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Jessemusse Cacinda — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 12
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture“Open culture creates conditions for us to know ourselves, but above all to eachother.” Jessemusse shares this insight with us and talks about what open culture and open access in GLAM institutions has done for his writing work and how it has shaped his views about language representation. Open Culture has provided a way to…
Open Minds Podcast: Cory Doctorow, Science Fiction Author, Journalist and Tech Activist
by Ony Anukem About CCHello Creative Commoners! We are back with a new episode of CC’s Open Minds … from Creative Commons podcast. In this episode, Creative Commons’ General Counsel, Kat Walsh, sits down for an hour-long discussion with award winning science fiction author, journalist and technology activist, Cory Doctorow (craphound.com). Cory is a renowned advocate for liberalizing copyright…
Open Minds Podcast: Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures
by Ony Anukem About CC, Open ScienceIt’s the start of a new month, which means a new episode of CC’s podcast, Open Minds … from Creative Commons! Our guest on this episode is Albert Wenger, managing partner at Union Square Ventures, a thesis-driven venture capital firm based in New York City. USV has invested in over 100 companies that use the…
Should copyright law deny creators the right to share freely? Let the authors choose.
by Timothy Vollmer CopyrightImposing a mandatory and unwaivable compensation scheme violates the letter and spirit of open licensing. Copyright policymakers in Europe and South America have proposed legislation that would impose an unwaivable right to financial remuneration for authors and performers on copyrighted works. The laws attempt to ensure that creators receive payment for their work, but they…