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dublab DJs announced for CC's SF Birthday Party!
by allison Events postCC’s birthday is almost here! We hope you’ll join us at the San Francisco party next Thursday, December 18th, 9pm-2am, at 111 Minna Gallery (Map and Directions). We are pleased to announce the dublab DJs who will be performing live as part of the physical Into Infinity installation: Jimmy Tamborello, frosty, Professor Cantaloupe, and matthewdavid…
Blue Orange Records releases "Come Tomorrow", CC-licensed Electro/Indie-Pop Compilation
by cameron Open Culture postBlue Orange Records, a net-label that aims to “provide a portal for quality Indie Pop bands to connect with a global community of Indie Pop fans”, recently released Come Tomorrow, a compilation of songs by some very talented electro/indie-pop acts. The disc is released under a CC BY-NC-ND license to encourage sharing and is available…
CCi and Wikimedia Germany in closer collaboration, shared office space
by michelle Uncategorized postCreative Commons International (CCi) is moving! Leaving our office in Berlin-Mitte, we’ll be moving to Berlin-Schöneberg to share workspace with Wikimedia Germany. Our move builds upon existing collaborations with local Wikimedia projects and the hope of continued support and unified efforts. To date, CCi has teamed up with Wikimedia Serbia, one of the institutional hosts…
Australia's census going CC BY
by michelle Uncategorized postIn a small, easy to miss post, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has made a very exciting announcement. They’re going CC – and under an Attribution-only license, no less. From the ABS website: Creative Commons provides a spectrum of licensing for the use of intellectual property between full copyright and public domain – in…
Nine Inch Nails' CC-licensed album nominated for a Grammy Award
by Eric Steuer Open Culture postThis week, the Grammy Awards nominations were announced – and, for the first time, a Creative Commons-licensed track and album are on the list. Nine Inch Nails’ “34 Ghosts IV” is nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, while the album that track appears on, Ghosts I-IV, is up for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition…
New Jay Bennett album released under a CC license
by Eric Steuer Open Culture postFormer Wilco member Jay Bennett is an incredibly talented singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who has just put out his fifth solo album, Whatever Happened I Apologize, as a free download under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license. For the release, Bennett is working with Rock Proper, an online distributor of CC-licensed music. The company has…
Tonight! Lawrence Lessig REMIX Book Talk in San Mateo
by allison Events postNo plans for this evening? If you’re in the SF Bay Area, consider stopping by and hearing Lawrence Lessig give a reading from his latest book, REMIX, TONIGHT at 7PM at the Barnes & Noble in San Mateo. This will be a great time to meet the founder of Creative Commons and hear more about…
The Student-engineered Open Textbook: Chemical Process Dynamics and Controls
by Jane Park Uncategorized postIt is commonly known that students learn by doing—by practicing, rather than simply soaking in, the information that is taught them in the classroom. But it is also commonly known that anyone can obtain information; the internet is chock-full of the stuff; all one has to do is type in a few key words and hit…
Collaborative Statistics — An Open Textbook Model
by Jane Park Uncategorized postOne of the most exciting sub-movements within open education is the current revolution regarding the evolution of textbooks. Old-fashioned publishers would often (and still do) rack up prices to hundreds of dollars per textbook, but this business model is rapidly changing to favor vastly cheaper educational resources based on more open licensing policies. One driver…