Tag: Video

French Ministry of Culture and Communication embraces CC licenses (and makes a cool video)

Aurélie Filippetti – Salon du Livre 2014 / ActuaLitté / CC BY-SA In late 2013, we blogged about a set of initiatives that French minister of culture and communications Aurélie Filippetti had unveiled. Together, the initiatives represented a commitment to a more creative, more open France. And they also represented a strong commitment to helping … Read More “French Ministry of Culture and Communication embraces CC licenses (and makes a cool video)”

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#cc10 Featured Platform: Vimeo

In honor of Creative Commons’ tenth anniversary, we’re profiling several media platforms with CC integration. Vimeo has supported CC licensing since 2010, and has accumulated over two million CC-licensed videos. When I spoke with VP of creative development Blake Whitman, he told me that Vimeo’s staff and community had been talking about CC for years … Read More “#cc10 Featured Platform: Vimeo”

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Winners Announced! – Why Open Education Matters Video Competition

Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the winners of the Why Open Education Matters video competition. The competition was launched in March 2012 to solicit creative videos that clearly communicate the use and potential of free, high-quality Open Educational Resources — or “OER” — and describe the … Read More “Winners Announced! – Why Open Education Matters Video Competition”

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Happy Birthday CC! "Building on the Past" creator re-releases video under CC BY and explains why

Building on the Past by Justin Cone is licensed CC BY. In 2004, designer and animator Justin Cone created “Building on the Past” as part of our Moving Images Contest and won. Justin originally made the video, which demonstrated Creative Commons’ mission in two minutes, available under CC BY-NC. At the encouragement of Wikieducator’s Wayne … Read More “Happy Birthday CC! "Building on the Past" creator re-releases video under CC BY and explains why”

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