iCommons has expanded to Brazil. The Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, in Rio de Janeiro, will lead the effort. FGV and Creative Commons also plan to begin work with the Brazilian Minister of Culture, world-renowned musician Gilberto Gil (!), to use the licenses to expand access to Brazilian culture. Read the first porting (for…
Announcing The GET CREATIVE! Moving Image Contest. Win a computer, a DV camera, or an iPod. But first, read a description, the rules, and our list of amazing judges. Then start getting creative. It’s open-source messaging. (Read the press release).
A big thank you to Lisa Rein, Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Chris Burkhardt, and the amazing Pho list for helping us make contact with Dave Allen. And thanks to David Jacobs for showing Allen’s letter to us in the first place.
A helpful reader spotted this great letter-to-the-editor in the Portland Mercury. It’s from a member of the influential punk & new wave band of the late 70s and early 80s, Gang of Four, but it could’ve been written by us. Copyright is the issue! Our archaic copyright laws allow artists, musicians, and other creators to…
In a great article about the movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Brad Stone of Newsweek makes the perfect case why a stronger public domain would be a good thing — for show business itself.