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Creative Commons at WIPO for the 9th meeting of the Committee on Development and IP
by Timothy Vollmer Uncategorized postRecently, Andrés Guadamuz from CC Costa Rica was in Geneva at the 9th session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) at WIPO. Andrés has represented Creative Commons over the past few years at WIPO. CDIP was established in 2008 and deals with intellectual property issues relevant to developing nations. CC gained permanent…
LRMI integration workshop at Content in Context
by greg Uncategorized postThis year the Content in Context conference (organized by the Association of Education Publishers and the Association of American Publishers School Division) will host a free Metadata Lab centered around educational metadata adoption. The main highlights of the lab: Education data standards overview with Jack Buckley (NCES/CEDS), Ross Santy (US DOE), and Michael Jay (Educational…
Government and Library Open Data using Creative Commons tools
by Jane Park Uncategorized postThe last few months has seen a growth in open data, particularly from governments and libraries. Among the more recent open data adopters are the Austrian government, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, Italian Chamber of Deputies, and Harvard Library. Open data / opensourceway / CC BY-SA The Austrian government has launched an open…
Swiss 3.0 Creative Commons licenses now available
by aurelia Uncategorized postSwitzerland Team @ Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta / kevinpoch / CC BY We are proud to announce the launch of the Creative Commons 3.0 Switzerland ported license suite. Huge thanks to Mélanie Bosshart, Phillip Perreaux, Simon Schlauri, Hartwig Thomas and the rest of the CC Switzerland team for their hard work and dedication…
World Bank stakes leadership position by announcing Open Access Policy and launching Open Knowledge Repository under Creative Commons
by Diane Peters Uncategorized postThe World Bank has announced a new Open Access Policy! Effective July 1, 2012, the Open Access Policy requires that all research outputs and knowledge products published by the Bank be licensed Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY) as a default. Today, as the first phase of this policy is unfolded, the Bank launched a…
Australian Broadcasting Corporation releases archival news footage under Creative Commons
by jessica Uncategorized postABC Mobile Studio Caravan provided by Australian Broadcasting Corporation / CC BY-SA This is one for all those interested in the use of CC licences by archives, broadcasters or news organisations. CC Australia has just announced that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia’s largest public broadcaster and news service, has used Wikimedia Commons to release a…
Re-launch of Creative Commons Canada
by jessica Uncategorized postflag flap / Spatial Mongrel / CC BY Today we’re pleased to announce that Athabasca University, BCcampus, and the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic have joined together to re-establish a CC affiliate team in Canada. All three organizations will take part in the official relaunch at the Creative Commons Salon Ottawa: Open…
Job opportunity: Counsel at Creative Commons
by Jane Park Uncategorized post“Michael Carroll, Sarah Hinchliff Pearson and Diane Peters” / Joi / CC BY We just posted a new job at our opportunities page: a chance to be Counsel at Creative Commons! The Counsel will work closely with the rest of our awesome in-house legal team, and provide legal support for all facets of CC’s work.…
Thanks to Creative Commons, OER university will provide free learning with formal academic credit
by Cable Green Open Education postCreative Commons licenses are enabling an international partnership of accredited universities, colleges and polytechnics to provide free learning opportunities for students worldwide with pathways to formal academic credit. The OER university (OERu) will create a parallel learning universe for learners who cannot afford a tertiary education by offering CC-licensed courses — with the opportunity to…
Announcing the new Creative Commons 3.0 Ireland suite
by aurelia Uncategorized postIrish Post office wall box, nr Maum, CO. Galway, Apr 1989 by sludgegulper / CC BY-SA A hearty congratulations and a huge thanks to the CC Ireland team on the launching of the new suite of Ireland CC licenses! Led by Dr. Darius Whelan and Dr. Louise Crowley, the CC Ireland team worked for a…