Open Access Week is a time to talk with our communities about making open access ‘a new norm in scholarship and research’. This year’s theme Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge focuses on designing open scholarly communications systems ‘to ensure…
State of the Commons
Creative Commons has released a report that demonstrates the impact that free and open content is making globally Announcing the findings of the report Creative Commons CEO Ryan Merkley said “Today, we’re releasing a new report that we think you…
Creative Commons version 4.0 international licences launched
Creative Commons new version 4.0 licences were launched on 25 November 2013. The version 4.0 licences, “the most global, legally robust licences produced by CC to date”, are the result of extensive consultations and discussions among CC headquarters and CC…
New South Wales Government Open Data Policy supports Creative Commons licensing for government data and information
When the New South Wales government published the NSW Government Open Data Policy (v. 1.0, September 2013) on 11 November 2013, it adopted a position on Creative Commons licensing of government data and information that is consistent with that which has…
Creative Commons at the Internet Governance Forum, Bali
Creative Commons Affiliate members from several countries participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF8) at the Bali International Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, Bali (21 to 25 October 2013). CC Affiliates in Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom were represented. Anne Fitzgerald…
CC’s 10th Birthday celebrations
From 7 – 16 December, Creative Commons is celebrating 10 years of the Creative Commons licences, which have enabled the sharing and reuse of roughly half a billion creative, educational, scientific and governmental works. CC Affiliates around the world are…
CC’s licence chooser
CC has launched a new licence chooser, available at http://creativecommons.org/choose/. It’s a great development, as it makes the process of choosing a CC licence clearer and more intuitive. This new licence chooser (on the right) features the same questions in…
4 million CC licensed videos on YouTube
It’s been a year since YouTube launched its CC video library, and since then, users have added 40 years worth of video under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence. From 25 July 2012, users can opt for future videos…
Increasing support for Open Access to research
Elliott Harmon of Creative Commons, in this recent blog post, highlights a few initiatives calling for Open Access to research. One such example is a Washington Post opinion piece by Matt Cooper and Elizabeth Wiley. Cooper and Wiley, from the…
Why Open Education Matters video competition
Creative Commons has been running a video competition to solicit high quality videos that explain what Open Educational Resources are and why they are important for teachers, students, and schools everywhere. The competition submission period closed 5 June. 1st and…