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Read our latest issue brief, which explains how the generative AI training process works, why it raises copyright questions, and the factors that courts and policymakers are considering.
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Image by Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed by Creative Commons, CC BY 4.0.
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Image by Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed by Creative Commons, CC BY 4.0.
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Read our latest issue brief, which explains how the generative AI training process works, why it raises copyright questions, and the factors that courts and policymakers are considering.
bit.ly/49RzfYA
Image by Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed by Creative Commons, CC BY 4.0.
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Image by Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed by Creative Commons, CC BY 4.0.
What does Tanya Richard from the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum think about the importance of open heritage? "This sometimes messy and boisterous and chaotic work can be challenging, but it's always worth it."
What is your story about the importance of open heritage?
What is your story about the importance of open heritage?
January 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
What does Tanya Richard from the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum think about the importance of open heritage? "This sometimes messy and boisterous and chaotic work can be challenging, but it's always worth it."
What is your story about the importance of open heritage?
What is your story about the importance of open heritage?
We recently reflected on our work in 2025, which reaffirmed our purpose and sharpened our priorities in this age of AI. Read our newest blog post for more info on our three strategic goals and how we're working toward them in 2026: creativecommons.org/2026/01/08/b...
Building the Future in 2026 - Creative Commons
Creative Commons looks forward to 2026 and the three strategic priorities that will guide the work and lead the commons through the age of AI.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We recently reflected on our work in 2025, which reaffirmed our purpose and sharpened our priorities in this age of AI. Read our newest blog post for more info on our three strategic goals and how we're working toward them in 2026: creativecommons.org/2026/01/08/b...
In Q4, CC continued our work in international fora that shape cultural rights and copyright, as well as our advocacy for AI policies that serve the public interest.
Read the full policy review: buff.ly/hBal5Z2
"Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building," Carol M Highsmith, 2007, CC0, Flickr.
Read the full policy review: buff.ly/hBal5Z2
"Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building," Carol M Highsmith, 2007, CC0, Flickr.
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
In Q4, CC continued our work in international fora that shape cultural rights and copyright, as well as our advocacy for AI policies that serve the public interest.
Read the full policy review: buff.ly/hBal5Z2
"Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building," Carol M Highsmith, 2007, CC0, Flickr.
Read the full policy review: buff.ly/hBal5Z2
"Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building," Carol M Highsmith, 2007, CC0, Flickr.
We’ve built the commons together, and we must protect it together.
There’s still time! You can make a gift to Creative Commons before the new year and help us protect the commons from new threats brought by the advent of mainstream, commercial AI. Make a gift today!
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There’s still time! You can make a gift to Creative Commons before the new year and help us protect the commons from new threats brought by the advent of mainstream, commercial AI. Make a gift today!
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
December 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We’ve built the commons together, and we must protect it together.
There’s still time! You can make a gift to Creative Commons before the new year and help us protect the commons from new threats brought by the advent of mainstream, commercial AI. Make a gift today!
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
There’s still time! You can make a gift to Creative Commons before the new year and help us protect the commons from new threats brought by the advent of mainstream, commercial AI. Make a gift today!
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
Research that was once freely available is being removed or locked behind paywalls, hindering scientific advancement. Today over a million scientific preprints are accessible through CC licenses, and we’re working to grow that number. Join us with a gift today. www.classy.org/give/313412/...
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Research that was once freely available is being removed or locked behind paywalls, hindering scientific advancement. Today over a million scientific preprints are accessible through CC licenses, and we’re working to grow that number. Join us with a gift today. www.classy.org/give/313412/...
CC has big things coming in 2026! Stay up to date with all the news, events, and updates to come by signing up for our newsletter.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CC has big things coming in 2026! Stay up to date with all the news, events, and updates to come by signing up for our newsletter.
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2025 was a big year for CC's efforts to expand the accessibility and interoperability of climate data globally. This Open Climate Data project, generously funded by the McGovern Foundation, focused on building the tools and guidance needed to ensure that knowledge flows freely and openly. 🧵
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
2025 was a big year for CC's efforts to expand the accessibility and interoperability of climate data globally. This Open Climate Data project, generously funded by the McGovern Foundation, focused on building the tools and guidance needed to ensure that knowledge flows freely and openly. 🧵
This year, Creative Commons became a UNESCO NGO partner and launched its Open Heritage Statement, two huge steps forward in our work to make culture accessible to everyone and preserve it for future generations. This momentum shows what’s possible, but we need you to keep it going.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This year, Creative Commons became a UNESCO NGO partner and launched its Open Heritage Statement, two huge steps forward in our work to make culture accessible to everyone and preserve it for future generations. This momentum shows what’s possible, but we need you to keep it going.
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Creative Commons is joining @archive.org to celebrate new works entering the public domain! Registration is open for events on January 21:
Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl
In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi
Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl
In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi
The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: Virtual Public Domain Day 2026
On January 1, 2026, creative works from 1930 and sound recordings from 1925 enter the public domain. Celebrate with us online January 21!
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December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Creative Commons is joining @archive.org to celebrate new works entering the public domain! Registration is open for events on January 21:
Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl
In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi
Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl
In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi
The end of the year always marks an opportunity to reflect on all that we've achieved this past year. Read our wrap-up blog post for more on this big year: buff.ly/0kpZKbj
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The end of the year always marks an opportunity to reflect on all that we've achieved this past year. Read our wrap-up blog post for more on this big year: buff.ly/0kpZKbj
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?
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Proud to partner with @creativecommons.bsky.social on some incredible work with @mozdatacollective.bsky.social 👏
datacollective.mozillafoundation.org
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New blog post! What have we been working on with CC signals in 2025?
