Category Archives: Press Releases

Announcing the Liberated Pixel Cup: an epic contest for gaming freedom

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Chris Webber

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Liberated Pixel Cup, a free-as-in-freedom game authoring competition being launched in cooperation between Creative Commons, the Free Software Foundation, and OpenGameArt! Liberated Pixel Cup example outdoor artwork / Lanea Zimmerman / CC BY-SA 3.0 Liberated Pixel Cup is a two-part competition: make a bunch of awesome free [...] Continue reading →

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Launch of the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Timothy Vollmer

Creative Commons, U.S. Department of Education, Open Society Institute launch high profile video competition to highlight potential of free educational materials Mountain View, California and Washington, D.C., — March 5, 2012 Today Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute announce the launch of the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition. [...] Continue reading →

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Announcing new CC Board Member Brian Fitzgerald

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Joi Ito

Creative Commons is delighted to announce the appointment of Prof. Brian Fitzgerald as a new Director of the corporation and member of the Board. Brian Fitzgerald by Joi Ito / CC BY Many of you may be familiar with Brian, who has been the legal lead of CC Australia since 2004 and has made an [...] Continue reading →

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