1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2<rss version="2.0" 3 xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" 4 xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" 5 xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" 6 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" 7 > 8 9<channel> 10 <title>Creative Commons » CC News</title> 11 <atom:link href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> 12 <link>http://creativecommons.org</link> 13 <description>Share, reuse, and remix — legally.</description> 14 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:14:27 +0000</pubDate> 15 <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1</generator> 16 <language>en</language> 17 <item> 18 <title>Reminder: CC Salon NYC is Wednesday Night</title> 19 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8503</link> 20 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8503#comments</comments> 21 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:14:27 +0000</pubDate> 22 <dc:creator>Fred Benenson</dc:creator> 23 24 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 25 26 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8503</guid> 27 <description><![CDATA[ 28Just a quick reminder that CC Salon NYC is happening tomorrow night. July’s salon will feature presentations from Wikia Search, Livable Streets Network, and a special performance from comedian Max Silvestri (of Gabe + Max’s Internet Thing). 29Here are the details: 30 31Wednesday, July 23rd from 7-10pm 32The Open Planing Project 33349 W. 12th St., 1st Floor 34 35We’ll have free (as [...]]]></description> 36 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/1/1a/Salon-nyc-white.png" alt="CC Salon NYC Logo" /></p> 37<p>Just a quick reminder that <a href="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/NYC_Salon">CC Salon NYC</a> is happening tomorrow night. July’s salon will feature presentations from <a href="http://re.search.wikia.com/">Wikia Search</a>, <a href="http://www.livablestreets.com/">Livable Streets Network</a>, and a special performance from comedian<a href="http://www.maxsilvestri.com/"> Max Silvestri</a> (of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPsUmhqncAg">Gabe + Max’s Internet Thing</a>).</p> 38<p>Here are the details:<br /> 39<strong><br /> 40Wednesday, July 23rd from 7-10pm<br /> 41The Open Planing Project<br /> 42<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=349+W.+12th+St.++&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&z=17&iwloc=addr">349 W. 12th St.</a>, 1st Floor<br /> 43</strong></p> 44<p>We’ll have free (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_beer">as in beer</a>) beer sponsored by <a href="http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/">Brooklyn Brewery</a>. Don’t miss this great opportunity to be a part of the CC community in NYC and learn about some great projects and people thinking about the issues we care about.</p> 45<p>Follow the event via <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/868912/?ps=7">Upcoming.org</a> and RSVP via the <a href="http://www.facebook.com//editevent.php?success=1&picture&eid=30757955927#/event.php?eid=30757955927">Facebook event</a> or e-mailing me - fred [at] creativecommons.org</p> 46]]></content:encoded> 47 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8503/feed</wfw:commentRss> 48 </item> 49 <item> 50 <title>Remix Kidz in the Hall and Tyga at Jamglue</title> 51 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8500</link> 52 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8500#comments</comments> 53 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:42:36 +0000</pubDate> 54 <dc:creator>Cameron Parkins</dc:creator> 55 56 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 57 58 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8500</guid> 59 <description><![CDATA[Jamglue - featured commoner, remix contest holder extraordinaire - have delivered again with two awesome remix contests, one featuring rap-duo Kidz in the Hall and the other solo-artist Tyga. Both contests feature song stems for both artists’ current singles - “Driving Down the Block” and “Coconut Juice” respectively - released under a CC BY-NC-SA license. [...]]]></description> 60 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jamglue.com/">Jamglue</a> - <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7760">featured commoner</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7874">remix</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7683">contest</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7603">holder</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8218">extraordinaire</a> - have delivered again with two awesome remix contests, one featuring rap-duo <a href="http://www.jamglue.com/contests/kidzinthehall">Kidz in the Hall</a> and the other solo-artist <a href="http://www.jamglue.com/contests/tyga">Tyga</a>. Both contests feature song stems for both artists’ current singles - “Driving Down the Block” and “Coconut Juice” respectively - released under a CC <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/">BY-NC-SA license</a>. As we have noted before, by using CC licences Jamglue allows artists to open up their content to fans in a way that not only allows for positive interaction and creation, but also maintains the commercial interests of the artists at hand.