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Diesel–U-Music 2006 accepting entries now!
by Eric Steuer Uncategorized postDiesel–U-Music is back! The 2006 edition of the popular international music contest is open to unsigned artists playing rock, urban/hip-hop, and electronic music. This year’s competition is sponsored by Diesel, Sony, and Billboard, and is presented in conjunction with Creative Commons. Here’s the coolest part: All of the songs entered into the contest will be…
License adoption estimates
by mike Uncategorized postIt’s been awhile since the last time we posted estimates of the number of web pages under a Creative Commons license or a breakdown of how those licenses are distributed. The last aggregate estimate (45 million) was posted to our support the commons page in December, which has since changed (thanks yet again for your…
iCommons.org
by mike Uncategorized postThe iCommons site is now live with some exciting news about this summer’s iSummit. What is iCommons? Incubated by Creative Commons, iCommons is an organisation with a broad vision to develop a united global commons front by collaborating with open content, access to knowledge, open access publishing and free culture communities around the world. Using…
Creative Commons Licenses Enforced in Dutch Court
by mia Uncategorized postMany people have asked us over the years whether any court had held that CC licenses were enforceable. I have always found this question to be amusing. In my many years as a lawyer in private practice, if the licenses I had drafted were *not* litigated, then I was considered to have done my job…
CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES UPHELD IN DUTCH COURT
by mia About CC postSan Francisco, USA, & Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 15, 2006 The first known court decision involving a Creative Commons license was handed down on March 9, 2006 by the District Court of Amsterdam. The case confirmed that the conditions of a Creative Commons license automatically apply to the content licensed under it. The proceedings arose…
Copyright education drawn
by mike Uncategorized postDuke Law School’s Center for Study of the Public Domain has released an amazing 76 page copyright education in the shape of a documentary filmmaker and form of a comic book: BOUND BY LAW? A collaboration between cartoonist Keith Aoki, law professor (and CC board member) James Boyle and CSPD director Jennifer Jenkins, the work…
Creative Commons presents: CC Salon, San Francisco
by Eric Steuer Uncategorized postWe’re very excited to announce the first CC Salon, taking place in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 8 from 6pm-9pm at Shine (1337 Mission Street). In the spirit of gatherings organized by groups like Remix Reading, Dorkbot, and Copynight, CC Salon will be a casual affair focused on conversation and community-building open to anyone interested…
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS REMIX CONTEST EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 14
by Eric Steuer About CC postNew Vocal Samples from Chuck D and George Clinton Made Available for Use San Francisco, CA, USA – February 15, 2006 Creative Commons, along with filmmakers Kembrew McLeod and Ben Franzen, today announced that due to overwhelmingly positive response, the Copyright Criminals Remix Contest has been extended by two weeks, ending on March 14. Additionally,…
Teach: CC invites you to a special screening
by Alex Gakuru Uncategorized postElisabeth Shue and Creative Commons invite you and a guest to a very special screening and celebration of the newly Creative Commons licensed film Teach by Davis Guggenheim Presented in association with the Teachers Documentary Project Friday, February 17, 2006 6 p.m. screening in the Rainbow Room Followed by a cocktail reception The San Francisco…
World's largest protein database under CC BY-ND
by mike Uncategorized postUniProt, the world’s largest protein database, is now available under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Please see Science Commons’ database licensing FAQ concerning which elements of the database are under copyright and which are not. The UniProt background page explains what the database is all about: Protein sequence databases have become a…