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Open Minds Podcast: Sam Williams of Arweave
by Ony Anukem About CC postHi Creative Commoners! We are back with a new episode of CC’s Open Minds … from Creative Commons podcast. On this episode, CC’s Chief Operating Officer, Anna Tumadóttir, sits down for an interesting conversation with Sam Williams, the co-founder and CEO of Arweave, the company that created the Arweave protocol, a permanent archive of human…
Here are four key takeaways from evaluating the CC Certificate
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Education postThe CC Certificate program helps Creative Commons build professionals’ capacity in open licensing and open practices. The program offers global courses for academic librarians, educators, and cultural heritage advocates; but courses are open to everyone. Through global discussions, course participants work through what it means to engage in an online commons of shared knowledge and…
Open Minds Podcast: *Special Episode* CC Roundtable on EU DATA ACT
by Ony Anukem About CC postHi Creative Commoners! We are back with a brand new episode of CC’s Open Minds … from Creative Commons podcast. In this episode, we switch things up from our typical interview style and play back the recording of Creative Commons’ hybrid roundtable on the EU Data Act, which took place in Brussels on 14 June…
CC Certificate: Alumni interview with Revekka Kefalea
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Culture, Open Education postLaunched in 2018, the Creative Commons Certificate program has trained and graduated over 1000 people from 56 countries. Creative Commons staff are regularly inspired by the community of Certificate alumni, accomplishing incredible things in open knowledge and culture. CC Certificate alumni have used the Certificate course knowledge in a number of ways—read about how alumni…
Virtual Workshop Recap: Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage
by Brigitte Vézina, Ony Anukem Copyright, Open Culture postBackground to the workshop At the start of April 2022, Creative Commons released a policy paper called “Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage — An Agenda for Copyright Reform” developed by members of the Creative Commons (CC) Copyright Platform and CC friends from around the world, which addresses the key high-level policy issues affecting access…
Eight case studies show opportunities, challenges, and needs of low-capacity and non-Western cultural heritage institutions
by Brigitte Vézina, Camille Françoise Open Culture postIn October 2021, Creative Commons launched a call for case studies on open access in cultural institutions such as galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs), from low-capacity, non-Western institutions, or representing marginalized,underrepresented communities from various parts of the world. The aim of the open call was to help generate a more global, inclusive, and equitable…
Open Minds Podcast: Damien Riehl & Noah Rubin of All The Music
by Ony Anukem About CC postHello Creative Commoners! We are back with a brand new episode of CC’s Open Minds … from Creative Commons podcast. In this episode, we sat down with programmer, musician, and copyright attorney, Damien Riehl, and fellow musician and programmer, Noah Rubin—the creators of the All The Music project. Frustrated by accidental copyright infringement lawsuits stifling…
Open Minds Podcast: Cory Doctorow, Science Fiction Author, Journalist and Tech Activist
by Ony Anukem About CC postHello Creative Commoners! We are back with a new episode of CC’s Open Minds … from Creative Commons podcast. In this episode, Creative Commons’ General Counsel, Kat Walsh, sits down for an hour-long discussion with award winning science fiction author, journalist and technology activist, Cory Doctorow (craphound.com). Cory is a renowned advocate for liberalizing copyright…
Better Internet Series: Architecture and Open Standards
by Dee Harris Better Internet postSee our article introducing this series. This article is the third of five detailing breakout sessions from the 2021 Creative Commons (CC) Global Summit about “creating a better internet.” The Summit was an opportune platform for these conversations, as it drew over 1600 attendees from over 90 countries. Attendees included organizations, activists, advocates, librarians, educators,…
Open Minds Podcast: Angela DeBarger of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
by Cable Green, Ony Anukem About CC, Open Education postHello Creative Commoners! This week is Open Education Week, and we are back with a new episode of CC’s podcast, Open Minds … from Creative Commons. In this episode, CC’s Director of Open Knowledge, Dr. Cable Green, sits down for a conversation with Open Education Advocate, Dr. Angela Haydel DeBarger. Angela is a Program Officer…