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Singapore proudly celebrates the launch of the localized Creative Commons Licenses
by patricia Uncategorized postWe are delighted to announce the successful localization of the Creative Commons licenses in Singapore, the 47th worldwide to do so. The CC Singapore team, led by Associate Professor Samtani Anil and Assistant Professor Giorgios Cheliotis, has worked under the auspices of the Centre for Asia Pacific Technology Law & Policy (CAPTEL) and in collaboration…
Singapore Announces Ported Creative Commons Licenses
by patricia About CC postSan Francisco, CA, USA and Singapore City, Singapore — July 27, 2008 Today Creative Commons Singapore announces the completion of the locally ported Creative Commons licensing suite. In close collaboration with Centre for Asia Pacific Technology Law & Policy (CAPTEL), the Creative Commons team in Singapore, led by Associate Professor Samtani Anil and Assistant Professor…
Jamison Young
by cameron Uncategorized postJamison Young is a musician who records endlessly and plays live as often as he can. Young releases all his music under a CC licence, some through ‘fairplay’ label (and former Featured Commoner) Beatpick, who helped get Young’s track “Memories Child” into the soundtrack for new feature film “The X-Files: I Want to Believe“. We…
Jamendo and MP3tunes: Free music for free lockers
by mike Uncategorized postJamendo, a music site with over 10,000 CC-licensed albums, has teamed up with MP3tunes: Give it a try at www.mp3tunes.com/jamendo – you’ll find 10 exclusive playlists of the best in rock, hip hop, jazz and more from Jamendo. Sign up for a Music Locker – it’s free to try – and then with a single…
Upcoming ccSalon – SF
by melissa Uncategorized postThis time around, the SF Salon’s theme will focus on Creative Commons in the realm of film and media. We’ve got an all-star line-up of inspiring folks who will be talking about how CC and open and shared culture are all vital and exciting components of the media world. The night will start off with…
The Case Studies Project Keeps Growing
by greg Uncategorized postOnly one month after the official release of the Case Studies project and already the response has been great! As you saw from my one week update the media response has also been very positive. We aren’t resting on our laurels yet! There is more to be done but here is what is new: We…
Deerhoof & CASH Music team up for "Fresh Born" experiment
by Eric Steuer Uncategorized postOne of my favorite bands, Deerhoof, has teamed up with innovative media company CASH Music (we’ve talked about CASH’s great work here, here, and here) for a very interesting project. In a sly nod to the ubiquity of pre-release music leaks, the group has issued the sheet music for its upcoming single “Fresh Born” under…
Creative Commons Launches Web and Desktop License Integration Approach with LicenseChooser.js and liblicense Projects
by greg About CC postSAN FRANCISCO, USA JULY 24, 2008 Creative Commons announced today the release of liblicense and LicenseChooser.js, content licensing tools which make integration of Creative Commons license functionality easy for developers building modern desktop and web applications. These tools enable reading and writing Creative Commons licensing information to a variety of media formats. Many projects already…
Google Code adds content licensing; Google Knol launches with CC BY default
by mike Uncategorized postA Google twofer for Creative Commons today! Google Knol opened today, intended to be a platform for authoritative articles about a specific topics, also known as knols, by a created single author or collaboratively. The default license for a new knol is CC Attribution. A creator can also choose CC Attribution-NonCommercial or All Rights Reserved.…
Vital Signs on Moving Towards Openness
by Jane Park Open Science postPhoto by Petri Tuohimaa for GMRI, CC BY-NC-ND “Sarah on a beach near Portland, Maine looking for two species of invasive marine crabs – Carcinus maenas (European green crab) and Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Asian shore crabs).” In April, I had a chance to meet with Sarah Kirn, Program Manager of Vital Signs, a field and inquiry…