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CC Supports the Case for Controlled Digital Lending
by Catherine Stihler Better Internet, Open Access, Open HeritageMy name is Catherine Stihler, and I’m the CEO of Creative Commons. As a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge, we strongly support the Internet Archive in its defense of Controlled Digital Lending. Free, equitable, and open access to all knowledge stimulates creativity, is essential for research and learning,…
Celebrate Public Domain Day 2023 with Us: The Best Things in Life Are Free
by Ony Anukem Events, Licenses & Tools, Open HeritageJoin Creative Commons, Internet Archive, and many other leaders from the open world to celebrate Public Domain Day 2023. As of January 2023, a treasure trove of new cultural works has become as free as the moon and the stars — at least in the USA and many other countries. And what better way to…
A Better Internet for Better Sharing: Join the Movement for a Better Internet
by Creative Commons Better InternetAs part of Creative Commons’ key strategic goal of Better Sharing, today we have joined six other organizations spanning the globe to launch the Movement for a Better Internet, a diverse community of advocates, activists, academics, and civil society groups working together to promote policies that create a better internet for people everywhere. The movement…
CC Supports Internet Archive’s Efforts to Ensure Public Access to Books
by Brigitte Vézina, Catherine Stihler CopyrightYesterday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a motion for summary judgment calling to reject the lawsuit against the Internet Archive (IA) brought by four big publishers that threatens IA’s controlled digital lending (CDL) program. Creative Commons fully supports this motion. Here’s why. The Internet Archive is an American non-profit library preserving and giving access…
Public Domain 2022: Join Us 20 January for a Celebration of Sound
by Ony Anukem Events, Open HeritageEvery 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…
Open Minds Podcast: Lila Bailey of the Internet Archive
by Eric Steuer About CC, Open CultureWe’ve got a new episode of our podcast to share. On today’s episode of Open Minds … from Creative Commons, I talk to Lila Bailey. She’s the policy counsel (i.e. the lead lawyer) for the Internet Archive, the nonprofit digital library that makes millions of books, movies, websites, and other cultural works available for free…
Join us for A Grand Re-Opening of the Public Domain
by Timothy Vollmer EventsOn January 1, 2019 in the United States, tens of thousands of new works will join iconic pieces such as Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa as a part of the public domain. Save the date! Please join us on January 25, 2019 for a grand day of celebrating the public domain. Co-hosted by…
Video now online: CC Salon (2011-01-11) w/ Internet Archive, LinkedIn, 3taps, Tim O'Reilly
by allison UncategorizedWhat does it mean to be open in a data-driven world? On January 11, 2011, we gathered together four knowledgeable individuals who interact with data in different ways and who each understand the importance of exploring this timely question. The result was a stellar CC Salon at LinkedIn Headquarters. You can now watch the video…
Congratulations to John Gilmore and the Internet Archive, winners of the 2009 Free Software Awards
by mike UncategorizedThe Free Software Foundation has announced the winners of its 2009 Free Software Awards: John Gilmore (Advancement of Free Software Award) and the Internet Archive (Project of Social Benefit Award). Last year Creative Commons won the Project of Social Benefit Award. As we noted then, many past free software award winners have been important participants…
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
by cameron Open CultureOpened to the public in 1903, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a world-class museum that houses more than 5,000 art objects, including works by Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, Degas, and Sargent. It is also known for its phenomenal music program, lectures, and symposia, as well as the museum’s nationally recognized Artist-in-Residence and educational programs. Online,…