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The US Government CTO on Creative Commons
by fbenenson Open Culture postWe caught a great interview with the US Government’s CTO, Aneesh Chopra talking about his thoughts on copyright on CNET. When questioned about the future of copyright reform (wait for the video to load and scroll to the 7:30 mark) Chopra mentions how he “embraced the Creative Commons licensing regime” when he worked with the…
Creative Commons Publishes Study of “Noncommercial Use”
by mike About CC postSan Francisco, California, USA — September 14, 2009 Creative Commons announces the publication of Defining “Noncommercial”: A Study of How the Online Population Understands “Noncommercial Use.” The report details the results of a research study launched in September 2008 to explore differences between commercial and noncommercial uses of content found online, as those uses are…
Creative Commons Publishes Study of “Noncommercial Useâ€
by mike About CC postSan Francisco, California, USA — September 14, 2009 Creative Commons announces the publication of Defining “Noncommercialâ€: A Study of How the Online Population Understands “Noncommercial Use.†The report details the results of a research study launched in September 2008 to explore differences between commercial and noncommercial uses of content found online, as those uses are…
Creative Commons Panels @ SXSW 2010
by fbenenson Events postThe SXSW Interactive Festival is always a great opportunity for us to connect with our community and up and coming projects. That’s why we’re excited to announce our 3 panel suggestions for SXSW 2010: Can You Copyright a Tweet? What happens if someone sells your tweet on a t-shirt? Or when CNN puts it on…
Smithsonian Commons and Sustainable Content Usage Policies
by fbenenson Uncategorized postOn Thursday, Michael Edson of the Smithsonian posted on the Smithsonian 2.0 blog that they had released their “Web and New Media Strategy” with the purpose of laying a groundwork for a Smithsonian Commons: The strategy talks about an updated digital experience, a new learning model that helps people with their “lifelong learning journeys,” and…
Who is Copying and Pasting Your CC Content? Discover More With Tynt's Tracer Tool
by fbenenson Uncategorized postIf you’re one of the couple dozen people who copied text off our blog yesterday, you may have noticed some more text accompany your clipboard when you pasted it — a link to our site and the license (Attribution) we’ve offered our content under. This is because we’ve installed Tynt’s Tracer tool on our blog…
Creative Commons VP Mike Linksvayer on NBC's "Press:Here"
by Eric Steuer Uncategorized postYesterday morning, “Press:Here” – a new technology news TV show produced by NBC in the San Francisco Bay Area – aired an interview with Creative Commons Vice President Mike Linksvayer. The episode serves as a nice primer to CC; in it, Mike gives some of our backstory and talks about how people and organizations are…
Cologne Commons: Festival for Free Music
by michelle Events, Open Culture postWe’re counting down the days until June 12, when the free music festival Cologne Commons kicks off in Germany’s metropolis on the Rhine. The festival invites netlabels, musicians, and business developers alike to the two-day conference and party in Cologne. Sessions cover key topics in the free music scene, like mobile music, games, the legal…
FrostWire's Creative Commons Focus
by fbenenson Open Culture postFrostWire has been quietly promoting Creative Commons licensed musicians and content on the front page of their Bit Torrent and Gnutella client for quite a while now. Previous featured CC artists include ESPSIX, Mike Falzone, and CC veteran Brad Sucks. Today the team announced that another up and coming artist, Danny “Legacy” Mcbride, is releasing…
The Official Unofficial Creative Commons Facebook Application
by fbenenson Technology postLast weekend I spent Saturday morning writing the Creative Commons License Application for Facebook. The premise is simple: installing the application allows Facebook users choose and place a CC license badge on their profile page indicating which license they want their content to be available under. Alongside the badge is text that explains what content…