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Public Domain 2022: Join Us 20 January for a Celebration of Sound
by Ony Anukem Events, Open Heritage postEvery year, on 1 January, advocates of free and open content celebrate the works of art that have entered the public domain around the world. Why New Year’s Day? Copyrighted works such as books, artworks or music are only protected for a certain number of years, and this protection ends on 1 January. On 20…
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science Ratified
by Cable Green Copyright, Open Access, Open Data, Open Education, Open Science postGraphic on page 11. UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. CC BY IGO 3.0 Creative Commons (CC) applauds the unanimous ratification of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science at UNESCO’s 41st General Conference. This landmark document is a major step forward towards creating a world in which better sharing of science is open and inclusive by…
Eight open GLAM case studies selected: discover the successful projects and their leaders!
by Brigitte Vézina, Camille Françoise Open Culture postIn October 2021, Creative Commons launched a call for case studies on open access in cultural institutions, such as galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs), from low-capacity, non-Western institutions, or representing marginalized, underrepresented communities from various regions. The aim of the open call was to help generate a more global, inclusive, and equitable picture and…
CC Community Spotlight Series: Angela Oduor Lungati, Achal Prabhala and Cecília Olliveira
by Marlena Reimer About CC postGiving Tuesday is only a week away! We hope you’ll join us next Tuesday, 30 November in celebrating our Better Sharing, Brighter Future campaign. We’re trying to raise $100,000 before the end of this year. The good news is every donation up to $30,000 will be matched. Help us reach our goal and double your impact…
Introducing the Better Internet Series
by Anna Tumadóttir Better Internet postThis year at CC Global Summit, we hosted workshops focused on the notion of a better version of the internet. For the workshops, we prepared in smaller groups, identified common areas of interest and concern, and gathered a global group of voices to dig into the issues. In this blog post, we introduce the Better…
CC Certificate Alumnus, Mostafa Azad Kamal on his work with open education policies and practice
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Education postThe Creative Commons Certificate program provides unique training courses for educators, academic librarians and the GLAM community (galleries, libraries, archives and museums). Certificate courses are an investment in open movements, training people on copyright, open licensing, and the ethos of working with our global, shared commons using CC licenses. After launching in 2018, and certifying…
CC Community Spotlight Series: Meet the co-founders of Fine Acts, Pavel and Yana
by Marlena Reimer About CC postIn the weeks leading up to #GivingTuesday on November 30th, we’re spotlighting leaders in the Open Movement and encouraging you to support our Better Sharing, Brighter Future campaign. We’re inching toward our $100,000 goal and hoping you can help us out. The good news is every donation up to $30,000 will be matched. You can transform…
Open Minds Podcast: Yana Buhrer Tavanier and Pavel Kounchev of Fine Acts
by Ony Anukem About CC postHi Creative Commoners! We’re back with a new episode of CC’s podcast, Open Minds … from Creative Commons. On this episode, we’re joined by two guests, Yana Buhrer Tavanier and Pavel Kounchev, two of three co-founders of Fine Acts, a global creative studio that encourages experimentation and collaboration across disciplines to inspire social change. Fine…
The Future of Open Webinar Recap & Recording
by Brigitte Vézina, Ony Anukem Copyright, Events postEarlier this year, Creative Commons announced that four working groups of the Creative Commons Copyright Platform would examine policy issues affecting the open ecosystem from a global perspective: (1) artificial intelligence and open content; (2) platform liability; (3) copyright exceptions and limitations; and (4) the ethics of open sharing. The CC Copyright Platform was established…
Remembering Elliot Harmon, 1981-2021
by Creative Commons Community postCreative Commons (CC) was saddened by the news of Elliot Harmon’s passing on October 23. Prior to his role as activism director at Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), he was the director of communications at Creative Commons. As mentioned on EFF’s website, “We will deeply miss Elliot’s clever mind, powerful pen, generous heart, and expansive kindness. We…