creative commons

German court enforces Creative Commons licence

October 02, 2011 13:14

Thilo Sarrazin by Nina Gerlach / CC BY-SA This bit of news was reported by the Creative Commons Blog some weeks ago, but it deserves as much dissemination as possible. The regional court of Berlin (Landgericht Berlin) has effectively enforced a CC Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) Unported licence...

German court enforces Creative Commons licence

Andres Guadamuz
October 02, 2011 13:14

Thilo Sarrazin by Nina Gerlach / CC BY-SA This bit of news was reported by the Creative Commons Blog some weeks ago, but it deserves as much dissemination as possible. The regional court of Berlin (Landgericht Berlin) has effectively enforced a CC Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) Unported licence...

CC 4.0, an end to porting Creative Commons licenses?

September 25, 2011 11:33

Last week, Yours Truly attended the 5th edition of the Creative Commons Summit in Warsaw, Poland. This was an impressive event bringing together Creative Commons affiliates and enthusiasts from all over the world. Anyone who has been following the rise of Creative Commons as an international...

CC 4.0, an end to porting Creative Commons licenses?

Andres Guadamuz
September 25, 2011 11:33

Last week, Yours Truly attended the 5th edition of the Creative Commons Summit in Warsaw, Poland. This was an impressive event bringing together Creative Commons affiliates and enthusiasts from all over the world. Anyone who has been following the rise of Creative Commons as an international...

Creative Commons Licensing Success Stories: Pratham Books

Amlan Mohanty
September 21, 2011 18:36

While we have in the past spoken about the dangers of an aggressive and severely restrictive copyright regime, we haven’t focussed enough attention on the use of alternative licensing mechanisms and the social benefit that accrues from such a practice. For that reason, I will cover in this...