Creative Commons Unveils Machine-Readable Copyright Licenses and launches revamped website.

Sep 18, 2002 — www.creativecommons.org — Creative Commons today announced its newly formed leadership team, expanding its efforts to cultivate a vibrant public domain within the current copyright system. Founding Executive Director Molly Shaffer Van Houweling recently completed her long-planned transition from Creative Commons to become Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Law School…

We’re proud to announce that Roger McGuinn, author of the ethereal sounds of legendary rock band The Byrds, has licensed dozens of musical recordings with Creative Commons licenses. McGuinn has long been a leading champion of the American folk music tradition. At his Folk Den, McGuinn publishes his own versions of traditional tunes, using the…

On 16 December, Creative Commons machine-readable licenses will be available to the public free of charge. Learn creative ways to distribute your works and find pointers to all sorts of licensed content you can use right away. Join us in celebrating the release of our licenses at an early-evening reception featuring a chat and screening…

“Creative Commons’: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet,” by The Butler Group.

“MP3 Insider: Preserving the common good to accelerate progress,” by Eliot Van Buskirk.

“New initiatives to encourage a creative copyright common”

“Fikri mülkiyette yeni boyut: creative common,” in Turkish.

“Stanford Breathes Life into Free Exchange,” by Gretchen Hyman.

“Lessig leads copyright crusade,” by Mark Jones.