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Cultivating a Culture of Knowledge Sharing
by Fiona MacAlister About CC, Copyright, Open Education postIn March we hosted the second Institute for Open Leadership. In our summary of the event we mentioned that the Institute fellows would be taking turns to write about their open policy projects. This week’s post is from Fiona MacAlister, OER Specialist at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. I was privileged to attend the…
“This had the potential to be big”: an interview with #wocintechchat
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized postIn the last year, #wocintechchat has provided Twitter chats, community dialogue, scholarships, and partnerships to provide more opportunities for women of color working in technology.
Defending Noncommercial Uses: Great Minds v Fedex Office
by Diane Peters, Michael Carroll Licenses & Tools postCreative Commons has requested permission to file an amicus brief in litigation between Great Minds and FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. At the center of the litigation is the proper interpretation of the CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license, known as BY-NC-SA.
Documents in the Great Minds v Fedex Office and Print Services Case
pageDistrict Court Filings: Defendant Fedex Office’s Motion to Dismiss Defendant Fedex Office’s Reply in support of Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Great Minds’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Original complaint of Great Minds against FedEx Office Letter filed by CC seeking leave to file amicus brief District Court order granting motion to dismiss Appellate Court Filings:…
Who We Are
pageCreative Commons (CC) is an international nonprofit organization that empowers people to grow and sustain the thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture we need to address the world’s most pressing challenges and create a brighter future for all. Together with our global community and multiple partners, we build capacity and infrastructure, we develop practical solutions, and…
Leaked European Commission Copyright Plans Ignore the Public Interest
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright postCreative Commons has been actively engaged in efforts to support copyright reforms aligned with the commons and the public interest, including the copyright reform consultations in the European Union. Via the Communia Association, CC Europe affiliates are at the center of this debate, providing education and advocacy for forward-thinking reforms to the copyright framework. We know the…
Free the Reviews: Why Free Culture Needs Free Opinions
by Erik Moeller Uncategorized postThanks to the free culture movement, vast knowledge repositories like Wikipedia and StackExchange allow content to be re-used freely and built upon, and many major sites offer Creative Commons licensing as part of their user interfaces.
A politics of cooperation: Caroline Woolard on free culture, fine art, and everyday life
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Access, Open Culture postThe interdisciplinary artist Caroline Woolard engages with political economy and activism through radically innovative collaborative projects.
Open Access to Research Critical to Advance Progress Against Cancer
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright, Open Access, Open Data, Open Science postThe National Cancer Moonshot Initiative seeks to make ten years of progress on cancer research in half that time, with a goal to end cancer in our lifetime. The project—led by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden—recently called for ideas to help shape the cancer research priorities for the Moonshot. They received over 1,600 comments and…
“This is my time and I’m recording it”: Carol Highsmith and the nature of giving
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Culture postPhotographer Carol Highsmith has donated her life’s work of tens of thousands of photos to the Library of Congress during her decades long career.