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Creative Commons Moving Image Contest: Staff Picks
by neeru Uncategorized postOur panel of judges announced the winners of our Moving Image Contest a few months ago, but the CC team never got a chance to announce our favorite entries. Though these entries didn’t win the contest, they are excellent contributions: Content Collage by Mike Telford, is a fun, interactive piece. Click on the boxes and…
Creative Commons Expands to Germany with the Institute for Information Law at the University of Karlsruhe (TH)
by matt About CC postThe Institute for Information Law at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) will lead the license translation and work to expand global access to Germany’s culture. Palo Alto, USA, and Berlin, GERMANY – April 5 – Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to building a body of creative works free for copying and re-use, announced today that…
Creative Commons Launches Legal Music Sharing and Search
by matt About CC postThe Silicon Valley nonprofit announces new file-sharing-friendly music license alongside its new Get Content search engine. Austin, Texas, USA – March 18, 2004 – Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding the range of creative works free to share and build upon, announced its new Music Sharing License and Get Content search engine at the…
Creative Commons expands to Australia with Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
by matt About CC postQueensland University of Technology (QUT) will lead the license translation and work to expand global access to Australia’s culture Palo Alto, USA, and Brisbane, AUSTRALIA – March 25, 2004 – Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to building a body of creative works free for copying and re-use, announced today that it would expand its International…
Japanese Creative Commons Licenses Available Now
by matt About CC postCreative Commons and GLOCOM release official Japanese copyright licenses for iCommons Japan, the first country-specific adaptation of the open content system. Palo Alto, USA, and Tokyo, Japan – Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to building a body of creative works free for copying and re-use, and GLOCOM, its Japanese affiliate, today announced the official roll…
New Strides for iCommons Japan
by matt About CC postDate is set for release of official Japanese licenses; Creative Commons’ website now offers Japanese translation of license selection process Tokyo, JAPAN — The Creative Commons Japan licenses will roll out on January 15, 2004, announced GLOCOM, the Japanese research institute leading the Silicon Valley nonprofit’s efforts here. Creative Commons also unveiled a Japanese translation…
Creative licensing for massive multiplayer online games
by matt Uncategorized postAt a conference focused on video games and the law presented jointly by the law schools of NYU and Yale, the legal grey area of intellectual property and ownership of in-game items by participants has been examined by numerous presenters. The sale of credits and items between players in virtual worlds is fairly common, though…
China and Taiwan are paving the way for Creative Commons
by matt About CC postCNBlog.org and the Institute of Information Science at Academia Sinica are spearheading efforts to translate Creative Commons licenses for China and Taiwan to expand international access to their cultures. Palo Alto, USA; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; – Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a body of creative works free for copying and re-use,…
Financial Times on Creative Commons
by matt Uncategorized postIn the Creative Business section of today’s Financial Times, there’s a good article about how and why Creative Commons was formed, titled “ItÂ’s not all or nothing: A middle way for copyright holders is emerging.” A subscription is required to review the article.
New features, new coding, new content
by matt Uncategorized postToday we’ve flipped the switch on the newly revamped Creative Commons website. There are a few new features, a lot of updated content, and a general reorganization of the site. Our newest feature is the Artists Corners section of the site, linked right off the front page. Until now, much of the site’s content has…