Monthly Archives: January 2008

Building an Australasian Commons will be held on 24 June 2008 at the State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

The event provides an opportunity for those interested in the free internet to come together to exchange ideas, information and inspiration. It brings together experts from Australasia to discuss the latest developments and implementations of Creative Commons in the region. It aims to be an open forum where anyone can voice their thoughts on issues relating to furthering the commons worldwide.

The conference’s full program can be viewed below, or downloaded here.

Attendance is free and open to all comers. However, places are limited, so if you’re interested in attending please register ASAP. Registration closes 10 June. You can download the registration form here.
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Australian-based video distribution platform and network EngageMedia have released a Facebook application that allows users of the social network to embed the ‘Latest Videos‘ feed into their profile. The widget, EngageMedia.org Latest Videos (+ to profile), further expanded the potential reach of videos published under open content licences.
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Sony eyeVio

Sony’s eyeVio is an Internet and mobile service in Japan that provides a high quality video-sharing platform for people to share videos with family and friends.

http://eyevio.jp

Licence: Various Creative Commons licences
Media: Video
Location: Japan

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Creative Commons Clinic

The Creative Commons Clinic at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane is the primary centre for research into Creative Commons in Australia

Creative Commons Australia
Creative Commons Clinic
Creative Commons & Open Content Licnesing Models Research

Level 1, 126 Margaret Street, Brisbane Q 4000, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3138 8301
info@creativecommons.org.au
http://creativecommons.org.au”

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openDemocracy

openDemocracy is an independent online magazine offering global perspectives on current issues, fostering democratic debate. pertaining to their regions.

www.opendemocracy.net

Licence: Default Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence
Media: Text, Image
Location: Global, headquartered in London with an office in
New York

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NLA Picture Australia Click & Flick

Click and Flick is a National Library of Australia initiative to open PictureAustralia to photographic contributions from the general public

www.pictureaustralia.org

Licence: Various Creative Commons 2.0 Licences
Media: Images
Location: Australia

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Moshang (A.K.A. Jean Marais) & Asian Variations

The CC-licensed Asian Variations album is a collection of 14 remixes produced by MoShang in his Chinese Chill style of downtempo electronica, melding deeply laid-back beats with Chinese traditional instruments.

MoShang: http://moshang.net
Asian Variations: http://asianvariations.com

Licence: Creative Commons Music Sharing Licence (i.e., Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivativeWorks 2.0 Generic Licence)
Media: Sound
Location: Taiwan

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EngageMedia

EngageMedia is a video-sharing website focused on social justice and environment issues in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific.

http://engagemedia.org

Licence: Various Creative Commons 3.0 Unported licences
Media: Video, Text
Location: Australia, South East Asia, Pacific

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Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives

The Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives is a global cybercollective which researches, documents and promotes peer-to-peer alternatives in every field of human activity. Its subject matter includes open/free, participatory/p2p, and commons-oriented practices and concepts, and also includes peer production, peer governance, and peer property.

Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives
7/5 Moo 3, Soi Anusavarisingh, Chotana Rd., Chiang Mai, TH 50300 THAILAND

Phone: +66-81-784.7291
michelsub2003@yahoo.com
http://p2pfoundation.net

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Global Voices Online

The Global Voices Online project presents writings from an international team of bloggers who monitor online conversations in their regions.

www.globalvoicesonline.org

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Licence (generic)
Media: Text, Podcasts
Location: Operation is global, divided into six regions: Middle East/North Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia; South Asia; the Americas; Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia

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Show Some Color

Show Some Color project by the Fabricatorz production group invites individual women to create videos on their racial identities.

http://fabricatorz.com

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence
Media: Video, Event
Location: United States of America

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Arab Commons

An initiative to promote and support the creation and development of Arabic content released under Creative Commons licences.

www.arabcommons.org

Licence: All Creative Commons licences
Media: Books, Articles, Photos, Graphic Designs, Audio Files
Location: Arab countries

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60Sox

60Sox is a multimedia portfolio and networking site providing a central focal point for emergent creativity in Australia and New Zealand.

www.60sox.org.au

Licence:Various Creative Commons 2.5 Australia licences
Media: Film
Location: Australia/New Zealand

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International IDEA Publishing

International IDEA is an intergovernmental organisation seeking to strengthen democratic processes and institutions worldwide.

www.idea.int

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
Media: Text
Location: Global. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

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Creative Commons Taiwan

The Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, continues to support
Creative Commons Taiwan as a project within the institute since the project’s initiation in November 2003. The Creative Commons Licenses were launched in Taiwan on September 4, 2004.

Creative Commons Taiwan, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nangang 115, Taipei, Taiwan.

Phone: +886 2-2788-3799 ext. 1307
contact@creativecommons.org.tw
http://creativecommons.org.tw

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