Open Minds … from Creative Commons

In this month's episode, Jennryn Wetzler, CC's Director of Learning and Training, talks all things Open Education and Inclusive Access Textbooks with Trudi Radtke, former Open Education Project Manager at SPARC. InclusiveAccess.org is a community-driven initiative that launched in 2021 to raise awareness of the facts about automatic textbook billing. The initiative was developed by SPARC with generous support from the Michelson 20MM Foundation, and Creative Commons is one of the partners. This episode was recorded in June 2022, when Trudi Radtke was the Open Education Project Manager at SPARC. In this role, they spearheaded advocacy and implementation for initiatives to make education more open and equitable, including InclusiveAccess.org. Prior to working at SPARC, Trudi was an Education Technology Specialist, OER Specialist and open consultant in the California community college system. As an Open and OER consultant, they have assisted in the creation of over 120 open textbooks and several Z-Degree pathways. Trudi is passionate about Open and has advocated for OER at the state, regional, and international levels. Follow Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons   Follow InclusiveAccess.org on Twitter: https://twitter.com/textbookbilling Learn more about InclusiveAccess.org: https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/ Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

On this episode, we're joined by art historians, Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, the co-founders and executive directors of Smarthistory. Smarthistory is a center for public art history, with thousands of free and CC licensed videos and essays written by experts who want to share their knowledge with learners around the world. Previously, Beth was dean of art and history at Khan Academy and director of digital learning at The Museum of Modern Art. Before joining MoMA, Beth was Associate Professor of art history and director of distance learning at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she taught both online and in the classroom. Previously, Steven was dean of art and history at Khan Academy. He was chair of history of art and design at Pratt Institute, where he strengthened enrollment and led renewal of curriculum across the Institute. Previously, he was dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY and chair of art history. He has taught at The School of Visual Arts, Hunter College, and at The Museum of Modern Art. Follow Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Follow Smarthistory on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Smarthistory Follow Dr. Beth Harris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bethrharris Follow Dr. Steven Zucker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drszucker Learn more about Smarthistory: https://www.smarthistory.org/ Check out Smarthistory’s Reframing Art History “textbook”: https://smarthistory.org/reframing-art-history/ Contact Dr. Beth Harris: beth[at]smarthistory[dot]org Contact Dr. Steven Zucker: steven[at]smarthistory[dot]org Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

