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A Byte Of Vim: Free/Open E-Book on the Vim 7 Editor

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A Byte Of Vim is a newly released e-book by Swaroop C H that guides users, new and old, through the Vim 7 text editor. Released under a CC BY-SA license, the e-book is not only legally ripe for reuse but also approved for free cultural works. Of particular note is A Byte of Vim‘s…

CC board member Michael Carroll asks for your support

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One of the best things about Creative Commons, the organization, is the passionate commitment of our entire board. In addition to volunteering thousands of hours over CC’s history, they’re responsible for the major donor fundraising that bootstrapped and sustains CC, but all of that goes on behind the scenes. For the past few years we’ve…

Commons Crossroads: CC Asia-Pacific Conference 2009

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Regional collaborations are strengthening CC projects worldwide. Regular conferences and outreach, coordinated on a regional level by CC Project Leads, are bringing visibility to local initiatives and promoting the ideals of sharing and free culture worldwide. Previous meetings have yielded clearer strategies and collaborations, as demonstrated by the recent Latam Commons, the growing COMMUNIA network,…

Collaborative Statistics — An Open Textbook Model

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One of the most exciting sub-movements within open education is the current revolution regarding the evolution of textbooks. Old-fashioned publishers would often (and still do) rack up prices to hundreds of dollars per textbook, but this business model is rapidly changing to favor vastly cheaper educational resources based on more open licensing policies. One driver…

Collaborative Statistics — An Open Textbook Model

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One of the most exciting sub-movements within open education is the current revolution regarding the evolution of textbooks. Old-fashioned publishers would often (and still do) rack up prices to hundreds of dollars per textbook, but this business model is rapidly changing to favor vastly cheaper educational resources based on more open licensing policies. One driver…

HarperStudio Interviews Joi Ito

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HarperStudio, an imprint of the world renown publishers Harper Collins, has an interview with Joi Ito, our CEO. In his answers, Joi tackles some of the more complex implications of Creative Commons licensing for media like books: 2) Does Creative Commons have different implications for different forms of media? Would books be affected differently than…

Record Labels

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Below is a list of exemplary record labels that utilize CC licenses in a variety of ways. If there is a label we are missing, please add it to our wiki as this page is periodically updated. See also our page on Creative Commons Music Communities.   CASH Music Providence, RI CASH Music is a…

Iron Man and the Right Not to Be Attributed

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When Jeremy Keith, a web developer living and working in England took a photo of Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral and posted it to Flickr under our Attribution license (which seems to be the flavor of the month around here), he had no idea it was eventually going to end up in the blockbuster…

Urgent: Your input needed for "NonCommercial" questionnaire

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As previously announced, we’re running a questionnaire on understanding “NonCommercial” use. The questionnaire runs through December 714. It takes 15-25 minutes to complete. Click here to start the questionnaire. Your input is greatly appreciated. CC CEO Joi Ito explains: “The study has direct relevance to Creative Commons’ mission of providing free, flexible copyright licenses that…