Creative Commons licenses help creators (and users) opt for reasonable copyright by offering (and using) creative works under “some rights reserved” terms, expanding the commons where the default is “all rights reserved”. We also offer tools to mark works that are in the public domain — and are working on a major upgrade of those…

Freesound is a repository of CC-licensed audio samples … nearly 50,000 sounds. In December Freesound received a Google Research Award which they’re using to create “Freesound 2.0”. You can follow progress on their development blog and discuss on their forum. I interviewed Freesound founder Bram de Jong a couple years ago.

The first beta of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 launched yesterday. Doubtless hundreds if not thousands of reviews of just this beta will be posted on the web, many critiquing or celebrating the browser’s implementation of various web standards. However, one interesting item concerns specifications for standards developed alongside IE8: For the OpenService Format and WebSlice…

Creative Commons is working with Kusamotu & Kusamotu to create Nigeria jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses. CCi Nigeria List Project Lead: Ayo Kusamotu: kusamotu@yahoo.com License draft (PDF). Post a message. Subscribe to the discussion. Read the discussion archives. More about Kusamotu & Kusamotu The Creative Commons collaboration partner in Nigeria is the…

Creative Commons is working with University College Cork to create Ireland jurisdiction-specific licenses from the generic Creative Commons licenses. CCi Ireland List Project Lead: Dr. Darius Whelan, College Lecturer, UCC Law Faculty and Louise Crowley, College Lecturer, UCC Law Faculty License draft (v3.0, PDF). English explanation of substantive legal changes (v3.0, PDF). Post a message.…