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EU copyright directive moves into critical final stage
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postIn September 2018 the European Parliament voted to approve drastic changes to copyright law that would negatively affect creativity, freedom of expression, research, and sharing across the EU. Over the last few months the Parliament, Commission, and Council (representing the Member State governments) were engaged in secret talks to come up with a reconciled version…
Is it possible to decolonize the Commons? An interview with Jane Anderson of Local Contexts
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized postJoining us at the Creative Commons Global Summit in 2018, NYU professor and legal scholar Jane Anderson presented the collaborative project “Local Contexts,” “an initiative to support Native, First Nations, Aboriginal, Inuit, Metis and Indigenous communities in the management of their intellectual property and cultural heritage specifically within the digital environment.”
Openness, Mapping, Democracy, and Reclaiming Narrative: Majd Al-shihabi in conversation
by Loup Open Culture postMajd Al-shihabi, the inaugural Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellow, is a Palestinian-Syrian systems design engineer focusing on the role of technology in urban systems and policy design. He is passionate about development, access to knowledge, user centered design, and the internet, and experiments with implementing tools and infrastructures that catalyze social change. He studied engineering at…
Openness, Mapping, Democracy, and Reclaiming Narrative: Majd Al-shihabi in conversation
pageMajd Al-shihabi, the inaugural Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellow, is a Palestinian-Syrian systems design engineer focusing on the role of technology in urban systems and policy design. He is passionate about development, access to knowledge, user centered design, and the internet, and experiments with implementing tools and infrastructures that catalyze social change. He studied engineering at…
Building CC’s Network at scale for a new era of growth and opportunity
by Simeon Oriko About CC postHow can we build a Global Network at scale, empower members and communities to lead, and drive a new era of growth and opportunity for Creative Commons and its community?
Join us for A Grand Re-Opening of the Public Domain
by Timothy Vollmer Events postOn January 1, 2019 in the United States, tens of thousands of new works will join iconic pieces such as Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa as a part of the public domain. Save the date! Please join us on January 25, 2019 for a grand day of celebrating the public domain. Co-hosted by…
Welcome Kriti Godey, CC’s new Director of Engineering
by Ryan Merkley About CC postI’m very excited to announce a new addition to the Creative Commons team. Please join me in welcoming Kriti Godey, who will be taking on the role of CC’s Director of Engineering. Kriti joins our staff after four years in engineering leadership roles at Ridecell and a CTO role at CasaHop. We asked Kriti if…
CC Certificate Changes and Improvements for 2019
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Education post12/6/18 UPDATE: January 2019 courses have only seven tickets left! Background: The CC Certificate provides an-in depth study of Creative Commons licenses and open practices, developing participants’ open licensing proficiency and understanding of the broader context for open advocacy. The course content targets copyright law, CC legal tools, values and recommended practices of working…
CC Summit registration is now open!
by Alison Pearce Events postGreat news! We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2019 Creative Commons Global Summit is now open. The Creative Commons Global Summit will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, 9-11 May 2019. Join us for three days of dynamic programming at Museu do Oriente, with a special keynote evening event held at the historic Cineteatro Capitolio. We’ve grown…
EU’s proposed link tax would [still] harm Creative Commons licensors
by Till Kreutzer, Timothy Vollmer Copyright postIn September the European Parliament voted to approve drastic changes to copyright law that would negatively affect creativity, freedom of expression, research, and sharing across the EU. Now the Parliament and Council (representing the Member State governments) are engaged in closed-door negotiations, and their task over the coming months is to come up with a…