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<div style="font-size:125%; line-height:1.75em; margin-bottom:1.75em;"><strong>Welcome to the CC Wiki!</strong> The purpose of this wiki is to help you learn more about CC and give you a chance to collaborate with us. CC relies on its community of users to keep it strong, so now is your chance to '''get involved'''! To learn more about wikis and how to edit them, visit our [[Getting Started]] page.</div>
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This page is set to explore the idea of participation on a large scale and applied volunteerism with Creative Commons to help evangelize, discuss, and present Creative Commons to your locale.
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<div style="color: #d00; margin-bottom:1.75em;"><strong>Please login with your CCID by clicking the log in link above</strong> -- If you have any questions or problems, please write to info@creativecommons.org.</div>
  
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== How To Participate: Everybody ==
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<div style="color: #d00; margin-bottom:1.75em;"><strong>Accounts must be approved before you can edit the CC Wiki</strong> -- Please write to info@creativecommons.org providing your CCID and something to prove you are a real person who wants to edit the Wiki.</div>
  
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=== License Your Work ===
 
  
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Creative Commons licenses would do little without enthusiastic use by creators across disciplines.  If you’ve created any sort of copyrightable material, such as video, text, images, websites or blogs, license them!  See http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/ for information about choosing a license.
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<h2 style="padding-top:0px;margin-top:15px;">More about CC</h2>
  
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http://creativecommons.org/license
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=== [[Frequently_Asked_Questions | FAQ]] ===
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Page of Frequently Asked Questions, with information on all aspects of Creative Commons licensing.
  
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=== Conferences ===
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=== [[Developers]] ===
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Resources for software developers interested in developing tools to facilitate the use and growth of Creative Commons licenses and standards.
  
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Creative Commons is a small nonprofit. CC presents at several conferences a year, but the formal staff is small. We often need other CC community members to help us at conferences by helping present the projects, fliers, and other issues. Also, this is a great way to get into your favorite conference for free!
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=== [[Marking]] ===
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List of best practices for marking content with CC licenses.
  
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Check out our schedule and contact us if you want to get involved handing out swag and manning the booth.
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=== [[Web Integration]] ===
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Everything a web-based (media) hosting site needs to know to integrate CC and CC-related features.
  
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=== Presentations ===
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=== [[CC_Affiliate_Network|Affiliate Network]]<span style="color:red">'''*'''</span> ===
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The CC Affiliate Network consists of 100+ affiliates working in over 79 jurisdictions to support and promote CC activities around the world.
  
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How can you give a presentation about Creative Commons to your respective locale, business associates, community members, and friends. This is a good way to participate and help build the commons - explain the ideas to others to help spread the good news!
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<span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em; color: red;">*As of January 2018, the Affiliate Network transitioned to a Global Network, where everyone - individuals and institutions - are welcome. The Creative Commons Global Network works together to realize our shared values and build relationships around the world. '''Interested in signing up?''' Become a member at [https://network.creativecommons.org/ https://network.creativecommons.org/].</span>
  
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=== Social Networks ===
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=== [[OER|Open Educational Resources]] ===
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Read about Open Educational Resources (OER) and how Creative Commons supports the movement.
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<h2 style="padding-top:0px;margin-top:15px;">Wiki Projects</h2>
  
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Join us on any of the following networks - we're always looking to meet new people and make new friends!
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=== [[Translate]] ===
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Help us translate our wiki, web content, videos and more.
  
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* [http://www.myspace.com/creativecommons Creative Commons on Myspace]
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===[[4.0|Version 4.0 of the CC License Suite]]===
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* [http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=2205059676 Creative Commons on Facebook]
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CC has released a new version of its core license suite, version 4.0.
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* [http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/44268/ Creative Commons on Upcoming]
 
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=== Media ===
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=== [[Case Studies]] ===
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Past, present, and future "CC success stories" to help measure the impact of Creative Commons around the world. Everyone is encouraged to contribute!
  
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=== [[Content Directories]] ===
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Upcoming Creative Commons-relevant events around the world: get details, add an event, learn how to start a ccSalon, and sign up for our events mailing list.
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/ flickr photos]
 
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* For a full list of online communities that support CC-licensing of content, please check out our [[Content_Directory]]
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* No built in support? That's OK - just follow our [[marking]] standards on how to make sure people understand your licence and you will be just fine.
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=== [[Documentation]] ===
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Large-scale CC specifications, recommendations, white papers, tutorials.
  
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We are continuously updating and introducing new tools to help users license their work more easily.  Any ideas?  Send an email to see what we’re working on and how your expertise may help us out.
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* See if  there is an active [http://freeculture.org/| FreeCulture.org] chapter at your school
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Latest revision as of 05:39, 15 May 2018

Welcome to the CC Wiki! The purpose of this wiki is to help you learn more about CC and give you a chance to collaborate with us. CC relies on its community of users to keep it strong, so now is your chance to get involved! To learn more about wikis and how to edit them, visit our Getting Started page.
Please login with your CCID by clicking the log in link above -- If you have any questions or problems, please write to info@creativecommons.org.
Accounts must be approved before you can edit the CC Wiki -- Please write to info@creativecommons.org providing your CCID and something to prove you are a real person who wants to edit the Wiki.


More about CC

FAQ

Page of Frequently Asked Questions, with information on all aspects of Creative Commons licensing.

Developers

Resources for software developers interested in developing tools to facilitate the use and growth of Creative Commons licenses and standards.

Marking

List of best practices for marking content with CC licenses.

Web Integration

Everything a web-based (media) hosting site needs to know to integrate CC and CC-related features.

Affiliate Network*

The CC Affiliate Network consists of 100+ affiliates working in over 79 jurisdictions to support and promote CC activities around the world.

*As of January 2018, the Affiliate Network transitioned to a Global Network, where everyone - individuals and institutions - are welcome. The Creative Commons Global Network works together to realize our shared values and build relationships around the world. Interested in signing up? Become a member at https://network.creativecommons.org/.

Open Educational Resources

Read about Open Educational Resources (OER) and how Creative Commons supports the movement.

Wiki Projects

Translate

Help us translate our wiki, web content, videos and more.

Version 4.0 of the CC License Suite

CC has released a new version of its core license suite, version 4.0.

Case Studies

Past, present, and future "CC success stories" to help measure the impact of Creative Commons around the world. Everyone is encouraged to contribute!

Content Directories

A list of organizations and projects powered with Creative Commons licenses.

Events

Upcoming Creative Commons-relevant events around the world: get details, add an event, learn how to start a ccSalon, and sign up for our events mailing list.

OER Project

Contribute to CC's OER wiki-databases and pages.

Documentation

Large-scale CC specifications, recommendations, white papers, tutorials.

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