What 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...
View ArticleThe public domain and 5 things not covered by copyright
We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different...
View ArticleOpening up the Public Domain with Europeana Sounds
Title: Radio receiver from the Nederlandse Radio Industrie (NRI)Creator: Nederlandse Radio Industrie (NRI) Source: The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision Provider: Europeana Sounds...
View ArticleWe Bought It, We Own It, We Fix It: Building Open Policies for Digital Public...
We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different...
View ArticleOne Click Attribution Tool now available for WordPress
Want to make using CC even easier? Today we’re excited to announce the public beta and feedback period for our One Click Attribution Tool for WordPress. Using the plugin is simple: just install the...
View ArticleWe are a community of creators
We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different...
View ArticleState Department Publishes Open Licensing “Playbook” for Federal Agencies
Cover of Federal Open Licensing Playbook, CC0 Today the U.S. Department of State released the Federal Open Licensing Playbook, a list of considerations, use cases, and recommendations for federal...
View ArticleCopyright as a tool to censor political dissent in Latin America
We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different...
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