Submissions to Public Agencies
This is a page that catalogs submissions by Creative Commons to requests for information or comments, and other input to government and public sector bodies.
2015
Thank you letter to Congress RE: Re-introduction of FASTR
Joint Letter to Senator Ron Wyden to Oppose TPP Fast Track
2014
48 Civil Society Groups Demand Public Release of TPP Agreement Text
Response to "Questions for UNESCO's Comprehensive Study on Internet Related Issues"
Coalition Letter on STM Model Licenses
Open Letter to TPP Negotiators against copyright term extension
Europe
Public Consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules
United States
Department of Education: Secretary's Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs
Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology on proposed Amendments to Section 303 of FIRST Act
Recommendations to Federal Agencies on 2014 updates to Open Government Plans
- Blog post
- CC and SPARC recommendations
- recommendations sent to Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, NASA, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of personnel Management, Small Business Administration, Social Security Administration
Letter from SPARC Open Access Working Group to Congress about Section 303 in FIRST Act
2013
Europe
European Commission Digital Agenda for Europe (a Europe 2020 Initiative), consultation on recommended standard for public sector information
European Commission public consultation on open research data
United Kingdom
Parliament’s Business, Innovation and Skills Committee inquiry (January 2013) into the UK Government’s Open Access policy
United States Executive Branch
Department of Commerce: request for comments on Green Paper Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy
National Academies planning meetings on implementation of the President’s Office on Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum Public Access to Federally-Supported Research and Development Data and Publications
Follow-up letter to OSTP
Department of Education Proposed Rule: Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Investing in Innovation Fund
United States Congress
- Letter to Rep. Doyle in support of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA)
- Letter to Sen. Cornyn in support of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA)
- Letter to Rep. Doyle in support of Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)
- Letter to Rep. Bucshon in opposition to portions of the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Act (FIRST Act)
States of the United States
California
- Letter to Assembly Member Nestande in support of California AB 609, the Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act
- Letter to State Senators Steinberg and Huff in support of Senate AB 609
2012
World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO Global Meeting on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities: “Facilitating Access to Culture in the Digital Age”
Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP)
- Agenda (CDIP/9, May 7-11, 2012)
- CC statement on the public domain read by Mr. Andres Guadamuz
- CC statement on access to information (prepared but not read)
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
- Agenda (SCCR 25th Session, November 19-23, 2012)
- Blog post on the draft treaty on Protection of Broadcasting Organizations
- Statement by Creative Commons opposing the draft Broadcasting Treaty
Europe
European Commission Department of Education and Culture, Public Consultation on "Opening up Education – a proposal for a European Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies"
United Kingdom
Research Councils UK Proposed Policy on Access to Research Outputs
United States Executive Branch
Department of Education Request for Comments on draft requirements, priorities, selection criteria, and definitions for the Race to the Top District (RTT-D) competition
Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information on Public Access to Digital Data and Scientific Publications
- Federal Register: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research
- Response from CC to Publications RFI
- Federal Register: Public Access to Digital Data Resulting from Federally Funded Scientific Research
- Response from CC to Data RFI
United States Congress
- Letter to Rep. Doyle in support of Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA)
- Letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in opposition to the Research Works Act (H.R. 3699)