</p> 61<p>Unfortunately, the entry date for the Tyga contest has passed (which doesn’t mean you can’t remix it - just not for a prize). Entries for The Kidz in the Hall contest are due by August 17, giving you plenty of time to rearrange and pick apart their music, crafting your own creation in the process.</p> 62<p><img src="http://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/kidzinthehall-contest_topv28042008.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="220" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8501" /></p> 63<p><img src="http://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/tyga-contest_topv28042008.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="183" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8502" /></p> 64]]></content:encoded> 65 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8500/feed</wfw:commentRss> 66 </item> 67 <item> 68 <title>George Eastman House, Bibliothèque de Toulouse Join Flickr Commons</title> 69 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8497</link> 70 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8497#comments</comments> 71 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:58:59 +0000</pubDate> 72 <dc:creator>Cameron Parkins</dc:creator> 73 74 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 75 76 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8497</guid> 77 <description><![CDATA[ 78Dans les jardins de Monte-Carlo | No known copyright restrictions. 79Two more amazing photo collections have been added to the continuously growing Flickr Commons, one coming from the George Eastman House and the other from Le Bibliothèque de Toulouse. Both groups’ photostreams are absolutely amazing to pour over, offering stunning images from the turn of the century [...]]]></description> 80 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/2549950931_f7957cb85f.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="360" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8498" /></p> 81<p>Dans les jardins de Monte-Carlo | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/">No known copyright restrictions</a>.</p> 82<p>Two more amazing photo collections have been added to the continuously growing <a href="http://flickr.com/commons">Flickr Commons</a>, one coming from the <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/">George Eastman House</a> and the other from <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/bibliothequedetoulouse/">Le Bibliothèque de Toulouse</a>. Both groups’ photostreams are absolutely amazing to pour over, offering stunning images from the turn of the century that are all released in the public domain. Again, in case you have missed any of <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8190">our</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8381">other</a> posts on the Flickr Commons, some info below:</p> 83<blockquote><p> 84The key goals of The Commons are to firstly give you a taste of the hidden treasures in the world’s public photography archives, and secondly to show how your input and knowledge can help make these collections even richer. You’re invited to help describe the photographs you discover in The Commons on Flickr, either by adding tags or leaving comments</p></blockquote> 85<p>The <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/">rest</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/">of</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/">the</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/">institutions</a> on the Flickr Commons have all recently added new photos as well, increasing the worth of an already phenomenal resource.</p> 86]]></content:encoded> 87 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8497/feed</wfw:commentRss> 88 </item> 89 <item> 90 <title>Empowering economics of ‘net native’ music</title> 91 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8496</link> 92 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8496#comments</comments> 93 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:01:40 +0000</pubDate> 94 <dc:creator>Mike Linksvayer</dc:creator> 95 96 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 97 98 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8496</guid> 99 <description><![CDATA[Lucas Gonze: 100Now consider that internet music businesses have to compete for investment capital with internet businesses that don’t pay royalties. Craigslist, Google search, and Twitter do nothing but move bits around! 101Lastly, returning to the conversation about netlabels the other day, I want to point out that netlabel and other net-native music doesn’t have a lot of [...]]]></description> 102 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gonze.com/blog/2008/07/14/netlabels-and-webcasting-contrasted-with-on-demand/">Lucas Gonze</a>:</p> 103<blockquote><p>Now consider that internet music businesses have to compete for investment capital with internet businesses that don’t pay royalties. Craigslist, Google search, and Twitter do nothing but move bits around!