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Funny or Die and Zhura Team Up for Copyleft Screenwriting
by fbenenson Open CultureThe aptly named Funny or Die comedy community has launched a competition with the free on-line screen writing software site Zhura. All contributions must be licensed under our copyleft license, Attribution-ShareAlike (BY-SA) so that Funny or Die’s producers can create the shows freely. Consequently, Funny or Die episodes based on submissions to the competition will…
Lawrence Lessig on Colbert Report Tonight
by fbenenson UncategorizedCreative Commons’ founder, Lawrence Lessig has been recently talking about his new book, REMIX but tonight he’ll be appearing as the special guest on The Colbert Report, airing on Comedy Central at 11:30pm / 10:30c. More information available on Colbert Nation, and streaming video of show should be available tomorrow, so keep an eye on…
NIN's CC-Licensed Best-Selling MP3 Album
by fbenenson About CCNIN’s Creative Commons licensed Ghosts I-IV has been making lots of headlines these days. First, there’s the critical acclaim and two Grammy nominations, which testify to the work’s strength as a musical piece. But what has got us really excited is how well the album has done with music fans. Aside from generating over $1.6…
Harvard Panel Followup
by fbenenson Events, Open CultureGood news! In case you missed our very special panel at Harvard Law School, we have plenty of media for you. First, there’s video of the entire panel up on YouTube and higher resolution versions are also available over at the Berkman Center. What makes this panel so interesting (and why you should take some…
CC's 6th Birthday in NYC & Salon Followup
by fbenenson EventsPhotos by Ben Sisto Thanks to everyone who made it out to the FYI studio for our 6th Birthday last night in NYC. Despite battling the first snow storm of the season, the crowd enjoyed presentations from Ted & Jonathan of Limebits, Michael from Aviary, Spot of Electric Sheep and an fantastic performance by Sarah…