Announcing new staff to support CC’s global network
I’m thrilled to announce two new additions to Creative Commons’ full-time staff—Claudio Ruiz and Simeon Oriko. Both Claudio and Simeon will be taking on newly developed positions focused on supporting...
View ArticleReviving archives through remix: How a Dutch archival project is...
What does it mean to listen to the past through a truly modern lens? This is the question the Dutch project re:vive seeks to answer. Working with renowned electronic and experimental musicians such as...
View ArticleThe top of the commons 2016: Favorites from our community of commoners
2016 is almost at a close, and our global communities are as busy as ever. Around the world, diverse groups are working together to create meaningful connections and light up the commons. From...
View ArticleThe 2017 CC Global Summit: Sharing and the Commons – What’s Next?
CC Summit 2011 Warsaw, by Kristina Alexanderson, CC BY 2.0 We’re proud to announce that summit registration is now open, along with our call for community submissions. Please consider joining us,...
View ArticleLa Cumbre Global de Creative Commons. Los comunes y el intercambio: ¿y ahora...
Foto por Kristina Alexanderson. Cumbre de CC 2011, Varsovia, CC BY 2.0 Estamos orgullosos de anunciar que el registro a la Cumbre Global de CC está abierto, junto con el llamado para que la comunidad...
View ArticleA Conversation with the Conversation: transforming journalism with a CC license
Independent, open, not-for-profit news sources can help safeguard against the spread of misinformation, particularly on the viral web. The Conversation takes their role as journalists, researchers,...
View ArticleI can’t wait for 2016 to be over
I can’t wait for 2016 to be over. Refugee crises, outbreaks of disease, and a divisive US election has left many disappointed and exhausted by the challenges ahead. 2016 was difficult, destructive,...
View ArticleWhat does “open” mean in Nigeria? Reflections on a Nigerian Roundtable with...
CC Nigeria Stakeholders Meeting. Photo by Kayode Yussuf. CC BY-SA In the area of knowledge governance today, it is no longer in doubt that ‘open’ is an important and emerging paradigm and philosophy....
View ArticleCommunia publishes position papers to untangle lackluster EU copyright proposal
In September 2016 the European Commission released its proposed changes to copyright in the EU. Unfortunately, the proposal fails to deliver on the promise for a modern copyright law in Europe....
View ArticleAnnouncing Swedish Translation of 4.0 License!
Photo by Kristina Alexanderson, CC BY NC-ND 2.0 We are so happy to announce our official translation of 4.0 into Swedish. Now all Swedish speakers can benefit from the 4.0 licenses in their own...
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