Posts by Jane Park
Open Government Data Venn Diagram by justgrimes / CC BY-SA You are invited to attend a workshop titled Open Government: Open Data, Open Source and Open Standards, organized jointly by Dr. Hanif Rahemtulla, Horizon Digital Economy Research and Puneet Kishor, Creative Commons. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the annual Open Source GIS…
In the world of music, Creative Commons licenses continue to be used by upcoming and established musicians for everything from remix contests to album-a-month projects. And since CC-licensed music may be blaring from outerspace for the first time in history on NASA’s Endeavour mission, we thought it would be a good time to do a…
Downtown Warsaw Skyline by DocentX / CC BY-SA Since the last global meeting of the Creative Commons community in Sapporo, we’ve seen the launch of CC0 and the Public Domain Mark, and a half-dozen more CC affiliate jurisdictions with many more in the works. To celebrate this and many other CC milestones, we are announcing…
Joi ito by Dean Ornish / CC BY The MIT Media Lab, known for its innovative, hands-on approaches in design, multimedia, and technology, has named Creative Commons Chairman and former CEO Joi Ito as its new executive director. In its article about the announcement, the New York Times notes Joi’s long-time support of open culture: “Raised…
Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our weblog and following us on Twitter. March may be over, but the madness isn't! CC is helping to shape Japan relief efforts, moving offices, and playing an important role in open government. Japan relief efforts use Creative Commons Regardless of CC related efforts, we…