</p> 104<p>Lastly, returning to <a href="http://blog.gonze.com/2008/07/08/clean-netlabel-highlights/">the conversation about netlabels the other day</a>, I want to point out that netlabel and other net-native music doesn’t have a lot of listeners, but as long as it stays clear of copyright infringement it can have economics just like Craiglist, Twitter etc. Maybe not at that scale, but definitely at that level of profitability.</p> 105<p>And I know that people on the business side of internet music see net-native music as a joke. That’s right big shots, I’m talking to you specifically. Make free and legal music popular enough for your traffic to scale and you can have the grail — an internet music product that makes sense as a business. Which is exactly what <a href="http://phlow-magazine.com/">Phlow-Magazine</a> is working on by slicking up the presentation of those sources.</p></blockquote> 106<p>Victor Stone comments on the above post:</p> 107<blockquote><p><em>Maybe not at that scale, but definitely at that level of profitability.</em></p> 108<p>Does anybody, anywhere doubt that at some point</p> 109<p>1) a ‘net native’ artist will actual break. iow, do we really think Brad Sucks has hit the ceiling?</p> 110<p>2) when that artist breaks without any “industry” juice, not even sxsw, the margins will be ginormous, the flood gates will open.</p> 111<p>These things are stupendously obvious things to me. Does anybody out there question these certainties?</p></blockquote> 112<p>Relatedly, <a href="http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-community/2008-July/004033.html">Gonze posting on the cc-community list</a>:<br /> 113<blockquote>In reality, the benefit [of allowing commercial use] is to maximize upsales by empowering businesses to build support systems for your music.</p></blockquote> 114<p>I highly recommend following the blogs of <a href="http://gonze.com/blog/">Gonze</a> and <a href="http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/i-got-your-long-tail-swinging">Stone</a> if you want to know where ‘net native’ (and eventually most) music is going.</p> 115]]></content:encoded> 116 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8496/feed</wfw:commentRss> 117 </item> 118 <item> 119 <title>ccLearn (bi)monthly update - July 18, 2008</title> 120 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8495</link> 121 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8495#comments</comments> 122 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:58:24 +0000</pubDate> 123 <dc:creator>Ahrash Bissell</dc:creator> 124 125 <category><![CDATA[ccLearn]]></category> 126 127 <category><![CDATA[ccLearn Features]]></category> 128 129 <category><![CDATA[update]]></category> 130 131 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8495</guid> 132 <description><![CDATA[June slipped by before we knew what was happening, so this is a two-month update. These past two months have seen ccLearn giving a presentation at CSU Sacramento relating open education and universal design, attending the first CC tech summit, and plowing along on the various projects already underway. Also, we welcomed a summer intern, [...]]]></description> 133 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>June slipped by before we knew what was happening, so this is a two-month update. These past two months have seen ccLearn giving a presentation at CSU Sacramento relating <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ahrashb/cclearn-and-universal-design-29-may-2008">open education and universal design</a>, attending the first <a href="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Creative_Commons_Technology_Summit_2008-06-18">CC tech summit</a>, and plowing along on the various projects already underway. Also, we welcomed a summer intern,<a href="http://creativecommons.org/about/people/#99"> Grace Armstrong</a>, who is coordinating with <a href="http://creativecommons.org/international/">CCi</a> and open education leaders in Latin America and beyond on holding meetings and identifying promising collaborative opportunities. More on this later this summer.</p> 134<p>We have also released a great mapping tool for identifying upcoming open educational events, now found on <a href="http://learn.creativecommons.org/">ccLearn’s home page</a>. What is unique about this tool is that the data are derived from a <a href="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CcLearn_Events">wiki-table</a>, and anyone can contribute or edit event info. We encourage you to add any events relevant to open education that you may be aware of. We intend to re-purpose this tool for other mapping exercises as well, and since it is open source, like everything Creative Commons builds, you can also use it for your own mapping needs. One idea that has already been discussed is “mapping the open educational space” at the upcoming <a href="http://icommonssummit.org/">iSummit</a>… this exercise could take many forms, and the open, collaborative nature of the wiki allows for a lot of creativity in how the map takes shape.