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Los Angeles: CC and a panel of VR experts tackle the issue of social change in emerging media
by Jane Park Events, Open Culture, Technology postWatch or listen to the recording on Vimeo, YouTube, or Soundcloud. On February 15, Creative Commons hosted an evening of demos, discussion, and drinks in Los Angeles called, “CC as a Vehicle for Social Change in Emerging & Immersive Media.” With 200 guests registered, the evening featured demos of three virtual reality social impact projects. They were:…
One week left to save the Internet
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postAct now to stop the FCC from rolling back fundamental protections for the open internet! Net neutrality is under attack…again. On the day before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai released a draft plan that would repeal net neutrality in the United States. Net neutrality is the principle that internet…
Create Refresh Campaign: Stop the EU Copyright Censorship Machine
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postThe Create Refresh campaign is a new project to highlight the concerns of creators regarding the EU’s proposed changes to copyright law. Supporting organisations include Creative Commons, Kennisland, La Quadrature du Net, and others. Create Refresh is “calling on creators to be part of a movement to defend their right to create. [The] ultimate aim…
The staff of music is long, but it bends towards harmony: An interview with the authors of Theft! A History of Music
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Culture postMeticulously researched and incredibly entertaining, Theft explores 2,000 years of musical history, from Plato’s admonition that “musical innovation is full of danger to the whole state” to the recent “Blurred Lines” case – and everything in between.
Battle For the Net: A Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postTell the FCC to protect net neutrality today Creative Commons and dozens of the world’s largest web platforms are joining countless internet users and online communities to take action in support of net neutrality. Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers should treat all online data the same, and not discriminate or charge…
Openscore’s plans to liberate sheet music
by Peter Jonas Open Culture postOpenScore is a new crowdsourcing initiative that aims to digitize classical sheet music by composers whose works are in the public domain, like Mozart and Beethoven.
CCWorld: Connecting Worldwide Creative Commons Film Festivals
by Panorama 180 Open Culture postMore than 1500 people attended the last edition of BccN (Barcelona Creative Commons Film Festival), celebrated in this city from June 7th to 11th. In 2010, it was the first worldwide festival for films licensed under Creative Commons, and eight years later, it is much more than that.
In conversation with Jessamyn West, famous librarian
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized postJessamyn West is a famous librarian, a former Metafilter admin, and a Vermont information technologist with a passion for open knowledge.
Contribuye al Fondo de Defensa Legal de Diego Gómez
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open Access postHace tres semanas reportamos que Diego Gómez, estudiante Colombiano demandado por compartir por internet un paper académico, ha sido absuelto de los cargos penales en su contra. Pero hace algunos días los abogados del denunciante apelaron a la decisión del juez de primera instancia, lo que implica que luego de varios años de procedimientos judiciales…
Contribute to the Diego Gómez Legal Defense Fund
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open Access postSupport Diego by donating today! Three weeks ago we reported that Diego Gómez, the former Colombian student who’s been prosecuted for sharing a research paper online, had been acquitted of criminal charges. But within days of the ruling, the author’s lawyer appealed the decision, meaning that even after several years of unnecessary (and expensive) criminal…