Keitai

People keep asking me for these. So maybe I should post this link as it’s not always easy to find on their site. Includes all the Creative Commons logos in vector format (ai, svg, eps.) Also includes a Creative Commons font.

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The EFF has coverage today on the WIPO’s Information Meeting on Educational Content and Copyright in the Digital Age. A long article/transcript.

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The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds maintained by the Music Technology Group of Pompeu Fabra University. All sounds are licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. The site includes an awesome feature, the remix tree.

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With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the UCSB Libraries have created a digital collection of over 5,000 cylinder recordings held by the Department of Special Collections. In an effort to bring these recordings to a wider audience, they can be freely downloaded or streamed online.
All licensed by-nc-sa 2.5 There’s also a [...]

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A bit of a disclaimer. There’s lots of good stuff on this site but so far, I haven’t found and specifically Creative Commons, GFDL or otherwise ‘open’ materials but i’m sure there’s some kicking around. Most of the content does seem to be free to use however so i’m including it as a good reference [...]

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Video from the Internet Archive and Ourmedia.org.

Robin in a nest (by-sa 2.5)
Interview with Lynn Crumbling for BBS: Covers his early experiences with BBS, (by-sa 2.5)
video of a procession of the saints taking place in the center of Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru in November 2005 (by-nc-nd 2.5)
Vancouver time-lapse video (if you have [...]

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Lots of stuff today. I’m going to start breaking these up into books, audio and video. Makes more sense from a cataloging point of view.
Another burst of Candiana, courtesy of John M Kelly Library University of Toronto. All are public domain.

Cape Breton illustrated : historic, picturesque and descriptive from 1893
One hundred [...]

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In French. A ‘Creative Commons for dummies’ audio blog (Flash Video format) (with slide show) from this week’s Creative Commons France annual meeting and first anniversary party. Lots of interviews including the folks at Jamendo.

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