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The changing role of the publisher in the age of plenty
by Niall McNulty Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/5488975286_339e3f3c06_z.jpg)
In March we hosted the second Institute for Open Leadership, and in our summary of the event we mentioned that the Institute fellows would be taking turns to write about their open policy projects. By way of some background, I am currently the digital publishing manager at the African branch of Cambridge University Press (CUP),…
Let’s make some clothes: Joost de Cock on Make my Pattern
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/25942009033_7b4fef75b8_z-1.jpg)
The delightfully quirky sewing site Make my Pattern.com is the work of self-proclaimed “sewcialist” Joost de Cock, a Belgian designer with a flair for fashion. When he started Make my Pattern, de Cock set out to solve a major issue for amateur sewers: patterns fit best when hand-drafted, but hand-drafting is inaccessible to most hobbyists.…
Creative Commons and Museu da Imigração: notes on a Brazilian experience
by Juliana Monteiro Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1200px-Inauguração_da_exposição_o_caminho_das_coisas_Núcleo_Caminhos-1-1024x683.jpg)
In March we hosted the second Institute for Open Leadership, and in our summary of the event we mentioned that the Institute fellows would be taking turns to write about their open policy projects. I had the privilege of participating in the second Institute for Open Leadership (IOL), held in Cape Town and hosted by…
“Let’s do this together”: an interview with Letters for Black Lives
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Letters-for-BL-1024x390.png)
“We need to talk,” begins the first letter from the organizers of “Letters for Black Lives,” a new writing project aimed at opening up intercultural and inter-generational dialogue about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Meeting debrief and next steps: The Challenge of Attribution, or “View Source,” in 3D Printing
by Jane Park Copyright, Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/3d-post-graphic-1-1024x382.jpg)
In April, we posed a question to our community, “How should we attribute 3D printed objects?” and announced our intent to explore the challenge as it aligned with our new strategy, focusing on discovery and collaboration.
CC 4.0 Arabic Translation Draft Open for Public Consultation
by Naeema Zarif Licenses & Tools post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-12-at-8.05.40-PM-1024x660.png)
Working alongside non-governmental institutions, universities, and public agencies, Creative Commons affiliates and community in the Arab World have been impacting the growth and quality of the commons across all sectors…
Open Innovation and the Creation of Commons
by Cable Green, Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/25988294296_ae0d9a0e87_z.jpg)
In March we hosted the second Institute for Open Leadership, and in our summary of the event we mentioned that the Institute fellows would be taking turns to write about their open policy projects. Below is a guest post by IOL Fellow Katja Mayer, a postdoctoral researcher in Science, Technology and Society at the University of…
Tell the European Commission to #fixcopyright
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postThis post was remixed from the blog of the Communia Association, whose content is dedicated to the public domain. Through the Communia Association, Creative Commons and several CC Europe affiliates have responded to the copyright reform consultations of the European Commission. Currently, the Commission is asking for feedback on the “role of publishers in the…
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page1. General Search 1.1 Google Many people start out looking for OER using Google. A general search with Google returns vast amounts of resources, most of which are not openly licensed for reuse. If you want to use Google to search for openly licensed resources we recommend you use Google Advanced Search. Scroll down in…
U.S. should require “open by default” for federal government software code
by Timothy Vollmer Open Data, Technology post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/photo-1453060113865-968cea1ad53a-1024x683.jpeg)
Photo by Tirza van Dijk, CC0. A few weeks ago we submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) draft federal source code policy. The purpose of the policy is to improve access to custom software code developed for the federal government, and would require that: (1) New custom code whose development is…