</p> 135<p>Look for other developments and research projects to come to fruition in the coming month. The days are getting shorter here in the Northern Hemisphere, but the fire season has just begun.</p> 136<p>-Ahrash</p> 137]]></content:encoded> 138 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8495/feed</wfw:commentRss> 139 </item> 140 <item> 141 <title>“then you win”</title> 142 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8489</link> 143 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8489#comments</comments> 144 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:39:05 +0000</pubDate> 145 <dc:creator>Cameron Parkins</dc:creator> 146 147 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 148 149 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8489</guid> 150 <description><![CDATA[ 151“then you win” is an initiative aiming to release a series of documentaries that focus on international development issues under a spectrum of CC licenses. The documentaries are produced by Loin de l’Œil, a voluntary association in France, and will be released under Yooook, an open content platform project under development run by Camille [...]]]></description> 152 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/banner.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="88" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8494" /></p> 153<p><a href="http://thenyouwin.yooook.org/faq/">“then you win”</a> is an initiative aiming to release a series of documentaries that focus on international development issues under a spectrum of CC licenses. The documentaries are produced by <a href="http://thenyouwin.yooook.org/faq/#LoinDeL%C5%92il__MD_autoTOC_1">Loin de l’Œil</a>, a voluntary association in France, and will be released under <a href="http://thenyouwin.yooook.org/faq/#Yooook__MD_autoTOC_2">Yooook</a>, an open content platform project under development run by <a href="http://thenyouwin.yooook.org/community/profile/1/">Camille Harang</a>. You can read more about <a href="http://thenyouwin.yooook.org/faq/">the project here</a>.</p> 154<p>With active donations, “then you win” will move these documentaries from All Rights Reserved into more open licenses - from <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">BY-NC-ND</a> to <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">BY-NC-SA</a> to <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">BY-SA</a>. The <a href="http://thenyouwin.yooook.org/faq/#WhatAboutMoneyGauge__MD_autoTOC_13">more money donated</a> to the project, the more open these documentaries become. The hope is that with a more open license (the project is already powered by a <a href="http://www.kernel.org/">suite</a> <a href="http://www.python.org/">of</a> <a href="http://www.djangoproject.com/">open</a> <a href="http://www.gnu.org/">source</a> <a href="http://sct.sphene.net/">solutions</a>) the documentaries will gain more exposure, greatly increasing the impact they are able to achieve.</p> 155]]></content:encoded> 156 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8489/feed</wfw:commentRss> 157 </item> 158 <item> 159 <title>ccMixter to the max Q&A; proposals due July 29</title> 160 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8492</link> 161 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8492#comments</comments> 162 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:12:12 +0000</pubDate> 163 <dc:creator>Mike Linksvayer</dc:creator> 164 165 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 166 167 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8492</guid> 168 <description><![CDATA[May 29 we announced that we are accepting proposals for a new home for ccMixter, the innovative remix-oriented music community that Creative Commons has run since late 2004. The Request For Proposals was covered many places, including Advertising Age, Boing Boing, and WIRED as well as discussed on the ccMixter forums. Proposals are due July [...]]]></description> 169 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May 29 we <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8323">announced that we are accepting proposals</a> for a new home for <a href="http://ccmixter.org">ccMixter</a>, the innovative remix-oriented music community that Creative Commons has run since late 2004. The <a href="http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/pdfs/ccmixter-rfp-20080529.pdf">Request For Proposals</a> was covered many places, including <a href="http://adage.com/songsforsoap/post?article_id=127520">Advertising Age</a>, <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/30/ccmixter-seeking-pro.html">Boing Boing</a>, and <a href="http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/06/creative-common.html">WIRED</a> as well as <a href="http://ccmixter.org/forums/10">discussed on the ccMixter forums</a>. Proposals are due July 29 and must be emailed to ccmixter-rfp@creativecommons.org. Questions are welcome at the same address.</p> 170<p>We’ve received numerous questions since posting the <a href="http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/pdfs/ccmixter-rfp-20080529.pdf">RFP</a>, which we’ve distilled into the Q&A below.