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Day 12: CC Sweden
by melissa Uncategorized postThe end of the campaign is near and we have received phenomenal support from our community. And for that we thank you. We still need to raise $22,460 in the next three days. If 45 people give at the $500 level we will reach our goal. If you’re looking for a unique present for someone…
Day 11: CC Colombia
by melissa Uncategorized postThe past 24 hours have been rather active as we close in on the end of the campaign. We’ve now received $27,240 in support for the CCi Affiliate scholarships! We’re so close and with your support we can meet this goal. Over the past 10 days we’ve traversed the globe and have heard incredible news…
First (former) head of government to blog under CC
by mike Uncategorized postNimrod Lev, a musician who has released many songs and videos under CC licenses, writes to tell us that former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided (English) to publish his blog under the CC Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Israel license, after hearing from Nimrod about CC. Thanks Nimrod! For exciting and ongoing news about copyright and candidates…
Day 10: CC Poland
by melissa Uncategorized postWe’re closing in on the end of the campaign. So far we’ve received amazing support from our community – $16,538! Over the next 4 days we need to raise $33,462 so that the CCi Affiliates can attend the iCommons iSummit. The following anecdote from Alek Tarkowski (one of CC Poland’s project leads) will help clarify…
Day 9: Worldwide growth
by mike Copyright postiSummit 2005 group photo by Creative Commons / BY iSummit 2006 group photo by Fred Benenson / BY-SA You determine what 2007 looks like. More participation from our dedicated volunteers at the iSummit is not just a side effect of the last year’s growth, but a critical enabler of the spread of Creative Commons over…
Day 8: CC Argentina
by mike Copyright postSo far we’ve profiled Creative Commons international volunteers in Hungary, Taiwan, Chile, France, Catalonia, Spain, Malaysia and Peru. Today we’ll stay in South America with Creative Commons Argentina. Please donate in support of scholarships for our international project volunteers. Read letters from Lawrence Lessig explaining the campaign and an exciting new opportunity. After the launch…
Day 7: CC Peru
by melissa Uncategorized postThis marks the seventh day since the launch of the CCi Affiliate Scholarship Campaign. It has been an active week and we cannot thank you enough for your support. There are 6 days left to help meet the $100,000 challenge that we announced on May 2nd. In terms of raising the initial $50,000 for the…
Creative Commons for Newspapers, Scientists, Film students and Wikipedia SEOers(!?)
by mike Uncategorized postFour articles turned up yesterday all advocating use of different Creative Commons licenses in different contexts, nicely demonstrating the not-really-niche-anymore scope covered by Creative Commons. Newspapers: In GateHouse’s case, they’ve reserved the right to commercialize, the right to preserve the content’s integrity, and the right of attribution. [Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] It’s all “part of being a good…
Day 6: CC Malaysia
by melissa Uncategorized postThe past 24hrs have been very active for the CCi Scholarship Campaign! I cannot stress how important participating in this campaign is and the opportunity at stake. A $100,000 matching challenge does not present itself very often so it’s critical that we meet this goal. We appreciate your support so much and hope that you…
Day 5: CC Catalonia & CC Spain
by melissa Uncategorized postToday marks a turning point in the campaign to fund the CCi Affiliates thanks to a VERY generous donor. It also marks the first time that we’ve highlighted two jurisdictions in one day. Both of these jurisdictions and projects are very active so it is my pleasure to post this lengthy yet amazing and inspirational…