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Sita Sings The Blues

Sita Sings the Blues is a musical, animated personal interpretation of the Indian epic the Ramayana released under a CC Attribution-Share Alike license.

Blender Foundation

The Blender Foundation, lead by Ton Roosendaal, supports the development of the Open Source 3D animation program Blender along with creative works showcasing the ability of both the program and the community of creators.

African Sleeping Sickness Test

Flickr

Flickr is a popular photo- and video-sharing site that has enabled Creative Commons licenses.

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