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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! [[Special:Userlogin|Create an account]] or [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Special:OpenIDLogin login with OpenID] so you can add to this wiki and help it grow. To learn more about wikis and how to edit them, visit our [[Getting Started]] page.</div>
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'''Support'''
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=== [[Events]] ===
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Upcoming Creative Commons events around the world: get details, add an event, learn how to start a ccSalon, and sign up for our events mailing list.
  
Please help [http://support.creativecommons.org support Creative Commons and grow the commons]. Creative Commons stays alive because of donations and other help from our community.
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=== [[Metrics]] ===
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Metrics detailing CC license usage and adoption.
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'''License your work!'''
 
  
Creative Commons licenses would do little without enthusiastic use by creators across disciplines. See the [http://creativecommons.org/license licensing page] for information about choosing a license. In order to make sure your audience understands the license you have chosen, follow our [[Marking|marking standards]] on how to correctly label your work.
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=== [http://creativecommons.org/about/informed Stay Informed] ===
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Mailing lists, forums, ccNewsletter.
  
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=== [http://support.creativecommons.org/spread Spread The Word] ===
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Widgets and videos, plus CC's pages on Facebook, Myspace, and Change.org.
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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!
  
'''Professionals'''
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=== [[Developer | 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.
  
Creative Commons gives professionals a new way of looking at licensing their work.  Explore the [[Case_Studies|Case Studies]] section to see how other professionals have done this and learn from their experiences.
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=== [[FAQ]] ===
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Page of Frequently Asked Questions, with information on all aspects of Creative Commons licensing.
  
  
'''Developers'''
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Help build a [[Developer|community of developers]] around the creation and improvement of tools facilitating Creative Commons' licenses and standards.
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===== These sections need some work, we invite you to help out! =====
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==== [[Content Directories]] ====
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A list of organizations and projects powered with Creative Commons licenses.
  
'''College Students'''
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==== [[Documentation]] ====
 
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Large-scale CC specifications, recommendations, white papers, tutorials.
[[College_Student|College students]] can participate with CC through [http://freeculture.org Students for Free Culture], an international student organization working to promote free culture ideals, such as cultural participation and access to information. One of the best ways to get involved with FreeCulture.org is by getting involved with your [http://freeculture.org/chapters/ local chapter].
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'''Lawyers'''
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==== [[Marking]] ====
 
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List of best practices for marking content with CC licenses.
If you're a [[Lawyer|lawyer]] and don't see your jurisdiction listed on [http://creativecommons.org/international creativecommons.org/international], then consider collaborating with us to begin the license porting process in your area: [[Worldwide Overview|Worldwide Overview (The Porting Process)]].
 
 
 
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'''Documentation'''
 
 
 
The [[Documentation|Documentation page]] is a page for critical documentation about large scale CC specifications, recommendations, white papers, tutorials and other pieces that need to be written to explain various facets of Creative Commons across the board. Use this media to help spread the word about Creative Commons and create more documentation!
 
 
 
'''Content Directories'''
 
 
 
[[Content_Directories|Content Directories]] is a list of organizations and projects powered with Creative Commons licenses. Since Creative Commons does not have maintain a database of content and does not store content, we're aiming for community members to help build a directory of projects to help spread the word about CC--hence the CC Content Directories wiki! Please help us fill it out so everyone can see the great projects that are producing a wealth of CC-licensed open content.
 
 
 
'''Metrics'''
 
 
 
Help us by spreading the word about our [[Metrics|metrics]] detailing license usage and adoption internationally. Researchers, please also use this page to do analysis and further provide evidence of trends in use of Creative Commons licenses.
 
 
 
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'''Join us online'''
 
 
 
*'''WIKI''' - [[Special:Userlogin|Sign up for an account on this wiki]] and begin adding to the community - your knowledge, ideas and contributions are welcome!
 
*'''CHAT''' - [[IRC|Channel #CC]] at http://irc.freenode.net
 
*'''LIST''' - Creative Commons community email list, [http://creativecommons.org/contact/#community cc-community]
 
*'''FORUM''' - Creative Commons [http://forum.creativecommons.org web bulletin board]
 
 
 
''or on one of these sites:''
 
 
 
* [http://www.virb.com/creativecommons Virb]
 
* [http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=2205059676 Facebook]
 
* [http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/44268/ Upcoming]
 
* [http://www.myspace.com/creativecommons Myspace]
 
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/ Flickr]
 
* [http://identi.ca/creativecommons Identi.ca]
 
* [http://revver.com/u/ccommons/ Revver]
 
* [http://youtube.com/user/commonscreative YouTube]
 
* [http://creativecommons.blip.tv/ blip.tv]
 
* [http://www.scribd.com/people/view/339390 Scribd]
 
* [http://twitter.com/creativecommons Twitter]
 
 
 
'''Join us in first life'''
 
 
 
The [[Salon|CC Salon]] is a semi-regular event focused on building a community of artists and developers around Creative Commons licenses, standards, and technology. Although started in San Francisco, due to vigor of the CC community, more and more Salons are popping up around the world all the time. Be sure to check if there is a Salon in your city. If not, and you are interested in starting one, let us know so we can help you out w/ some schwag and publicity!
 
 
 
Check out or start a Creative Commons or CC-related [[Events|event]]!
 
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'''International'''
 
 
 
The core Creative Commons licenses have been legally and linguistically adapted to the national law in many [http://creativecommons.org/international jurisdictions around the world]. This work is carried out by affiliated teams of legal experts and other interested stakeholders. Our [[International| international wiki portal]] includes further information about legal issues, events, and guidelines to [[International_Overview| the license porting process]].  
 
 
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'''Also Visit Creative Commons Wikipedia Pages in Your Language'''
 
  
If you tire of this site, check out articles about Creative Commons in the language of your choice:
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[http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Česky],
 
[http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Dansk],
 
[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Deutsch],
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons English],
 
[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Español],
 
[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Français],
 
[http://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%81%AC%EB%A6%AC%EC%97%90%EC%9D%B4%ED%8B%B0%EB%B8%8C_%EC%BB%A4%EB%A8%BC%EC%A6%88 한국어],
 
[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Italiano],
 
[http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons עברית],
 
[http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Magyar],
 
[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Nederlands],
 
[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA 日本語],
 
[http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Norsk (bokmål)],
 
[http://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Norsk (nynorsk)],
 
[http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Polski],
 
[http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Português],
 
[http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons русский],
 
[http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Simple English],
 
[http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Suomi],
 
[http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Svenska],
 
[http://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Tagalog],
 
[http://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%8C ไทย],
 
[http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons Turkish],
 
[http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%9B%E4%BD%9C%E5%85%B1%E7%94%A8 中文]
 
 
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Revision as of 19:58, 14 May 2009

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! Create an account or login with OpenID so you can add to this wiki and help it grow. To learn more about wikis and how to edit them, visit our Getting Started page.

Events

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

Metrics

Metrics detailing CC license usage and adoption.

Stay Informed

Mailing lists, forums, ccNewsletter.

Spread The Word

Widgets and videos, plus CC's pages on Facebook, Myspace, and Change.org.

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!

Developers

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

FAQ

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



These sections need some work, we invite you to help out!

Content Directories

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

Documentation

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

Marking

List of best practices for marking content with CC licenses.