</p> 171<p>Before getting to the Q&A, check out (or come back to) some cool ccMixter and related developments over the last month: <a href="http://ccmixter.org/thread/1569">new site features galore</a>, <a href="http://ccmixter.org/thread/1570">new developer features</a>, a <a href="http://ccmixter.org/shannon-hurley">call for remixes from Shannon Hurley</a>, a <a href="http://ccmixtercoolmusic.blogspot.com/">new weekly show featuring MC Jack in the Box’s ccMixter picks</a> and of course lots of <a href="http://ccmixter.org/view/media/remix">great new music</a>.</p> 172<p><em>ccMixter RFP Q&A</em></p> 173<p><strong>Why is CC doing this?</strong></p> 174<p>This is answered clearly (if dryly) in the <a href="http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/pdfs/ccmixter-rfp-20080529.pdf">RFP</a> (emphasis added):</p> 175<blockquote><p>ccMixter.org was launched by CC in November 2004 to demonstrate legal mixing and reuse of music content, one area in which CC licenses have found firm footing and support. CC believes that ccMixter.org has fulfilled its initial mission of concretely demonstrating “legal reuse.” However, running a community music site is not one of CC’s core competencies, and accordingly, CC’s Board of Directors has decided that <em>ccMixter should be transitioned to another person or entity with the necessary resources and expertise for ccMixter to continue to grow and reach its full potential</em>.</p></blockquote> 176<p>In other words, we think ccMixter has the potential to “blow up” — in the right hands.</p> 177<p><strong>Does CC own all IP contained in proposals?</strong></p> 178<p>No. Section 3.2(c) of the RFP says, “All RFP responses, supporting materials, and other documentation submitted with responses will become the property of CC.” Our intent is not that CC become the owner or assignee of any intellectual property conceptualized or contained in a proposal response, only that CC needs to retain a record and copy of everything that’s submitted (for audit purposes, etc.).</p> 179<p><strong>What did Lessig really mean by “free”, “no ads”, “.org”, and “no variances”?</strong></p> 180<p>Appendix B to the RFP restates (verbatim) the criteria <a href="http://lessig.org/blog/2007/11/ccmixter_thinking_about_where.html">articulated by Larry Lessig</a> for spinning out ccMixter to a new home.</p> 181<p>“Free” means the entity does have to provide current ccMixter services at no charge, but does not prohibit it from providing “pro” services to users at another, related site. The related site can be linked to from the ccMixter website.</p> 182<p>“No ads” means the free ccMixter site cannot have ads.</p> 183<p>“.org” means the site will be served from a “.org” domain, but more importantly, have a “no ads” face, though the site content could be served from other domains as well, consistent with the license(s) the content falls under.</p> 184<p>“No variances” will be considered from the spirit of the principles Larry articulated, but admittedly those principles leave some room for interpretation. We may need to refine those points in negotiation depending on the ideas contained in the proposals. But the over-arching and guiding intent is to ensure the ccMixter website remains a community environment where remixers can do their thing, legally, and not suffer abuse or feel that the essence of their community or the terms governing their participation have changed. We’re happy to review proposal ideas and drafts and provide feedback on whether the direction envisioned is tenable. This isn’t a matter of throwing one over the transom and hoping it isn’t immediately disqualified … if you’re interested in submitting a proposal, let’s talk.</p> 185<p><strong>What is the activity level of the site?</strong></p> 186<p>Probably the best window into how the site is used is on the <a href="http://ccmixter.org/stats">ccMixter stats page</a>.</p> 187<p>Over the last 30 days, ccMixter has 333,871 pageviews in 58,158 visits from 39,234 visitors (according to Google Analytics).</p> 188<p><a href="http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/ccmixter.org">Alexa</a>, <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/ccmixter.org/">Compete.com</a>, and <a href="http://www.quantcast.com/ccmixter.org">Quantcast</a> provide publicly available traffic indicators.</p> 189<p><strong>How much does it cost to run ccMixter?</strong></p> 190<p>The technical answer is that the site currently runs on one box, currently hosted at ServerBeach for $229/month, including bandwidth (2000GB/month). A <$10/month Dreamhost account is used to help with bandwidth. The other cost, much larger, has been its people. That basically means Victor (who has to date performed services at well below market rate) and a small amount of legal/finance/hr/management overhead from CC.</p> 191<p>All this said, the question we encourage proposers to be thinking about is not “what does it cost CC, a non profit, to run ccMixter today?” The circumstances of our development and maintenance of the site in its current form should only inform, not drive or be relied upon in determining, costs going forward.