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The Postal Worker, a Sea Shanty and the Public Domain
by Catherine Stihler Open Culture post![Group of sailors singing together](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saturday_night_at_sea-1024x624.jpg)
Until recently, I had never heard of the sea shanty “The Wellerman”. My sea shanty repertoire consisted of “What can you do with a drunken sailor” to sea-songs on the soundtrack of Master and Commander. However, Nathan Evans, a fellow Scot who hails, like me, from North Lanarkshire, has changed all of this. His rendition…
Say Hello to CC Belgium!
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We are happy to introduce CC Belgium—the new CC Chapter in the heart of Europe. We have been running as an informal chapter for more than 10 years with different people as Chapter Leads. For several years, a team led by Severine Dussolier from CRID at the University of Namur, stewarded the translations of the…
Welcome CC Morocco to the Open Community!
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Information access and sharing is the commitment of the new CC Morocco! The establishment of the CC Chapter Morocco is an outcome of many years of interest of its members in developing open access to scientific information and creating open repositories. The main objective of CC Morocco is to strengthen skills about open access, Creative…
Open Education Lightning Talks: Recordings and Slides
by Cable Green Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/4842220237_ff4bad1e75_k-1024x681.jpg)
“lightning” by duane.schoon is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In December, the CC Open Education Platform hosted a series of open education “lightning talks” (7 minutes + Q&A) in which open education practitioners discussed their work and answered questions with a global audience. We are grateful to all 24 speakers for sharing their open education…
The 2020 CC Global Summit Keynotes Are Here!
by Alison Pearce Community, Events post![CC Global Summit Image of Presenters](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-CC-Global-Summit-Wrap-Up-Feature-1024x576.jpg)
We have exciting news…we published the keynotes from the 2020 CC Global Summit! In addition to the 170+ sessions hosted at last year’s virtual event, we hosted three keynotes that helped us think through how to connect the events of 2020 with our work—and find a path forward in hope and optimism. We’re excited to…
Meet CC Argentina, Our Next Feature for CC Network Fridays!
by Julia Brungs Community post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-Argentina-Feature-finaljpg-1024x536.jpg)
After introducing the CC Italy Chapter to you in July, the CC Netherlands Chapter in August, CC Bangladesh Chapter in September, CC Tanzania Chapter in October, and the CC India Chapter in November, and the CC Mexico Chapter in December, we are staying in Latin America to introduce the CC Argentina Chapter! The Creative Commons…
Announcing Our New Strategy: What’s Next for CC
by Catherine Stihler About CC post![creative commons logo](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cc.xlarge.png)
I am delighted to announce the launch of Creative Commons’ new strategy for 2021-2025. This strategy is the result of over three months of stakeholder engagement, dozens of consultations, and hundreds of conversations held among Creative Commons’ multiple collaborators, including staff, funders, the CC Board of directors, as well as a wide range of individuals…
The Improved CC Search
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This is part of a series of posts introducing the projects built by open source contributors mentored by Creative Commons during Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2020 and Outreachy. Ayan Choudhary was one of those contributors and we are grateful for his work on this project. “The CC Search website is a tool that is…
Spreading Joy and Giving Gratitude: A Toast to This Year’s Silver Linings
by Victoria Heath About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Big-Wins-Feature-Image-Final-1024x585.jpg)
It’s almost over. The year that shall not be named will soon end with a collective sigh and a half-hearted wave from humanity. However, before we stumble into what one can only hope will be a less disastrous year, we’re determined to spread some joy and share our gratitude. We’re grateful for every image, video,…
Meet CC Mexico, Our Next Feature for CC Network Fridays!
by Julia Brungs Community post![CC Mexico](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-Mexico-Feature-copy-1024x536.jpg)
After introducing the CC Italy Chapter to you in July, the CC Netherlands Chapter in August, CC Bangladesh Chapter in September, CC Tanzania Chapter in October, and the CC India Chapter in November, we are now traveling to Latin America to introduce the CC Mexico Chapter! The Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) consists of 46…