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Announcing 470,000 images from Europeana, now in CC Search
by Ryan Merkley Open Culture post![durer](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/durer-802x1024.jpeg)
CC Search beta has added 470,000 images from the millions of materials contained in Europeana’s collection of Creative Commons images.
Remixing Recipes and Sharing Spices when Virtually Connecting meets CC
by Helen DeWaard Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30165584315_91a07c880f_z.jpg)
Food brings people together. Sharing favourite recipes and talking about interesting spices can open conversations.
March for Science on Earth Day
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open Science post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/marchforscience-2-1024x566.png)
On April 22, 2017 (Earth Day) tens of thousands of people will join the March for Science and stand together “to acknowledge and voice the critical role that science plays in each of our lives.” Marches will take place in Washington, D.C. and over 500 other cities. The mission of the March for Science is…
An interview with Michael Geist: copyright reform in Canada and beyond
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/6944244255_612e406fb0_b.jpg)
Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law.
Spheres of Open: strengthening ties across the movement
by Scann Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cc_summit_logo_FINAL_AG_color-1.png)
Sessions in the “Spheres of Open” track will focus on meaningful discussions about how we can work together to enhance, promote and move further the premises of CC in different areas of Open, such as Open GLAM, Open Education and Open Culture. Be prepared not only to learn from global practitioners, but also to be…
Future living with SPACE10: Open Source innovation for a local food system
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Photo_AlonaVibe_Munchies-Festival_3624-1024x609.jpg)
SPACE10 is a Danish “future living lab” with an open source twist.
Hacia la Implementación del Tratado de Marrakech en Uruguay
by Patricia Díaz Licenses & Tools post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Logo_Creative_Commons_Uruguay_alternativo.png)
El “Tratado de Marrakech para facilitar el acceso a obras publicadas a las personas ciegas, con discapacidad visual o con otras dificultades para acceder al texto impreso”, constituye un hito en la relación entre los derechos de autor y los DD.HH., siendo el primer tratado internacional consagrado con el objetivo exclusivo de proteger los derechos de acceso a la cultura y el conocimiento.
Almanaque Azul: a Panamanian travel guide licensed under CC
by Mir Rodríguez Uncategorized post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/libro_pasaporte_tw-1024x768.jpg)
Almanaque Azul is a group of Panamanian environmentalists, artists, and explorers that began the process of creating a travel guide for the beaches of the Republic of Panama in 2005 through a blog that chronicled the amazing cultural and natural diversity of various small towns and deserted beaches. Over the years, dozens of volunteers reported…
Influencing centres of change: the policy and advocacy track at #CCSummit
by Lisette Kalshoven Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lisette-1024x683.jpg)
In a couple of weeks in Toronto, we will welcome a global community of advocates working to improve education and access to information and culture through copyright reform and open policy.
Global Coalition Pushes for Unrestricted Sharing of Scholarly Citation Data
by Timothy Vollmer Open Access, Open Data post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/syd-wachs-120737-small-1024x682.jpg)
This week a coalition of scholarly publishers, researchers, and nonprofit organizations launched the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC), a project to promote the unrestricted open access to scholarly citation data. From the website: Citations are the links that knit together our scientific and cultural knowledge. They are primary data that provide both provenance and an…