the CC Toolkits. Thanks to Gino, Teresa Sempere Garcia, and Pablo Corbalan for leading the…

Download the press release. (63 KB PDF) Mountain View, CA, September 25, 2013: Catherine Casserly announced that she will transition out of her role as CEO of Creative Commons in early 2014. Creative Commons, a Silicon Valley nonprofit that provides legal and technological tools for sharing and collaboration, was launched in 2002. Casserly became the…

Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on Twitter. Top stories: Round 2 of the School of Open starts August 5! Sign up for courses on copyright for educators, open science, and much more. The first decade of CC is over; what’s next? In our new publication…

Giulia Forsyth / CC BY Wave 2 Kick-off Event, Minneapolis MN Round 2 Grantees from the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College & Career Training (TAACCCT) program were invited to attend last week’s Kick-off Conference, hosted by OPEN Partners: CC, CMU’s OLI, CAST, and SBCTC. This was a unique opportunity for…

Creative Commons has grown tremendously since we started. As we approached the milestone of our 10th birthday, and with a new CEO on board, we began an intensive review of our progress and priorities. Sometimes you need to use big milestones to stop and see where you are, and occasionally you find that decisions made…

Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on Twitter. Top stories: School of Open logo The wait is over. The School of Open is now in session. Enroll now in a facilitated course or learn at your own pace. California Seal of the AssemblyEdward Headington / CC…

Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on Twitter. Top stories: Law BooksKolinio Niumataiwalu / CC BY-NC-SA We’re nearing the finish line for version 4.0 of the CC license suite. Find out what’s new in Draft 3 and what issues are stil being discussed. School of Open…

An Education Sprint The future of Open is a dynamic landscape, ripe with opportunities to increase civic engagement, literacy, and innovation. Towards this goal, the Science Program at Creative Commons is teaming up with the Open Knowledge Foundation and members of the Open Science Community to facilitate the building of an open online course, an…

Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on Twitter. Top stories: #cc10 Costa RicaAdrián Coto / CC BY Celebrate ten years of Creative Commons, and consider making an investment in the next ten. Aaron SwartzJacob Appelbaum / CC BY-SA As a teenager, Aaron Swartz helped start Creative…