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2003 — 2:00 mins Justin Cone won our Moving Images Contest with this clip, created to demonstrate how CC works. A high quality (640×480) version is available at the Internet Archive Translations To view subtitled versions, or to contribute a translation, visit the dotSub page for this video. License Building on the Past by Justin…
2002 CC’s signature animated film covers the basics of why we formed, what we do, and how we do it. Translations To view subtitled versions, or to contribute a translation, visit the dotSub page for this video. Assets Original Flash File Flash Movie Quicktime Ogg Theora Video Background Music Script All Assets (ZIP) License Get…
2006 — 3:00 mins Pays tribute to the people around the world using CC licenses to build a better, more vibrant creative culture. Translations To view subtitled versions, or to contribute a translation, visit the dotSub page for this video. Italian (YouTube) Russian (YouTube) Armenian (YouTube) Assets Animation Archive Audio Docs DVD Quicktime (DV) Quicktime…
Creative Commons is in the midst of its 2008 fundraising campaign. Find out how you can support Creative Commons at our support site. In conjunction with Jesse Dylan’s original “A Shared Culture,” we are excited to present a short video explicating our sister project, Science Commons. Since “scientists are the ultimate remixers”, there needs to…
Erik Möller of the Wikimedia Foundation announced a questions and answers document concerning the possible licensing update for Wikimedia Foundation projects to CC BY-SA. On “What will happen next?” We will present a proposal for dual-licensing all Wikimedia projects currently using the GFDL, by January 15, 2009. It will be published on the foundation-l mailing…
Please see our policies page for more information about how our logos may be used. CC logos and trademarks should always be downloaded from this page to ensure high quality. Downloads from other sites may not conform to our standards and may result in improper display or use of our protected logos and trademarks. The…
December’s newsletter features ccLearn, the education branch of Creative Commons which has grown substantially this year and has a lot of exciting plans lined up for its bright future as a leader in the open education movement. The newsletter also brings to you news highlights from each of CC’s other program areas. As you’ll see…
One of the key benefits of becoming a Creative Commons Network member is the OpenID login feature. In this blog post, we’ll cover the basics of OpenID and why having a Creative Commons Network OpenID is particularly interesting to users who care about their privacy. We’ll also point out the risks of using OpenID and…
One 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…
One 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…