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With the European Parliament vote on the copyright directive, the internet lost – for now
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postToday the European Parliament voted 438-226 (with 39 abstentions) to approve drastic changes to copyright law that, if ultimately enacted, would negatively affect creativity, freedom of expression, research, and sharing across the EU. The Parliament voted in favor of almost all provisions that extend more rights to the establishment copyright industries while failing to protect…
Spanish Translation of 4.0 now available (La traducción al castellano de la versión 4.0 de las licencias está ahora disponible)
by Scann About CC postAfter more than three years and many rounds of consultation with legal experts throughout Latin America and Europe, including Spain, Creative Commons is proud to announce the release of the Spanish language translation of the CC 4.0 license suite.
It’s now or never: EU copyright must protect access to knowledge and the commons
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postWe’re coming up on a crucial decision on changes to copyright in the European Union that will govern how creativity is accessed and shared for years to come. On 12 September the European Parliament will vote on the draft Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. If you’re in the EU, go to https://saveyourinternet.eu/…
Save the date: CC Global Summit is happening May 9-11 in Lisbon!
by Alison Pearce Events postAfter two successful years in Toronto, Canada, the 2019 Global Summit will be held in Lisbon, Portugal May 9-11 2019. Please save the date!
A Grand Re-Opening of the Public Domain
pagePhotos of the event are over at Flickr. Videos of the event are over at YouTube. Co-hosted by Creative Commons and the Internet Archive, this celebration featured keynote addresses by Lawrence Lessig and Cory Doctorow, lightning talks, demos, multimedia displays and more to mark the “re-opening” of the public domain in the United States. The event took take place…
A warm welcome to three new staff members: Alden Page, Steven Bellamy, and Jami Vass
by Ryan Merkley About CC postPlease join CC in extending a warm welcome to three new members of the CC team!
Flipping the Switch on a Revitalized CC Network
by Ryan Merkley About CC postAll the news that’s fit to share: Melody Kramer on CC and the power of media
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized postMelody Kramer is a news and public media expert with a special gift for uplifting open knowledge and demonstrating the power of the Commons.
We’ve Redesigned the CC License “Legal Code” Pages
by Eric Steuer Licenses & Tools postLast week, we launched a redesign of Creative Commons’ various license (aka “legal code”) pages. See one for yourself. In this post, I’ll spell out what the changes are and why we made them. The most obvious change we made is updating the overall look of the pages so that they resemble the rest of…