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30,000 songs licensed on Soundclick in one month
by neeru UncategorizedSoundclick, one of the Internet’s biggest music community sites, prominently integrated our license engine just one month ago. In that time, over 30,000 tracks have been licensed under Creative Commons licenses. Genres vary, and many of the tracks allow derivatives, so break out your music editing software and mix away. More details from the press…
Australia Creative Resource Online
by neeru UncategorizedAustralia Creative Resource Online, a project funded by the Australian government, has launched its pilot site. Their aim is to create a digital junkyard, and have articulated a very compelling economic argument as to why this should exist. Currently, they are taking submissions for content, and are even willing to (selectively) digitize your content for…
DJ Spooky's new book Rhythm Science
by neeru UncategorizedDJ Spooky (aka Paul Miller), early supporter of Creative Commons, has recently released his new book, Rhythm Science. The subject matter is very Creative Commons in philosphy as he explores ways to think about rebuilding culture. Here’s an excerpt from the site: “Taking the Dj’s mix as template, he describes how the artist, navigating the…
mobloguk
by neeru UncategorizedCheck out mobloguk, a great moblogging application that supports Creative Commons licenses. The system is very easy to use — you simply email images, audio, or text from your cell phone, or other device, to your own mobloguk email address, and it automatically gets posted on the site. You can even restrict your searches to…
A few select photos from Software Livre
by neeru UncategorizedAs mentioned earlier on the blog, Creative Commons took part in 5th Annual Software Livre Conference in Porto Alegre earlier this month. Here are some select photos from the event: The IBM booth. The pillar says “the future is open” in Portuguese: A conference sign: The Minster of Culture’s booth, displaying both of our stickers:…