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How eBay could help Wikimedia Commons get more open-licensed images
Andy Mabbett asks eBay to help Wikimedia Commons gather open-licensed images of historic items offered for sale through them. Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, ideas, Wikipedia
Tagged Birmingham, eBay, free, General Elliot, Henry Biggs, Moor Street, open licence, token, trade token, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Politician pin ups – open-licensed pictures, please
Andy Mabbett calls on public bodies to provide open-licensed pictures of politicians and senior officers. Continue reading
Posted in hyperlocal, ideas, local government, open data, photography, Wikipedia
Tagged accountability, aerial photography, Birmingham City Council, blogging, Bull Ring, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, copyright, Creative Commons, democracy, flickr, free, hyperlocal, journalism, libre, licence, licensing, local government, localgovweb, open data, open licence, opendata, OpenlyLocal, Paul Tilsley, photography, politicians, politics, social media, web, West Midlands Police, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Open-licensing your images. What it means and how to do it.
Andy Mabbett gives an introduction to the concept of open-licensing images, and explains how you can contribute to the community by open-licensing yours. Continue reading
Posted in open data, photography, Wikipedia
Tagged CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-SA, copyright, Creative Commons, flickr, free, journalism, King Kong, libre, licence, licensing, Nicholas Monro, open data, open licence, Philip Mould, social media, web, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Free music, courtesy of your library
I lay awake last night (or rather, early this morning) listening to Radio 3, and heard some wonderful music by Paul Gilson, a composer I’d never previously even heard of. The pieces were all delightful, and were “La captive”, “Andante and Scherzo … Continue reading