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CC Certificate Updates: Let us know what you think!
by Jennryn Wetzler About CC, Open Education postFor those of you who missed it in the flurry of the 2018 CC Summit announcements, we opened registration for the official CC Certificate last month.
Access to knowledge is crucial to our well-being and survival
by Loup About CC postBased in South Korea, SooHyun Pae is a translator and the Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator for Creative Commons.
Red Alert for Net Neutrality
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postToday Creative Commons is joining dozens of organisations in the Red Alert for Net Neutrality. The action calls on individuals to contact Congress with phone calls, emails, and tweets in support of the upcoming Senate vote on a Congressional Review Act resolution to block the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality. The open internet protections must…
CC Summit Builds Momentum for Strengthening Author Rights; Global Rights Back Resource Announced
by Diane Peters Events postThe Creative Commons 2018 Global Summit in Toronto brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to explore strategies for increasing author choices for managing their copyright.
It’s a Recap of Recaps: Notes, Photos, and Blog Posts from this year’s CC Summit
by Jennie Rose Halperin Events postHere’s a roundup of recaps of this year’s CC Global Summit and tracks. Did you write about your experience? Take photos? Take notes? Let us know and we’ll add them to the post.
European Commission forging ahead to boost public sector information and open science
by Timothy Vollmer Open Access, Open Data, Open Science postWhile the EU copyright reform teeters on the edge of turning into a complete disaster, last week the European Commission published a proposal for a revision of the Directive on the reuse of public sector information (PSI Directive), and a recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information. Both of these documents are…
56 organisations tell EU legislator to delete the absurd link tax
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postCreative Commons and 55 organisations sent a letter to the head of the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee, MEP Axel Voss, urging him to remove the harmful and counterproductive press publishers right from the EU copyright reform docket. Last month, we wrote about the proposal floated by Voss that would take the already-harmful press publishers…
Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship and Memorial Fund Recipients Announced
by Jay Walsh About CC postThe inaugural Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship was awarded today to Majd Al-shihabi, a Palestinian-Syrian engineer and urban planning graduate based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Announcing Open Registration for CC Certificates
by Jennryn Wetzler About CC postIn response to the growing use of CC licenses globally, and the corresponding need for open licensing expertise, Creative Commons is officially launching the CC Certificate program today.
5 Things I’m looking forward to at the CC Global Summit
by Ryan Merkley Events postThe CC Summit begins tomorrow. For the second year in a row, we’re sold out, and it’s our largest event yet.