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Flickr has upgraded to the CC 4.0 license suite! Head over to their blog to learn more about what this upgrade means for users: https://lnkd.in/guz6w2-v

CC licenses make it easier for researchers to share their work with clear permissions. The CC BY license allows reuse with attribution, which many research funders encourage or require for open-access publications. As research continues to inform the training of generative AI tools, some publishers are steering authors who want more control over their work toward more restrictive licenses. On July 9 at 3:00 p.m. UTC, experts from CC, Europe PubMed Central, and EMBL will discuss the opportunities and challenges of various CC licenses for research publications and preprints during a webinar. They’ll cover topics such as whether you retain your copyright when choosing a CC BY license, how open licensing affects the reuse of data for AI training and research tool development, and why some authors are unable to reuse their work. This event is a fantastic opportunity to get informed and ask questions. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ePDGXpWz

Last week, Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina, and Victoria Stobo from the CREATe Centre (University of Glasgow) and the Centre for Archive Studies (University of Liverpool) published a study commissioned by CC titled "Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector." The study aims to advance understanding of how open licensing is being used in cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) and to additionally share potential strategies that others could implement in their institution. The authors wrote an article that provides contextual background on the study and highlights their recommendations for CHIs. It also includes a link to the full report and a recording of last week's webinar where CC and the authors discussed the findings in detail. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e7jNjtTQ Image: Box of pigments and implements for painting on china by Reeves & Sons London England. Public Domain. Yale Center for British Art.

Thank you to everyone who has shared feedback so far about CC signals. We’re listening, and this is just the beginning of the conversation. This update responds to early questions. A more comprehensive summary and next steps will be provided after the current consultation period has concluded. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ehVUyvRU

What a moment 🚀 We just kicked off the public consultation phase of CC signals, with a few hundred of our closest collaborators showing up to celebrate this milestone with us. Together, we've been building toward this moment for years. As our CEO Anna Tumadóttir put it: “Just as the CC licenses helped build the open web, we believe CC signals will help shape an open AI ecosystem grounded in reciprocity.” Now it’s your turn. We're opening the doors wide for public input to help shape the next phase of this work. Explore the details and share your thoughts: https://lnkd.in/eCc6HUZS

Today is the day! We’re excited to kick off public feedback on CC signals, a new framework we’ve been developing to help sustain the commons in the age of AI. CC signals are designed to make it easier for data stewards to express how they want their content to be used & how AI systems should give back. It’s about building reciprocity into the ecosystem. This kick off follows years of research, workshops, and community conversations. Now we need your input. Check out the blog to learn more and get involved: https://buff.ly/r4KBnRx Image: CC Signals © 2025 by Creative Commons is licensed under CC BY 4.0

You don't want to miss this! 🚦 We're kicking off public feedback on a new framework we're developing: 🌱 CC signals. CC signals are designed to give stewards of large content collections a clear way to express how they want AI developers to give back to the commons. We're inviting a few hundred of our friends (including you!) to explore this first phase and help shape what comes next. Register→ https://lnkd.in/eu6TyK2w

There’s still time to register! The Economics of Open webinar is just days away. Join us June 24 to explore how open licensing impacts access and sustainability. We’re talking with the authors (Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina, and Victoria Stobo) of a new study from CREATe, commissioned by Creative Commons, that explores how open licensing is working in 16 cultural heritage institutions in Brazil, the UK, the EU, and the US. The study examines how legal, economic, and cultural contexts shape open decisions. June 24, 2025 | 2pm UTC Sign up here: https://buff.ly/dgivFxa Plate 53: Southern Hawker Dragonfly by Joris Hoefnagel, CC0 1.0. National Gallery of Art

It’s time to rethink how AI engages with open content. And we want you to join us. We’re kicking off CC signals! These preference signals will be designed to offer a new way for stewards of large collections of content to indicate their preferences as to how machines (and the humans controlling them) should contribute back to the commons. Join us on June 25, 2025 at 4 pm UTC as we kick off the first phase of our CC signals project by inviting feedback on a paper prototype. You’ll walk away with an understanding of the goals of CC signals, what’s next, and how you can help us bring it to life. Register here: https://buff.ly/pxxhsJz

Does your organization believe that cultural heritage forms the foundation of humanity? 🙋 We do too! Would you support our mission to provide open access to cultural heritage for people worldwide? 🌏 Any organization or institution supporting the mission statement of the Coalition can apply for membership. Read the Statement of Commitment: https://buff.ly/NGfTsHY Submit your application through the membership application form: https://buff.ly/PPH9Gpv Image: Image: Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12, 1842 by Anonymous, British, 19th century is marked with CC0 1.0