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Copyright reform in Colombia should focus on supporting users’ rights
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postToday Creative Commons, CC Colombia, and over a dozen other CC affiliates and partners sent a letter to the Colombian government calling for user-friendly copyright reform. Colombia’s copyright law is being re-opened to come into compliance with the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. We believe that this is a timely opportunity to introduce positive changes to…
“This had the potential to be big”: an interview with #wocintechchat
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized postIn the last year, #wocintechchat has provided Twitter chats, community dialogue, scholarships, and partnerships to provide more opportunities for women of color working in technology.
Defending Noncommercial Uses: Great Minds v Fedex Office
by Diane Peters, Michael Carroll Licenses & Tools postCreative Commons has requested permission to file an amicus brief in litigation between Great Minds and FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. At the center of the litigation is the proper interpretation of the CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license, known as BY-NC-SA.
Leaked European Commission Copyright Plans Ignore the Public Interest
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postCreative Commons has been actively engaged in efforts to support copyright reforms aligned with the commons and the public interest, including the copyright reform consultations in the European Union. Via the Communia Association, CC Europe affiliates are at the center of this debate, providing education and advocacy for forward-thinking reforms to the copyright framework. We know the…
“This is my time and I’m recording it”: Carol Highsmith and the nature of giving
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Culture postPhotographer Carol Highsmith has donated her life’s work of tens of thousands of photos to the Library of Congress during her decades long career.
The changing role of the publisher in the age of plenty
by Niall McNulty Open Education postIn 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 postThe 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 postIn 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…
Supporting Open Collaboration to Achieve Cancer Cures
by Ryan Merkley Copyright, Events, Open Data, Open Science postPhoto: Cancer Immunotherapy by National Institutes of Health, CC BY 2.0 Under the direction of Vice President Joe Biden, the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative seeks to make ten years of progress on cancer research in half that time, with a goal to end cancer in our lifetime. Today, Creative Commons will participate in Biden’s Cancer…
Spotlight on Gage Skidmore, political photographer
by Eric Steuer, Jennie Rose Halperin Open Culture postGage Skidmore is a photographer and freelance graphic designer living in Phoenix, Arizona whose high-quality photos of politicians and pop culture have been featured in diverse publications…