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Applications for the 2021 CC Global Summit Access Fund are open now

August 12, 2021

At Creative Commons, openness, diversity, inclusion, and democratization are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to create an inclusive experience at each CC Global Summit, ensuring that each event is as accessible as possible and that underrepresented groups feel welcome in the CC community. Over the years, Creative Commons has built a … Read More “Applications for the 2021 CC Global Summit Access Fund are open now”

Events

New License Enforcement Principles for Public Comment

August 5, 2021

For several years, Creative Commons has been monitoring an alarming increase in enforcement actions relating to CC licenses. Today, we are announcing the next phase of our evolving response to this complex issue, and we would like your input. There are several elements to our plans, but the centerpiece today is a draft Statement of … Read More “New License Enforcement Principles for Public Comment”

Community

Open Minds Podcast: Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures

August 3, 2021

It’s the start of a new month, which means a new episode of CC’s podcast, Open Minds … from Creative Commons! Our guest on this episode is Albert Wenger, managing partner at Union Square Ventures, a thesis-driven venture capital firm based in New York City. USV has invested in over 100 companies that use the … Read More “Open Minds Podcast: Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures”

About CC

Calling all creatives: Grant for the Web’s Call for Proposals Is Open Now

July 28, 2021

Here’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss! Grant for the Web–a global fund to boost open, fair, and inclusive standards and innovation in Web Monetization has announced a new public Call For Proposals open from Monday, July 26th, 2021, and running until Wednesday, September 15th, 2021, at 7 PM UTC. Grant for the Web … Read More “Calling all creatives: Grant for the Web’s Call for Proposals Is Open Now”

CC-Licensed Projects

Introducing the CC Global Summit Program Committee

July 21, 2021

We are grateful to introduce our Summit Program Committee! This year’s program wouldn’t be possible without this amazing group of volunteers, and we want to thank them for their dedication to creating a groundbreaking program so we can gather again to learn, share and create! Special thanks to our co-chairs Brigitte Vézina and John Okewole. … Read More “Introducing the CC Global Summit Program Committee”

Events

Registration for the Virtual 2021 CC Global Summit Is Now Open

July 14, 2021

Exciting news! Registration for the virtual 2021 CC Global Summit is now open! It’s a special year because Creative Commons is turning 20! The 2021 CC Global Summit is shaping up to be one of our biggest, boldest events yet, so join us 20-24 September for a week of discussion, collaboration, creativity and community building. … Read More “Registration for the Virtual 2021 CC Global Summit Is Now Open”

Events

Open Minds Podcast: Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan

July 13, 2021

We’re back with another episode of CC’s podcast, Open Minds … from Creative Commons! In this episode, I speak with Audrey Tang, who is the Digital Minister of Taiwan, as well as an influential free software programmer and hacker. Tang is a vocal proponent of openness and is working to manifest a vision for how … Read More “Open Minds Podcast: Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan”

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SDG Academy & Creative Commons

June 22, 2021

+ By Cable Green: Director of Open Education, Creative Commons, and Chandrika Bahadur: Director, SDG Academy Open access to knowledge has never been more important than it is today. The promise of connectivity and the democratization of knowledge has made it possible for anyone, anywhere, to learn. In an increasingly connected and complex world, society … Read More “SDG Academy & Creative Commons”

Education / OER

CC Copyright Platform Members Share the Stories of Their Projects

June 14, 2021

Last year, six projects were carried out thanks to funding made available to the Creative Commons Copyright Platform members to drive policy issues affecting the open movement. In this blog post, we’re glad to share the engaging, inspiring articles the project lead wrote on CC’s Medium publication We Like to Share. Preparing Bulgarian GLAMs for … Read More “CC Copyright Platform Members Share the Stories of Their Projects”

Community

We’re Launching the CC Open GLAM Program

June 10, 2021

Following our recent announcement of a major grant from Arcadia to advance open access at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs), we’re excited to officially launch Creative Commons’ Open GLAM program. In this post, we share an overview of the program’s rationale and briefly introduce our key program areas. ——— GLAMs’ public interest mission, rooted … Read More “We’re Launching the CC Open GLAM Program”

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