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Welcome Kriti Godey, CC’s new Director of Engineering
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![Kriti Godey](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-11-29-kriti-godey-creative-commons-portrait.jpg)
I’m very excited to announce a new addition to the Creative Commons team. Please join me in welcoming Kriti Godey, who will be taking on the role of CC’s Director of Engineering. Kriti joins our staff after four years in engineering leadership roles at Ridecell and a CTO role at CasaHop. We asked Kriti if…
CC Certificate Changes and Improvements for 2019
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Education post![CC Certificates](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Certs-logo-768x768-1.png)
12/6/18 UPDATE: January 2019 courses have only seven tickets left! Background: The CC Certificate provides an-in depth study of Creative Commons licenses and open practices, developing participants’ open licensing proficiency and understanding of the broader context for open advocacy. The course content targets copyright law, CC legal tools, values and recommended practices of working…
CC Summit registration is now open!
by Alison Pearce Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ccsummit2019.png)
Great news! We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2019 Creative Commons Global Summit is now open. The Creative Commons Global Summit will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, 9-11 May 2019. Join us for three days of dynamic programming at Museu do Oriente, with a special keynote evening event held at the historic Cineteatro Capitolio. We’ve grown…
Congratulations to the Graduates of our July 2018 Certificate Courses!
by Jennryn Wetzler About CC, Open Education post![cc](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cc.jpg)
From July 16-September 23, Creative Commons hosted two Educator Certificate courses and two Librarian Certificate Courses.
What’s next with WIPO’s ill-advised broadcast treaty?
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/broadcast-tower.jpg)
Six years ago we wrote a blog post titled WIPO’s Broadcasting Treaty: Still Harmful, Still Unnecessary. At the time, the proposed treaty — which would grant to broadcasters a separate, exclusive copyright-like right in the signals that they transmit, separate from any copyrights in the content of the transmissions — had already been on WIPO’s docket for…
We are seeking a new Director of Engineering
by Jane Park Technology post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/25900655562_df21f84bbc_z.jpg)
We are now in the middle of our second sprint for CC search (see results from the last one here) and seeking a new Director of Engineering.
Latvian 4.0 and Basque 4.0 and CC0 translations now available
by Sarah Hinchliff Pearson Licenses & Tools post![cc](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cc.jpg)
Creative Commons is proud to announce the release of the official translations of the Latvian 4.0 licenses and Basque 4.0 licenses, as well as the Basque CC0 translation.
CC submits proposed Amicus Brief to 9th Circuit on Proper Interpretation of BY-NC-SA 4.0
by Diane Peters About CC, Licenses & Tools, Open Education post![photocopier](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/4480625091_5db3ae1ebf_b.jpg)
Creative Commons (CC) has asked a U.S. appeals court for permission to file an amicus brief in a lawsuit brought by Great Minds against Office Depot, to aid the court in its proper interpretation of the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
New NAFTA Would Harm Canadian Copyright Reform and Shrink the Public Domain
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/USMCA-copyright-term-extension-screenshot.png)
Late yesterday the U.S., Canada, and Mexico reached an agreement on a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The agreement (now rebranded as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or “USMCA”) obligates Canada to increase its copyright term by an additional 20 years if the deal is passed. Canada currently observes the minimum term of copyright as…
Updated: Board statement on harassment, openness, and CC community
by Molly Van Houweling About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cc.large_.open_.graph_.png)
Creative Commons is firmly committed to a workplace, community, and culture of mutual respect, free of harassment.