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New search tool
Date: 09/01/2012
The Creative Commons Korea project has released an attractive new content search tool - making it easy to source Creative Commons licensed materials.Beethoven's Open Repository of Research
Date: 04/11/2011
According to Beethoven "There should be only one repository of art in the world, to which the artist would donate his works in order to take what he would need". Scientist and open access advocate Daniel Mietchen has teamed up with University of Auckland's Fabiana Kubke to plan for a living research repository in the spirit of Beethoven's vision.You are the Power of Open
Date: 26/10/2011
The 2011 Creative Commons Annual Campaign is officially on. Check out what CC has in store for donators...Mix and Mash 2011 Winners
Date: 03/10/2011
Winners for 2011's 'Mix and Mash: the great NZ remix and mashup competition' have been announced. Candy Elsmore's 'The Grand Mother' took away the award for Supreme Creative Remix with its stellar reuse of CC licensed content.Declaration on open and transparent government
Date: 15/08/2011
The Ministers of Finance and Internal Affairs have released a statement today detailing a new Declaration on Open and Transparent Government.CCANZ Advisory Panel
Date: 09/08/2011
We are calling for expressions of interest to join the Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand Advisory Panel from September 2011.Mix and Mash 2011 is open
Date: 05/08/2011
On 4 August, DigitalNZ launched 'Mix and Mash: the great NZ remix and mashup competition' for 2011. There are juicy prizes, categories and content/data pools - not to mention the stellar judges. You have six weeks to create an award winning masterpiece...Leading up to Mix and Mash 2011
Date: 03/08/2011
Check out the happy announcement from our friends at DigitalNZ for the launch of this year's 'Mix and Mash: the great NZ remix and mashup competition'. It's all kicking off on 4 August.Creative Commons Kiwi
Date: 05/07/2011
We've created a video, just for you, which explains Creative Commons for Kiwis.People in Your Neighbourhood 2011
Date: 16/06/2011
Following on from their successful 2009 and 2010 experiences, the British Council New Zealand is in full swing with People in Your Neighbourhood 2011. Once again they are releasing some dynamic new music under a Creative Commons licence.36 monthly albums & more new music under Creative Commons
Date: 03/05/2011
Did you attend Webstock 2011 or catch an Amanda Palmer gig in February? Read this great post from Creative Commons about what has been happening in the area of Creative Commons licensed music, including Palmer's new CC licensed project.Post-quake imagery of Christchurch carries CC licence
Date: 02/04/2011
Various images including these high quality aerial photographs of Christchurch following the devastating February 6.3 magnitude earthquake have been made available under a Creative Commons licence by government agencies.Introducing the world's first wikimusical
Date: 21/03/2011
The world first wikimusical project "Xerxes’ Atlas" based in Auckland will use Creative Commons licences to achieve a highly collaborative musical feat.International Journal of Wellbeing
Date: 24/02/2011
A new open access publication The International Journal of Wellbeing dedicated to interdisciplinary studies of wellbeing and happiness has released its inaugural issue under a Creative Commons licence.Mix and Mash winners announced
Date: 10/12/2010
Mix and Mash: the great NZ remix and mashup competition is proudly announcing the competition winners today online. A huge congratulations from CC Aotearoa to Jem Yoshioka, recipient of the Creative Commons Award for the Supreme Remix!Have you Attributed properly for Mix and Mash?
Date: 30/11/2010
Tonight's the night to get your remix or mashup entries in to Mix and Mash: the great NZ remix and mashup competition. If you've reused some appropriately licensed Creative Commons material in your entry it's worth taking some time at this point to make sure you credit your sources properly.Mix and Mash: The great NZ remix and mashup competition is now open
Date: 10/11/2010
Do you have the skills for remix? Because now it's your chance to remix content and mashup data to snap up some of the NZD $30,000 in cash and prizes spread over 13 categories and 7 special awards.Charisma by Disasteradio is out under CC
Date: 27/03/2011
Our favourite Kiwi synth master Luke Rowell of Disasteradio has released a new full length album today under a 'pay what you like' system complete with its own Creative Commons licence.
Our Roadmap
Date: 19/01/2011
How can we best provide promotion and education about Creative Commons to our community? We've put up a six month roadmap for your feedback.New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework
Date: 10/11/2010
The New Zealand government has taken positive steps towards open access licensing this winter as the 'NZGOAL framework' has now been approved by Cabinet. Part of the framework's purpose is to provide guidance on licensing of government copyright works for re-use using Creative Commons licences.
