Costa Rican license draft enters public discussion, pilots new comment tools

We are happy to announce an experiment in the public discussion process of our licenses, piloted by CC Costa Rica. Customarily, we post a static text document of the licenses, including a re-translation and summary of changes in English, to our website. The community can download these files and submit comments on the jurisdiction’s mailing … Read More “Costa Rican license draft enters public discussion, pilots new comment tools”

CC Vietnam Celebrates Launch at OCWC Global Meeting

Today marks the celebration of the localized Creative Commons licenses in Vietnam, the fifty-third jurisdiction worldwide to adapt the Creative Commons licensing suite to national law. The Vietnam Education Foundation together with D&N International and Creative Commons have overseen the localization of the licenses in consultation with the Vietnamese public and key stakeholders in the … Read More “CC Vietnam Celebrates Launch at OCWC Global Meeting”

Egyptian License Draft Open for Public Discussion

The past year witnessed some major achievements for Creative Commons in the Arab world. Highlights included Al Jazeera’s adoption of CC BY for the world’s first broadcast-quality online repository and CC Jordan’s substantial efforts on the first Arabic license port. 2010 promises more exciting developments for the rapidly-growing CC community in the Arab world. Today … Read More “Egyptian License Draft Open for Public Discussion”