</p> 192<p>The question you really should be asking is “what would ccMixter cost [your name here] to run?”, which will be largely determined by your vision for its future.</p> 193<p>The reason is simple. For almost every case, the current cost to CC does not translate to what ccMixter would cost somebody because the CC infrastructure of lawyers, accountants, tech staff, etc. would all need to replicated. And the “market value” of the very valuable work Victor performs at a cut rate for CC almost certainly will not translate to your real world scenario.</p> 194<p>So the answer to this inquiry really depends in what kind of infrastructure you have at your organization, and even more importantly on your vision and plans for the site.</p> 195<p>…</p> 196<p>Remember, proposals are due July 29 to ccmixter-rfp@creativecommons.org! Please <a href="http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/pdfs/ccmixter-rfp-20080529.pdf">read the RFP carefully</a> if you are considering submitting.</p> 197]]></content:encoded> 198 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8492/feed</wfw:commentRss> 199 </item> 200 <item> 201 <title>Digital Copyright Slider</title> 202 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8491</link> 203 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8491#comments</comments> 204 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:19:05 +0000</pubDate> 205 <dc:creator>Jane Park</dc:creator> 206 207 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 208 209 <category><![CDATA[ccLearn]]></category> 210 211 <category><![CDATA[copyright]]></category> 212 213 <category><![CDATA[digital tool]]></category> 214 215 <category><![CDATA[PD]]></category> 216 217 <category><![CDATA[public domain]]></category> 218 219 <category><![CDATA[US copyright]]></category> 220 221 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8491</guid> 222 <description><![CDATA[Thanks to The Wired Campus, I stumbled across this nifty digital copyright tool developed by the American Library Association’s Copyright Advisory Network (in the Office for Information Technology Policy). The ALA Copyright Advisory Network is dedicated to educating librarians and others on copyright, something that is no simple matter, since, “with copyright, there are no [...]]]></description> 223 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to <a href="http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3174/american-library-association-unveils-slide-rule-for-copyright-advice#comment">The Wired Campus</a>, I stumbled across <a href="http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/">this nifty digital copyright tool</a> developed by the American Library Association’s <a href="http://librarycopyright.net/">Copyright Advisory Network</a> (in the Office for Information Technology Policy). The ALA Copyright Advisory Network is dedicated to educating librarians and others on copyright, something that is no simple matter, since, “with copyright, there are no definitive answers.”</p> 224<p>Check out the <a href="http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/">digital copyright slider</a>. The tool itself is pretty simple. You basically slide the arrow up and down the years starting from “Before 1923″. The boxes on the left (Permission Needed? and Copyright Status/Term) tell you whether a work is still copyrighted or whether it’s now in the public domain, free for you to use and repurpose any way you like. Unfortunately, actually figuring out the copyright status of a work isn’t so simple as dragging your mouse—most of the years seem to be marked by a fuzzy period of “Maybe”. For example, say John Doe wrote and published a poem between 1964-1977 and you are able to find a copyright notice—you still can’t really figure out whether the copyright still applies. And if you <em>can’t</em> find a copyright notice? Well, you just don’t know then either. The same answer (don’t know) seems to apply to a lot of years here…</p> 225<p>Props to the ALA for illuminating the incredible complications in US copyright (yeah, that’s right—this sliding scale also <em>only</em> applies to works published within the US). And double props for licensing their tool <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">CC BY-NC-SA</a>. I leave you now with this thought:</p> 226<p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/copyright-a-little-fuzzy.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8493" src="http://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/copyright-a-little-fuzzy.