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56 organisations tell EU legislator to delete the absurd link tax
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postCreative Commons and 55 organisations sent a letter to the head of the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee, MEP Axel Voss, urging him to remove the harmful and counterproductive press publishers right from the EU copyright reform docket. Last month, we wrote about the proposal floated by Voss that would take the already-harmful press publishers…
A Thank You to Everyone Who Supported Diego and Open Access to Knowledge
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open Access postIn December Diego Gómez was finally cleared of the criminal charges levied against him for sharing an academic research paper on the internet. The Tribunal de Bogotá—the Colombian appellate court—affirmed the lower court’s acquittal. Gómez is a scientist from Colombia who had been criminally prosecuted for the last three years for sharing an academic paper…
Russian translation of 4.0 published
by Yuri Hohlov About CC postWe are happy to announce the official translation of the Creative Commons 4.0 license suite into Russian.
Announcing Open Registration for CC Certificates
by Jennryn Wetzler About CC postIn response to the growing use of CC licenses globally, and the corresponding need for open licensing expertise, Creative Commons is officially launching the CC Certificate program today.
The Commons Opens Up the World
by Loup Events postI first got involved with Creative Commons last year when the Creative Commons Global Summit happened in Toronto. I had just moved to Toronto, so it seemed like a great opportunity to see what the organization did firsthand.
5 Things I’m looking forward to at the CC Global Summit
by Ryan Merkley Events postThe CC Summit begins tomorrow. For the second year in a row, we’re sold out, and it’s our largest event yet.
Upcoming highlights from the CC Global Summit
by Jennie Rose Halperin Events postThe Creative Commons Global Summit, the annual event for the promotion of open knowledge, sharing, and the Commons around the globe, kicks off on Friday in Toronto, Canada.
Katherine Maher on a generosity of spirit and contributing to the Commons
by Jennie Rose Halperin Events postKatherine will be speaking on Friday, April 13 at 11AM at the CC Global Summit and will follow up her talk with a panel on “The Big Open,” exploring how networks for Open can work together collaboratively and effectively.
“This is all about Sharing“
by Loup About CC postAris Maro on the power of networking, librarians, and sharing African knowledge with the world
Derecho de autor en el tratado de libre comercio Mercosur-Unión Europea: pocas mejoras y muchos retrocesos
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postPublicado originalmente en inglés el 6 de abril de 2018. Traducción: Equipo de CC Uruguay. Un borrador recientemente filtrado del tratado de libre comercio Mercosur-Unión Europea muestra pequeñas mejoras en el capítulo sobre propiedad intelectual. Parece que la extensión innecesaria e injustificada de 20 años de duración del derecho de autor ahora se elimina del acuerdo, y…