On this episode of CC's Open Minds, CC’s Chief Operating Officer, Anna Tumadóttir, sits down for an interesting conversation with Sam Williams, the co-founder and CEO of Arweave, the company that created the Arweave protocol, a permanent archive of human knowledge and experiences on a blockchain. Creative Commons licenses are the first set of licensing standards to be deployed on Arweave. Sam has been immersed in open source since he was a kid, and started learning to code when he was nine. So it's no surprise that now he's passionate about building innovative software and solving complex problems in computer networking, and has built extensive experience in real-world mechanism design and implementation. When he's not working on Arweave, Sam actively participates in the decentralized web space as technical advisor and mentor of blockchain projects. Follow Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons   Follow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samecwilliams Learn more about Arweave: https://www.arweave.org/ Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this episode, we switch things up from our typical interview style and play back the recording of Creative Commons’ hybrid roundtable on the EU Data Act, which took place in Brussels on 14th June 2022. CC CEO Catherine Stihler kicks things off with welcome remarks, and then Brigitte Vézina, CC’s Director of Open Culture and Policy, moderates a conversation between our distinguished panel of experts on how this new piece of legislation could reshape the rules governing value creation around data and unlock the potential for better sharing of knowledge and culture in the digital space across the EU and globally. Our speakers in this episode include: Catherine Stihler | CEO, Creative Commons (Welcome & Closing Remarks) Brigitte Vézina | Director of Policy, Open Culture and GLAM, Creative Commons (Moderator) Christel Schaldemose | Member, European Parliament (Panelist) Anna Ludin | Policy Officer DG CNECT G.1, Data Policy and Innovation, European Commission (Panelist) Amandine Le Pape | COO/co-founder, Element, Guardian/co-founder, Matrix.org Foundation (Panelist) Paul Keller | President/founding member, COMMUNIA (Panelist) Follow Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this episode of CC's Open Minds, we sit down with programmer, musician, and copyright attorney Damien Riehl, and fellow musician and programmer, Noah Rubin, the creators of the All The Music project. Frustrated by accidental copyright infringement lawsuits stifling artists creativity, the dynamic duo teamed up to create an algorithm that would generate and save every possible melody, in order to claim the copyright, and then release it again to the public domain under CC0, which means they have “no rights reserved.” We dive into why they decided to take on this audacious project, how they did it, and how they are trying to help other musicians. Learn more about All The Music: http://allthemusic.info/ Follow Damien on Twitter: https://twitter.com/damienriehl Follow Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this episode, Creative Commons' General Counsel, Kat Walsh, sits down for an hour-long discussion with award winning science fiction author, journalist and technology activist, Cory Doctorow (craphound.com). Cory is a renowned advocate for liberalizing copyright law and a longtime contributor and supporter of CC and the commons, with several of his titles and creative works licensed under CC licenses. He is the author of young adult novels like LITTLE BROTHER and HOMELAND, and novels for adults like ATTACK SURFACE and WALKAWAY, as well as nonfiction books like HOW TO DESTROY SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM. His next nonfiction book is CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM, with Rebecca Giblin, about monopoly and fairness in the creative arts labor market. Cory was born in Toronto, Canada, and now lives in Los Angeles. DISCLAIMER - Listener discretion is recommended. The following episode contains some language that some listeners may find offensive or inappropriate for younger audiences. Learn more about Cory Doctorow:https://craphound.com/ Visit Cory’s daily blog: https://pluralistic.net/ Follow Cory on Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctorow Follow Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Dr. Angela Haydel DeBarger is a Program Officer in Education at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Her portfolio addresses Open Education, with the aim of democratizing knowledge, creating inclusive and engaging experiences for learners, and advancing racial equity in education systems. Previously, Angela served as senior program officer for Lucas Education Research at the George Lucas Educational Foundation, where she led elementary and middle school project-based learning initiatives. From 2002 to 2014, she worked as an education researcher at SRI International. Her research focused on improving classroom pedagogy, specifically assessment strategies, to promote student learning and engagement in science. Angela has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford University, a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Michigan, and a doctorate in educational psychology from Stanford University. She is a native Californian and enjoys spending time with her two boys. Learn more about Open Education Week: https://www.openeducationweek.org/ Follow Angela on Twitter: https://twitter.com/angeladebarger Follow Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Brigitte Vézina is Creative Commons’ Director of Policy, Open Culture, and GLAM. Brigitte is passionate about all things spanning culture, arts, handicraft, traditions, fashion and, of course, copyright law and policy. She gets a kick out of tackling the fuzzy legal and policy issues that stand in the way of access, use, re-use and remix of culture, information and knowledge. In this episode, Brigitte shares everything you need to know about the Creative Commons Open Culture / Open GLAM program and the new and exciting opportunities we have in store. We discuss Brigitte’s path to CC, the role and importance of Open Culture / Open GLAM, the impacts of COVID-19 on the sector, the future of Open Culture and more. Learn more about CC’s Open Culture Program: https://bit.ly/3Gm3bKH Learn more about CC's Open Culture VOICES Series: https://bit.ly/3L0Iibe Complete CC’s GLAM Public Domain Tools Survey: https://bit.ly/3gx50tT Follow Brigitte on Twitter @Brigitte_Vezina Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/donate Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Hessel van Oorschot is founder and "Chief of Noise" of the online music business Tribe of Noise, a community that connects artists, fans, and professionals. Founded in 2008 in The Netherlands, its main objective is to create fair and sustainable business opportunities for talented artists. Tribe of Noise are the stewards of the Free Music Archive, an online repository of royalty-free music. During the conversation, Hessel shares his unconventional path to discovering his passion, his insights on the biggest opportunities for music licensing right now, how he got involved with the open movement and Creative Commons, and more. Learn more about Tribe of Noise: https://www.tribeofnoise.com/ Learn more about the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/ Follow Hessel on Twitter @73553H Find Hessel on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hesselvanoorschot/  Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/donate Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

On this milestone episode of CC's Open Minds, join us as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Creative Commons' founding on December 19, 2021. We take you back to Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig's keynote from the 2021 CC Global Summit, originally held in September 2021. Lawrence, fondly referred to by many as Larry, reflects on how CC began, what it has accomplished, and is later joined by Creative Commons CEO, Catherine Stihler, for a fireside chat where he shares his hopes for CC for the next twenty years and beyond. Lawrence is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. He's a distinguished attorney, political activist and incredible visionary.  Follow Lawrence Lessig on Twitter: @lessig Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Learn more about CC’s  ‘Better Sharing’ 20th Anniversary Campaign: https://creativecommons.org/20-years/ Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/donate Featured music: "Happy Birthday to You Ska" by Serge Quadrado. Available for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License at the Free Music Archive. Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (brokeforfree.com). Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license, at the Free Music Archive. Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)