Will you be at #SXSW this year? Join us for our Open House for an Open Future on March 8 (tickets are now available!) Over the last 25 years, CC licenses have allowed for the access to and sharing of billions of works. But as AI continues to change the game, what will the next 25 years look like? 🤔 What is the role of CC licenses in 2025 and beyond? What do we need from organizations like CC to protect access to knowledge over the next 25 years? What do the commons look like in an age of AI? We can't wait to hear your thoughts! Register today. https://loom.ly/Zg06A6c
Creative Commons
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The nonprofit behind the licenses and tools the world uses to share. 🌍 Follow us for all things open access.
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CC is an international nonprofit organization that empowers people to grow and sustain the thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture we need to address the world’s most pressing challenges and create a brighter future for all. Together with our global community and multiple partners, we build capacity and infrastructure, we develop practical solutions, and we advocate for better sharing: sharing that is contextual, inclusive, just, equitable, reciprocal, and sustainable.
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- 2001
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- copyright, public domain, internet, web, semantic web, rdf, legal, licenses, licensing, open content, free culture, publishing, open access, and education
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We’re excited to announce the launch of the #TAROCH (Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage) webpage.🎈This initiative unites institutions and organizations worldwide who share a common belief in the potential of open solutions and aims to encourage UNESCO to develop international guidance to improve open access to cultural heritage. Learn more about TAROCH, its mission, and how to get involved—all in one place! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dgXddY-E Image: View of the Montgolfier Brothers' Balloon Experiment in the Garden of M. Reveillon on the 19th of October by Claude Louis Desrais is marked with CC0 1.0. Public Domain.
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Pull up a chair and tell us about your hopes, dreams, and concerns about the future of openness, access to knowledge, creativity & culture, and protecting the commons now and for future generations. 🤳💪 Secure your ticket to CC’s open house on March 8, 2025 during #SXSW in Austin as part of the Open House for an Open Future weekend co-hosted with our friends at the Wikimedia Foundation. If you want more agency when sharing in the age of AI, this a chance to make your voice heard! 🗣 Space is limited! Take a look at the schedule and register here: https://lnkd.in/euvg-tc8
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🗣️ "How do I apply a CC license to my work?" 🎙️ "If I don't want others to sell it, but I want to...what license do I use?" 😵💫 "What is a CC license and why should I use it?" All of these are great questions to ask at our upcoming Office Hours. Kat Walsh, our resident expert on all things open licensing and copyright, will be available to provide more insight into the world of CC licenses and public domain tools. We hold Office Hours on the third Friday of every month, you can register here for the February 21st (18:00 UTC) session: https://loom.ly/EllhTlY
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CC Legal Office Hours. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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We attended the AI Action Summit last week. Our panel and conversations revolved around three central points: 🤝 Civil society matters, and must continue to be included. Without civil society, there can be no public interest. 👥 The importance of openness in AI. A shift from CC BY to CC BY-NC-ND is not the answer. 🧠 Local solutions for local contexts, local content, and local needs. A one-size-fits-all approach does not exist. Want to learn more? Read our blog post below from Anna Tumadóttir: https://lnkd.in/egC2nwQM
The AI Action Summit & Civil Society’s (Possible) Impact - Creative Commons
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Great conversations today at the Universiteit Utrecht Library during the symposium “Authors and Rights in Publishing: Perspectives on Contracts, Licenses, Rights Retention, AI, and TDM” where I had the pleasure to talk about the importance of #TDM for research, the #copyright implications of TDM especially in the context of the EU #AIAct, and Creative Commons’ work on preference signals as a means for people to express their wishes on the use of their works for #AI training.
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We shared our thoughts about global #AIGovernance at the #AIActionSummit today in Paris. We firmly believe that openness in AI is critical, and that open solutions empowered by #reciprocity will lead to great public benefit. Read more from our CEO Anna Tumadóttir ⬇️
On behalf of Creative Commons (CC) I had the opportunity to speak about global AI governance on a panel at the AI Action Summit today, attending alongside my colleague Brigitte Vézina. We reiterated the importance of centering both people and planet in any intergovernmental or public-private dialogs as we think about what suitable frameworks for governance in AI are. Let’s not forget different needs for different contexts, and there is no one size fits all. It was also an opportunity to highlight some of the lessons of CC’s origins, and some of the challenges that open practices now face in an age of AI. We firmly believe that openness in AI is critical, and that open solutions will lead to greater public benefit. At the same time, we need to get far more vocal about the need for reciprocity from those who disproportionately benefit from the commons. What incentive do people have to share today when they aren’t comfortable with how their works may be used? How can they participate in the AI ecosystem in ways that feels sensible and beneficial to them? The hesitation to openly share is being seen across sectors, from science to cultural heritage and beyond. We need to work together on data governance models that combine openness with preferences for reuse, so that sharing feels mutually beneficial in the age of AI. It’s going to be a busy year, folks. Grateful to Henri Verdier and colleagues for managing a balanced attendance for civil society the summit. P.S. There is of course more nuance to this discussion than can possibly fit on a panel, or in a LinkedIn post. We’ll keep talking about these topics on the CC blog in the months to come. #AIActionSummit #Commons #DataGovernance #Reciprocity
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📯 You won't want to miss this event with CT Humanities! Join us, featuring CC's very own Kat Walsh, for Navigating the Digital Rights Landscape: Copyright and Licensing for Cultural Institutions on February 11th, 2025 at 12pm EST. You'll discover: 💡 Best practices for handling takedown notices and copyright claims ⚡️ Strategic approaches to content licensing both as a user and provider 📝 Real-world examples from ConnecticutHistory.org's licensing journey 🧑🏫 Expert-guided strategies to safeguard your organization's digital presence This event is free and open to all, register here: https://loom.ly/kxaQ4-Q
Connecticut League of Museums - Navigating the Digital Rights Landscape: Copyright and Licensing for Cultural Institutions
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🗣️ We are thrilled to share our support for the Access To Knowledge (A2K) Coalition's call to the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (#SCCR) for: ⚡️ Progress on copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries, archives and museums, educational and research institutions ⚡️ Significant changes in the draft of the Broadcasting Treaty to ensure it includes sufficient limitations and exceptions ⚡️ Further work on the Copyright in the Digital Environment white paper ⚡️Concluding the agenda items on public lending rights and theater directors rights We look forward to participating in SCCR46 in Geneva this April to reinforce upholding a balanced copyright system that supports access to knowledge and a thriving commons, which all creativity depends on.
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How can open culture and open educational resources bring cultural heritage to life? Explore the possibilities through three incredible global case studies that showcase the power of collaboration, innovation, and storytelling. Bridging Open Culture and Education: Case Studies in Cultural Heritage Education will examine these cases studies that include: 🏛️ Interactive museum gaming experiences from Argentina 🔌 A global program reconnecting young people with their culture 📚 Inspiring storytelling and historical preservation efforts in Nigeria Join us on February 13, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. UTC on Zoom for this engaging discussion. Register now: https://loom.ly/jZIO_ek Image: Ole Worm's Cabinet of Wonder: Natural Specimens and Wondrous Monsters by Old Worm is marked with CC0 1.0. Public Domain.
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