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Art and the Every Day with Mike Winkelmann (AKA beeple)
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/beeple-1024x1024.jpg)
Beeple, AKA Mike Winkelmann, is a graphic designer, artist, and videographer whose popular video art and design work has largely been released free under CC.
Global Network Charter
pageThe Charter is an agreement between an individual person or an institution, in the Creative Commons Global Network, have with all of the other Members and Institutional Members of the Creative Commons network and Creative Commons. This Charter includes the list of values we share, the principles that guide our work and mutual responsibilities. It also…
“No tool is better than the people”: CC artists in conversation on Collaboration, Community, and the Commons
by Jane Park Events, Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/rhizome-event-1024x369.jpg)
We’ve been thinking about the role of Creative Commons in 2017, an era where much of digital sharing culture exists within walled garden platforms, with liking and commenting on insta-photos and sharing playlists that can only be streamed. In other words, the web has changed since CC initially launched in 2001, and we are grappling…
Honoring Our Friend Bassel: Announcing the Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship
by Katherine Maher, Mark Surman, Ryan Merkley About CC post![Bassel](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1024px-Bassel_Khartabil_Safadi-825x1024.jpg)
Today we’re announcing the Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship to honor his legacy and lasting impact on the open web.
Announcing the Bassel Khartabil Memorial Fund
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6181949994_6c949b8eb4_o-1024x683.jpg)
Our friend and colleague Bassel Khartabil was Creative Commons’ Syrian project lead, an open source developer, a teacher, a Wikipedia contributor, and a renowned free culture advocate. He was also a devoted son and husband, and a great friend to many in the global open knowledge community. We were heartbroken and outraged to learn earlier…
Statement on the death of CC friend and colleague Bassel Khartabil
by Ryan Merkley Uncategorized post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/5114101621_49f2dc813b_b.jpg)
We are deeply saddened and completely outraged to learn today that our friend and colleague Bassel Khartabil has been executed by the Syrian regime. Bassel was Creative Commons’ Syrian project lead, an open source software programmer, teacher, Wikipedia contributor, and free culture advocate. He was also a devoted son and husband, and a great friend…
U.S. Department of Education Open Licensing Rule Now in Effect
by Cable Green Copyright, Open Access, Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/6051120264_8a8c59731f_z.jpg)
The U.S. Department of Education’s new open licensing rule has gone into effect.
Bipartisan Legislation Would Ensure Open Access to Government Data
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open Data post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nasa-43566-1024x682.jpg)
In the United States, there are two bills making their way through Congress that would require all government data to be made available in open and machine readable formats by default. The OPEN Government Data Act has been introduced in both the House of Representatives (H.R. 1770) and the Senate (S. 760). The bill would…
March for Science on Earth Day
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open Science post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/marchforscience-2-1024x566.png)
On April 22, 2017 (Earth Day) tens of thousands of people will join the March for Science and stand together “to acknowledge and voice the critical role that science plays in each of our lives.” Marches will take place in Washington, D.C. and over 500 other cities. The mission of the March for Science is…
Art up your life, Art up your tab with a new tool
by Paul Keller Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-27-at-23.15.18-1024x836.png)
What if every time you opened up a new tab you could spice up your day with an artwork selected from the collection of Europeana? Thanks to a new chrome browser plugin developed by Creative Commons Netherlands affiliate Kennisland you can.