Commons News

Thank you Canberrans!

Written by Cheryl Foong on 10th November 2011


We’d like to extend our thanks to all of you who took the time to attend and participate in the Creative Commons for You, and for Government free public seminar at the National Library on Friday. We were very pleased with the excellent turnout and positive atmosphere evident throughout the whole day.

We also extend a sincere ‘thank you’ to Miles Nicholls (Atlas of Living Australia) and Anthony Baxter (Google.org) Continue reading

Wired.com releases 50 images under CC

Written by Cheryl Foong on 9th November 2011

From 7 November 2011, all Wired.com staff-produced photos will be released in high-res format on their newly launched public Flickr stream under a CC BY-NC license. And to mark their new licensing policy, they have compiled a gallery of 50 pictures from past Wired stories. Continue reading

CC Annual Campaign 2011

Written by Cheryl Foong on 7th November 2011

Creative Commons international has recently launched its annual fundraising campaign. As the affiliate that supports Creative Commons in Australia, we’d encourage everyone to spread the word about CC international’s campaign, and donate at https://creativecommons.net/donate!

The campaign officially launched on 25 October, and will run for two months until 25 December. CC is offering a limited teal edition of the CC “I love to share” t-shirt to everyone who donates $50 – until supplies run out. Continue reading

UNESCO and COL release open education policy document for higher education

Written by Cheryl Foong on 7th November 2011

On 1 November 2011, UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning jointly released the policy document Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education. Timothy Vollmer’s reports on CC News: The purpose of the guidelines is “to encourage decision makers … Continue reading

Free public presentation in Cairns

Written by Cheryl Foong on 2nd November 2011

On Wednesday 16 November, Professor Anne Fitzgerald and Neale Hooper will deliver a presentation on the Creative Commons licences at James Cook University, Cairns.

For more details, please see the ‘CC & You – Cairns’ event page. Continue reading