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A Tribute to Jay Yoon
by Molly Van Houweling About CC post![jay-at-summit](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jay_yoon_at_summit.jpg)
One of the most admired leaders of the global Creative Commons movement is turning the page on his latest chapter of service to the commons.
The battle for the net continues after FCC erases net neutrality rules
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/641313984.jpg)
An open internet is crucial for all creators, thinkers, and makers on the web As expected, yesterday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines to repeal the 2015 Open Internet Order that ensured net neutrality in the United States. Without net neutrality, broadband providers like Comcast and Verizon will have free reign to…
Network Strategy: the transition towards a new model
by Claudio Ruiz Uncategorized post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/34217153231_ab46cbfbfb_z.jpg)
In June we shared our community plan to implement the new CC Network Strategy, showing the benefits of a new international structure with an enhanced Chapter model, working together at a global scale with the Network Platforms, and a new governance structure to support the network. The Creative Commons network has always been one of the…
Colombian appellate court affirms: Diego Gómez not guilty for sharing research paper online
by Timothy Vollmer Open Access post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/diego_absuelto_segunda_instancia_GRISES.png)
Yesterday we learned that the Tribunal de Bogotá—the Colombian appellate court—has affirmed the lower court’s acquittal of Diego Gómez. Gómez is a scientist from Colombia who has been criminally prosecuted for the last three years for sharing an academic paper online. When Diego was a student in conservation biology in Colombia, he had poor access…
Help us lead the charge: An open appeal to support Open Education
by Cable Green Open Education post![cable-cookies-oer-eyes](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Open-Education-Cookies-1024x768.jpg)
Education is a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights. Because we can share digital open educational resources (OER) for near $0, I believe we have a moral and ethical obligation to do so.
Privacy Policy (pre 2017-11-29)
pageMaster Privacy Policy and Express Consent 1. Preamble This Master Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains the collection, use, processing, transferring and disclosure of “personal information” by Creative Commons Corporation (“CC” or “Creative Commons”), a Massachusetts charitable organization, and also contains an Express Consent that applies to those who use our Websites and Services (as defined…
How can we make the world a better place?
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![three-tenets-ryan](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/three_tenets_Ryan.jpg)
What are the values that resonate the most for you in the Commons? Transparency? Innovation? Sharing? Gratitude? In today’s polarized political environment, how can we come together to champion values that we share, and make the world a better place? I’ve repeated three truths to guide CC’s message, and I’d like to share them with…
U.S. Pushes Closer To Making Government Data Open By Default
by Timothy Vollmer Open Data post![United States Capitol Building](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-10-31-13.51.48-1-e1510788319386-768x1024.jpg)
The Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act (OPEN Government Data Act) has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill’s text was included as Title II in the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (H.R. 4174). If ultimately enacted, the bill would require all government data to be made open by default: machine-readable and…
Create Refresh Campaign: Stop the EU Copyright Censorship Machine
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-14-at-9.20.08-AM.png)
The Create Refresh campaign is a new project to highlight the concerns of creators regarding the EU’s proposed changes to copyright law. Supporting organisations include Creative Commons, Kennisland, La Quadrature du Net, and others. Create Refresh is “calling on creators to be part of a movement to defend their right to create. [The] ultimate aim…
TPP continues without the worst copyright provisions
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Nafta_bw.jpg)
Civil society organisations including Creative Commons helped deliver a win against the restrictive IP terms of the TPP, which were developed secret and would have locked down content and restricted user rights. For the last five years the Creative Commons community has been organising against the restrictive copyright provisions put forth in the Trans-Pacific Partnership…