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Do not feed the trolls
by Catherine Stihler Licenses & Tools post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nofeed-1024x630.jpg)
Recently, there has been an increase in threatened and actual lawsuits involving CC licensed works, and in some cases, license enforcement has even become a business model. We have now learned that even long-time friend and contributor to Creative Commons, Cory Doctorow, has been targeted. Put simply, “license-enforcement-as-business model” is a perversion of the founding…
TweetCC Lets You CC License Your Twitter Feed
by fbenenson Open Culture postUntil now, the only way to mix your microblog and Creative Commons licenses was to sign up for the free-as-in-speech service identi.ca (or run your own instance of Laconica), which requires all posts to be under our Attribution license. But as of February 18th, thanks to the work of UK author Andy Clarke, you can…
CC 2007 annual fundraising campaign: your feedback wanted
by melissa Uncategorized postThanks again to everyone who participated in Creative Commons’ 2007 Annual Fundraising Campaign. We received financial support from individuals in 52 jurisdictions and many companies, totaling $601,976. Your support, however you’re able to give it, is what sustains and drives CC. This was our third annual campaign (and the second I’ve been involved with) and…
CC0 beta/discussion draft feedback and next step
by mike Uncategorized postOn January 15 we launched discussion of two new tools in a beta US version, both branded “CC0” — a Waiver of all copyrights in a work, and an Assertion that there are no copyrights in a work. After taking account of your feedback (thank you!), a lot of internal discussion has led us to…
partial feeds : full feeds :: all rights reserved : creative commons
by mike Uncategorized postDebate over whether it makes sense to syndicate complete posts or only excerpts pops up regularly, most recently in reaction to the popular Freakonomics blog moving to the New York TImes, which brought with it a move to partial feeds. The idea of partial feeds is to make readers go to the syndicating site to…
Feed licensing
by mike Uncategorized postJohn Panzer of AOL has been writing about feed licensing. His recommendation: So, here’s my new summary, which is shorter but more complicated: Support and promote feed standards for embedded licenses. Allow fair use for unlicensed feed content. You’ll need to consult your legal department on what fair use is in each case, and figure…
Feedster now Creative Commons aware
by matt Uncategorized postFeedster, the RSS search engine, now understands Creative Commons licenses found in feeds. This marks one of the first search engines of any sort to recognize our metadata and display information about it. They’ll start implementing them on search results and cache pages soon but are open to other suggestions for use.
Syndic8's news feeds
by matt Uncategorized postSyndic8, a central repository for syndicated news feeds, has recently started tracking the use of Creative Commons licenses in feeds. They’ve got a growing list here.
New Weblog and RSS Feed
by ben Uncategorized postJust in time for the new year, we’re pleased to announce the new Creative Commons Weblog and associated RSS feed.
Six Insights on Preference Signals for AI Training
by Rebecca Ross Events, Licenses & Tools, Policy, Technology post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/27096294493_1ccb6d7281_o.jpg)
“Eagle Traffic Signals – 1970s” by RS 1990 is licensed via CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.. At the intersection of rapid advancements in generative AI and our ongoing strategy refresh, we’ve been deeply engaged in researching, analyzing, and fostering conversations about AI and value alignment. Our goal is to ensure that our legal and technical infrastructure remains…