Lawrence Lessig’s book Code v2 officially launched today. Code v2 is the revision of his 1999 Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace. Code v2 is not so much a new book as it is a translation of a very old (in Internet time) one. Code v2 was written collaboratively with the world. Part of the…

We started CC Salon in San Francisco less than a year ago and have watched excitedly as the idea has spread internationally. Salons are now being held in Warsaw, Seoul, Beijing, Johannesburg, Brisbane, Berlin (called “Creative Commons Usergroup”), NYC, London, Taipei, and now Amsterdam! “The first Dutch ccSalon will kick off on Wed. Dec. 13th…

The good people of SF Beta are in the holiday spirit and because of that have changed their monthly mixer to a charity event. Donations gathered will be given to Creative Commons, the EFF, and the Josh Wolf Legal Defense Fund. CC’s portion will go towards our 2006 fundraising campaign goal of $ 300,000. Our…

Creative Commons’ 4th Birthday Party is on December 15th. If you are located in the San Francisco Bay Area come celebrate with the CC SF staff at Songbird, the company that brought you the super cool media player. They have generously offered to host our party. The details: What: Creative Commons Turns Four! When: Friday,…

Creative Commons is pleased to announce that the O’Reilly Foundation has donated $10,000 towards CC’s $300,000 annual campaign goal. We are honored to be a receipient of such significant support. Tim O’Reilly is the founder of O’Reilly Media and a supporter of both open source and the free software movements, which this donation exemplifies.