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Announcing CC’s new board chair, Molly Shaffer Van Houweling, and newest board member, Ruth Okediji
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ryan-shirt.jpg)
I am thrilled to announce the appointment of two new members of the Creative Commons Board of Directors: Molly Shaffer Van Houweling and Ruth Okediji. In addition, the board has selected Molly Shaffer Van Houweling to serve as Board Chair. Molly is a brilliant and accomplished legal academic with an extensive history with Creative Commons…
Transforming public spaces with the Institute for Infinitely Small Things
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/4526539474_bc9346bcfd_z.jpg)
The Institute for Infinitely Small Things addresses the commons through an “art for all” approach to engage with the political through their work in public spaces.
Job Opportunity: Director of Product Engineering
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![claudio-carolina](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/22237589255_c8c1bd5582_z.jpg)
On February 7, 2017, Creative Commons released a public beta of CC Search. Our goal was to inspire discussion, debate, and ideas on how we can build a front door to the commons, and make content more discoverable and usable, and foster a culture of collaboration and gratitude. Now we’re looking for a Director of…
Celebrating Public Domain Day and Fair Use Week 2017 in Israel– Thanks to CC Awesome Fund!
by Dalit KD Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG-20170116-WA0010-1024x758.jpg)
Every 1st of January, the Law and Technology Clinic and Creative Commons Israel celebrate the Public Domain Day. In Israel about 70 years after the death of the author, her works are released to the Public Domain.
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art releases 375,000 digital works for remix and re-use online via CC0
by Jennie Rose Halperin About CC, Open Culture post![diana-screenshot](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-07-at-8.54.28-AM-e1486475769567-1024x579.png)
Today, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announces that all public domain images in its collection will be shared under CC0, expanding their digital collection by over 375,000 images.
Bottlesmoker: an Indonesian Electronic Duo that lives by the Internet
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/XIMG_1101-copy-1024x683.jpg)
Indonesian electronic duo Bottlesmoker has been making DIY, “open source” music since 2005.
Announcing first Keynotes, Tracks, and an Extended Call for Submissions
by Ryan Merkley About CC, Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/front-page-summit-site.png)
Our Global Summit is three short months away, and today I am delighted to provide some exciting updates to our program: two keynotes (more to come!), five tracks, and a one week extension for submissions (now due on Friday, February 3).
New Register of Copyrights should put public at the center of technology and policy goals
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/gx.png)
The Library of Congress in an incredible institution in the United States, serving as the research library for Congress, and stewarding an unparalleled collection of books and cultural works of all types. Over the last several years, groups have called on the library to make technology and policy changes to remain relevant in the 21st century, in order to…
Compartir no es delito: Sharing is not a crime
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open Access post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/standwithdiego_twittershare-1024x538.png)
Why are students criminalized for sharing knowledge? Over the last two years several organizations have been highlighting the situation of Colombian graduate student Diego Gomez, who is being criminally prosecuted for sharing a research article online. Gomez is a student in conservation and wildlife management, and for the most part has poor access to many…
CC 4.0 German now live!
by John Weitzmann Licenses & Tools post![wikipedia-flashlight](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/john_monk-1024x768.jpg)
At the end of an intense process of expert hearings, thesaurus
discussions, translation sprints, legal language comparisons and several
rounds of fine-tuning the texts, the unified German translation of CC
licenses version 4.0 is finally here.