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4.0 draft 3 published – final comment period underway
by Diane Peters Licenses & Tools post“… Civile” / umjanedoan / CC BY It’s a fitting start to CC’s second decade as a license steward that we are publishing for comment the third and final draft of version 4.0. This draft has been long in the making, but we think it’s all the better for the extended discussion and drafting period,…
Commercial Rights Reserved proposal outcome: no change
by kat Uncategorized postCC recently considered a proposal to rename the NonCommercial license to “Commercial Rights Reserved”, as raised on this list back in December. We have decided not to pursue that proposal, and to leave the name of the license the same. However, there is a possibility of using the “Commercial Rights Reserved” language in messaging and…
Open Science Course Sprint: An Education Hackathon for Open Data Day
by billy-meinke Events, Open Education, Open Science postAn 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…
Clarifications about CC BY in the UK Open Access Policy
by Timothy Vollmer Uncategorized postIn the UK, the House of Commons has asked for feedback on their Open Access Policy. One provision of that policy requires that articles funded through the Research Councils UK (RCUK) must be released under a CC BY license. Last year, CC submitted a short comment in support. And just last month, the House of…
Next Steps: NonCommercial and NoDerivatives Discussion
by Timothy Vollmer Uncategorized postIn the last few months there has been quite a bit of discussion about what CC should do with the non-free licenses. Some have called for Creative Commons to retire or otherwise change the way we offer licenses containing the NonCommercial and NoDerivatives conditions because those licenses do not create a true commons of open…
#cc10 Featured Platform: Behance
by elliot Uncategorized postScott Belsky / transmitNOW events / CC BY-NC Throughout CC’s tenth anniversary celebrations, we’re profiling media platforms with CC integration, and talking to the people behind those platforms to see what role CC plays in their communities. Behance is a platform and community for designers and other creative people. Behance is a major hub for…
World OER Map: Will You Help Build It?
by Cable Green Open Education postGlobal Map Test / Mike Rosenberg / CC BY Here’s an exciting opportunity for the open education community. Susan D’Antoni, a long-time leader in Open Educational Resources (OER), is coordinating an important effort to map the global OER space. You can join the list by sending an email to: oer-community-request@athabascau.ca and typing “subscribe” in the…
Course Creation 101 with P2PU
by Jane Park Uncategorized postP2PU is giving a webinar next week to help new and seasoned community members kickstart their courses, especially those just beginning to flesh out their ideas for a School of Open course! P2PU Learning Lead, Vanessa Gennarelli, will give an overview of the P2PU course design, and then dive into the step-by-step process of creating…
The OER Policy Registry Needs Your Help
by anna Open Education postTeaching Open Source Practices / opensource.com / CC BY-SA It is an exciting time for the global open educational resources (OER) movement. In the past few months, several governments and institutions have shown their support for OER: California Passes Groundbreaking Open Textbook Legislation National ‘Digital School’ Program in Poland British Columbia Government Lends Support to…
School of Open builds community at the Open Knowledge Festival
by jessica Uncategorized postHelsinki Class Group Shot / Timothy Vollmer / CC BY A few weeks ago a group of CC staffers traveled to the Open Knowledge Festival in Helsinki, Finland to meet with our friends in the open knowledge and data community. There were many welcome outcomes from this – including our European regional meeting (expect a…