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="216" /><br /> 227</a></p> 228<p>Photo licensed <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC BY-NC</a> by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/1384247192">Nancy</a><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/1384247192"></a></p> 229]]></content:encoded> 230 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8491/feed</wfw:commentRss> 231 </item> 232 <item> 233 <title>Archive.org Releases Improved Uploading Interface</title> 234 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8490</link> 235 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8490#comments</comments> 236 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:24:42 +0000</pubDate> 237 <dc:creator>Tim Hwang</dc:creator> 238 239 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 240 241 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8490</guid> 242 <description><![CDATA[ 243Prominent Free Culture activist, ROFLCon-ite, and close CC friend Dean Jansen blogged recently about Archive.org’s new absolutely amazingly easy-to-use new interface for uploading media. As he writes, 244This is great news, as Archive.org has historically been notoriously difficult to publish to. I’m encouraging them to go one step further and add easily accessible RSS links (with media [...]]]></description> 245 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.getmiro.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/archive.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="225" /></p> 246<p>Prominent Free Culture activist, <a href="http://roflcon.org/">ROFLCon-ite</a>, and close CC friend Dean Jansen <a href="http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2008/07/uploading-to-archiveorg-just-got-easy/">blogged recently</a> about Archive.org’s new absolutely amazingly easy-to-use <a href="http://www.archive.org/create/">new interface</a> for uploading media. As he writes,</p> 247<p><em>This is great news, as Archive.org has historically been notoriously difficult to publish to. I’m encouraging them to go one step further and add easily accessible RSS links (with media enclosures) for users, categories, searches and so forth. This will turn Archive.org into an amazing free 1-stop (non-profit) publishing platform for independent podcasters and video bloggers alike.</em></p> 248<p>Very cool. It currently only works for things less than 100 MB, and for anything larger, there’s the <a href="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CcPublisher">Creative Commons Publisher Tool</a>. Check it out!</p> 249]]></content:encoded> 250 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8490/feed</wfw:commentRss> 251 </item> 252 <item> 253 <title>CC Salon LA Follow-Up</title> 254 <link>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8483</link> 255 <comments>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8483#comments</comments> 256 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:45:12 +0000</pubDate> 257 <dc:creator>Cameron Parkins</dc:creator> 258 259 <category><![CDATA[Weblog]]></category> 260 261 <guid isPermaLink="false">http://creativecommons.org/?p=8483</guid> 262 <description><![CDATA[ 2633 weeks ago we had an amazing experience putting on the CC Salon LA. Presenters Curt Smith and Monk Turner spoke eloquently about why they have used CC and it seemed a shame that their words were constricted solely to the space of FOUND Gallery. Thankfully we recorded the presentations and, after editing for brevity, [...]]]></description> 264 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/2675961397_ccc2fd2bf22.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8486" /></p> 265<p>3 weeks ago we had an amazing experience putting on the <a href="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Los_Angeles_Salon">CC Salon LA</a>. Presenters <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8479">Curt Smith</a> and <a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7981">Monk Turner</a> spoke eloquently about why they have used CC and it seemed a shame that their words were constricted solely to the space of <a href="http://www.foundla.com/sys/">FOUND Gallery</a>. Thankfully we recorded the presentations and, after editing for brevity, we were able to post them online. Check them out below:</p> 266<p><strong>Curt Smith’s Presentation</strong>:</p> 267<ul> 268<li><a href="http://vimeo.com/1353381">vimeo</a></li> 269<li><a href="http://blip.tv/file/1087404/">blip.tv</a></li> 270<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQJeRIvuuHY">youtube</a></li> 271</ul> 272<p><strong>Monk Turner’s Presentation</strong>:</p> 273<ul> 274<li><a href="http://vimeo.com/1353511">vimeo</a></li> 275<li><a href="http://blip.tv/file/1087422">blip.tv</a></li> 276<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g1xPEvbXjs">youtube</a></li> 277</ul> 278<p>All the videos are released under a CC <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">BY license</a> and you can download them in their raw format at either vimeo or blip.tv. Similarly, we will be posting the unedited presentations to Archive.org in the coming days. You can also see <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/sets/72157606217154387/">a Flickr photoset</a> of the night.</p> 279<p>CC Salons are one of the best ways we have found for people to better understand how CC works and what we do - hopefully by taking these presentations online, they can educate an even wider audience.</p> 280]]></content:encoded> 281 <wfw:commentRss>http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8483/feed</wfw:commentRss> 282 </item> 283 </channel> 284</rss> 285
