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๐Ÿ—“ Submit entries for our #CCSharesCulture Open Culture Remix Art Contest by 30 April! Prizes of $250, $500 & $1000. In the run-up to the deadline, we'll introduce the panel of judges who will select the finalists. First up, get to know Karen Darricades๐Ÿ‘‡
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"We are at a critical juncture. The exponential growth in technology is converging with users who want to take back control of their experience on the web." Check out article 3๏ธโƒฃ of our #BetterInternet series on Architecture and Open Standards ๐Ÿ‘‡
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ICYMI - last week we shared the 2021 Creative Commons State of the Commons Annual Report. Check out our 2021 highlights: ๐ŸŽŠ 20th Anniversary activities ๐ŸŒŽ Community features โšก๏ธ Innovations & achievements ๐Ÿค Collaborations & partnerships ๐Ÿ“ Program updates
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CC strongly opposes mandatory content filtering measures and particularly objects to having our name used to imply support for a measure that undermines free expression, which CC seeks to protect. Join us & to take action Read more โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3jGEv6O
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Mark your calendars for April 25: the day we take action to stop #DMCAonSteroidsโ€”a new bill that would mandate automated censorship filters at nearly every layer of the Internet, from ISPs to streaming platforms. Sign on & spread the word now: NoCensorshipFilter.com
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1/ ๐Ÿ–ผ Have you read our GLAM policy paper "Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage - An Agenda for Copyright Reform"?๐Ÿ“„ Thanks to our โœจwonderful communityโœจ we're translating it into many languages: Slovak, Ukrainian, Swahili, Spanish, Serbian + more
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3/ 8โƒฃ4โƒฃ% of respondents agreed that disinformation โ€“ deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda โ€“ is affecting quality and accessible journalism. ๐Ÿ“ Read the summary & report โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3rnh7PY #OpenJournalism
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2/ More than 500 journalists in eight worldwide territories ๐ŸŒŽ participated in one of the largest studies of its type. Keep reading this ๐Ÿงต for some of the key statistical findings from surveys. ๐Ÿ“ Read the summary & report โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3rnh7PY #OpenJournalism
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1/ CC has published a new global report on the state of journalism, which identifies the growing challenges of combating disinformation and the disconnect between the public and the media. ๐Ÿ“ Read the summary & report โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3rnh7PY TL;DR - a ๐Ÿงต with key findings ๐Ÿ‘‡
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๐Ÿ”” Opportunity alert! We are looking for a dynamic, motivated, well-organized and quick-on-their-feet Junior Policy Advisor (9 month part time contract) to assist in delivering CCโ€™s policy-related goals. ๐Ÿ“ Must be located in Brussels ๐Ÿ“ฅ APPLY HERE โžก๏ธ bit.ly/37ATnAI
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๐Ÿ”” New job opening at CC: we are looking for an Executive Assistant to support our busy and in demand CEO. Is this you or someone you know? ๐Ÿ“ Must be located within driving distance of Carmel, CA, United States ๐Ÿ“ฅ APPLY HERE โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3JDla0U
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Thrilled to see it published and deeply grateful to everyone who contributed to this #policy paper ๐Ÿ™ #copyright #culturalheritage #openGLAM #openculture #BetterSharing
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In recent months, CC Copyright Platform members & CC friends from around the world have collaborated to develop a policy paper addressing key high-level policy issues affecting access to & sharing of cultural heritage. ๐Ÿ“ƒ Read the overview & full paper โฌ‡๏ธ bit.ly/3u5QLDE
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CC is thrilled to welcome as our new Campaign Manager for the "Global Campaign to Open Climate Change and Biodiversity Research." Weโ€™ll be partnering with & to open research, data, edu resources, software & hardware to help solve the climate crisis.
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Hereโ€™s the first of two threads on my review of the Online News Act - Bill C-18 - and why I think it represents a serious risk to sharing information online. This one focuses on insistence that there should be payment for links. 1/5
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Taking Aim at Sharing News Online: Bill C-18 and the Governmentโ€™s Misguided Requirement to Mandate Payment for Internet Linking michaelgeist.ca/2022/04/taking
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CC opposed the term extension by the Canadian government. Read more here๐Ÿ‘‡ creativecommons.org/2021/03/09/our
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It wonโ€™t capture the headlines, but the Canadian government is going to pass copyright term extension as part of Budget 2022. Enormous cost to education and Canadian culture. There were rumours it would be buried in the budget, but still shameful.
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We're working with an amazing set of partners to translate CC licensed children's books from English into Ukrainian. We need translators and proofreaders to join us! Translate one book in one hour to help Ukrainian children. โ„น๏ธ Learn more & register โฌ‡๏ธ
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2 ๐Ÿ†• episodes of CC's Open Culture VOICES out today! ๐Ÿ“ฃ First up on Ep. 19, we're joined by , Head of Engagement & Digital Content at Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales ๐Ÿด๏ฟฝ?๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ?๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ?๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ?๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ?๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ?๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ . ๐Ÿ“บ Watch now (w/ captions) โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3KrDuLG
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