A court in the Netherlands has ruled that a Creative Commons license is binding, in a case brought against a Dutch gossip magazine by an ex-MTV star. This is one of the first times that the ...

Creative Commons (or “CC”) licenses empower authors to share their work openly while maintaining copyright and some basic control of downstream reuse. While the logos have become a familiar part of ...

Some of the organizations that have been skeptical of Creative Commons licensing are beginning to see the light. But challenges remain, especially given the ongoing debate over legislation like SOPA.