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Join us for A Grand Re-Opening of the Public Domain
by Timothy Vollmer Events postOn January 1, 2019 in the United States, tens of thousands of new works will join iconic pieces such as Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa as a part of the public domain. Save the date! Please join us on January 25, 2019 for a grand day of celebrating the public domain. Co-hosted by…
A Grand Re-Opening of the Public Domain
pagePhotos of the event are over at Flickr. Videos of the event are over at YouTube. Co-hosted by Creative Commons and the Internet Archive, this celebration featured keynote addresses by Lawrence Lessig and Cory Doctorow, lightning talks, demos, multimedia displays and more to mark the “re-opening” of the public domain in the United States. The event took take place…
Access to knowledge is crucial to our well-being and survival
by Loup About CC postBased in South Korea, SooHyun Pae is a translator and the Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator for Creative Commons.
“Build the Commons, so it is better for all”: CC Global Summit 2018
by Jennie Rose Halperin Events postThank you to everyone who attended, participated, tuned in, and raised their voices in support of the Commons this April, whether it was in Toronto with 435 other Commoners or online through the stream and social feed.
Open Store
pageShop books Shop music Shop movies Books Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity by Lawrence Lessig Creative Commons co-founder, Lawrence Lessig, ‘the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era’ (The New Yorker), masterfully argues that never before in… Buy it Share on Twitter Share on Facebook The Art of Asking:…
Active OER: Beyond open licensing policies
by Timothy Vollmer Open Education post“eBook” (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by Jonas Tana This is a guest blog post written by Alek Tarkowski, Director of Centrum Cyfrowe and co-founder of Creative Commons Poland. On April 14, 2016, 60 experts from 30 countries are meeting in Kraków, Poland for the first OER Policy Forum. The goal of the event is to build on the…
Towards a vibrant, usable commons
by Ryan Merkley About CC postOver the next few days, I’m going to share a series of posts about Creative Commons’ 2016-2020 strategy. Let me skip to the end: CC is going to refocus our work to build a vibrant, usable commons, powered by collaboration and gratitude. Over the course of these next few posts, I’ll explain what that means,…
A Masterwork in Simplicity: The Story of the CC Logo
Uncategorized postThis story was researched and written in collaboration with Creative Commons staff. You can also read the story on Medium. On February 14, 2015 New York’s Museum of Modern Art welcomed the public to a new exhibit, “This is For Everyone: Design Experiments for the Common Good.” Inspired by a short tweet made by Tim…
Free Bassel
by Ryan Merkley Uncategorized postBassel / Joi Ito / CC BY As of today, Creative Commons Syria lead Bassel Khartabil has been in prison for 1000 days. Today, we take a moment to honor Bassel and his contributions to Creative Commons. And we stand with our peers in the free software and free culture communities in demanding that he…
CC-licensed gifts for Dad (and an easy way to support CC)
by elliot Uncategorized postHave you gotten your favorite dad a gift for Father’s Day yet? We’ve collected a few of our favorites. There’s bound to be something in this list for every father in your life, no matter whether he’s into classical music or experimental poetry. Those are the two main things dads like, right? If you buy…