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Proud to partner with @creativecommons.bsky.social on some incredible work with @mozdatacollective.bsky.social 👏
datacollective.mozillafoundation.org
datacollective.mozillafoundation.org
New blog post! What have we been working on with CC signals in 2025?
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New blog post! What have we been working on with CC signals in 2025?
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
With AI bots flooding their online repositories, it’s getting harder for libraries to keep knowledge open and accessible to everyone. We want to help them have a say in how their collections are used in AI training. Join us in this work with a donation today.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
With AI bots flooding their online repositories, it’s getting harder for libraries to keep knowledge open and accessible to everyone. We want to help them have a say in how their collections are used in AI training. Join us in this work with a donation today.
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
The TAROCH Coalition is now the Open Heritage Coalition, a clearer, more accessible name that puts the Open Heritage Statement at the center our global advocacy advancing equitable access to heritage in the public domain. Learn more and sign the Statement buff.ly/ZyplbNX
Statement — Open Heritage Statement
The Open Heritage Statement supports UNESCO's efforts to promote equitable access to heritage in line with its normative work on cultural rights, digital transformation, knowledge sharing for…
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December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The TAROCH Coalition is now the Open Heritage Coalition, a clearer, more accessible name that puts the Open Heritage Statement at the center our global advocacy advancing equitable access to heritage in the public domain. Learn more and sign the Statement buff.ly/ZyplbNX
We've shared a primer on pay-to-crawl in our latest issue brief, and details on our collaboration with the RSL collective, incorporating elements of CC signals into their new standards. But where does CC stand on pay-to-crawl?
Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL
Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We've shared a primer on pay-to-crawl in our latest issue brief, and details on our collaboration with the RSL collective, incorporating elements of CC signals into their new standards. But where does CC stand on pay-to-crawl?
Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL
Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL
How does Global Open Initiative's work preserving and sharing cultural knowledge in Ghana connect to the Open Heritage Statement? Harriet Bayel, the organization's community lead, shares her thoughts. Hear her full remarks and then sign the Statement yourself: openheritagestatement.org.
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
How does Global Open Initiative's work preserving and sharing cultural knowledge in Ghana connect to the Open Heritage Statement? Harriet Bayel, the organization's community lead, shares her thoughts. Hear her full remarks and then sign the Statement yourself: openheritagestatement.org.
We love a good remix, but we sure wish licensing deals and (alleged) contribution back to creators weren’t solely a reality for Big Content & Big Tech.
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We love a good remix, but we sure wish licensing deals and (alleged) contribution back to creators weren’t solely a reality for Big Content & Big Tech.
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🌍 We are now an official signatory of the #OpenHeritageStatement driven by @creativecommons.bsky.social!
Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026.
More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i...
#OpenHeritageCoalition
Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026.
More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i...
#OpenHeritageCoalition
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌍 We are now an official signatory of the #OpenHeritageStatement driven by @creativecommons.bsky.social!
Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026.
More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i...
#OpenHeritageCoalition
Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026.
More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i...
#OpenHeritageCoalition
Today, the Real Simple Licensing (RSL) Collective releases the RSL 1.0 standard. CC worked with the RSL Collective ahead of this release to integrate components of the CC signals framework into the new standard. 🧵
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Integrating Choices in Open Standards: CC Signals and the RSL Standard - Creative Commons
Creative Commons is partnering with RSL to integrate attribution and reciprocity into the new 's RSL 1.0 standard.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today, the Real Simple Licensing (RSL) Collective releases the RSL 1.0 standard. CC worked with the RSL Collective ahead of this release to integrate components of the CC signals framework into the new standard. 🧵
creativecommons.org/2025/12/10/i...
creativecommons.org/2025/12/10/i...
CC will be speaking at the Museum Association's Open Minds conference about copyright and open heritage in museums! The event will explore the latest approaches to and trends in collections copyright, the impact of technological developments and AI on copyright, and more.
Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb
Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
CC will be speaking at the Museum Association's Open Minds conference about copyright and open heritage in museums! The event will explore the latest approaches to and trends in collections copyright, the impact of technological developments and AI on copyright, and more.
Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb
Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb
We’re in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we are less than 5% of the way toward our ambitious $100,000 goal for the end of this year. Will you stand with us and make a gift to Creative Commons?
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We’re in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we are less than 5% of the way toward our ambitious $100,000 goal for the end of this year. Will you stand with us and make a gift to Creative Commons?
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
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This Giving Tuesday, please join me in supporting @creativecommons.bsky.social! With major disruptions to the ecosystem of online sharing, CC has ambitious work ahead to protect the commons, preserving the values of openness and access in the digital age. Join me in giving a gift today!
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This Giving Tuesday, please join me in supporting @creativecommons.bsky.social! With major disruptions to the ecosystem of online sharing, CC has ambitious work ahead to protect the commons, preserving the values of openness and access in the digital age. Join me in giving a gift today!
With AI companies exploiting our collective knowledge for profits, we fear that people and platforms will stop sharing openly. We’re building a solution to protect the commons and create checks and balances on AI. Support this ambitious project with a gift today.
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
With AI companies exploiting our collective knowledge for profits, we fear that people and platforms will stop sharing openly. We’re building a solution to protect the commons and create checks and balances on AI. Support this ambitious project with a gift today.
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
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I've written up a briefing note for @creativecommons.bsky.social on pay-to-crawl: new systems being used by websites to automate compensation for when their content is accessed by AI bots and other machines
Pay-to-crawl systems have emerged as a possible way to help sustain the creation of content online in the wake of AI. However, overbroad use of pay-to-crawl could represent a shift towards a more tightly controlled and monetised content ecosystem.
Read the full brief for more!
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Read the full brief for more!
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November 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I've written up a briefing note for @creativecommons.bsky.social on pay-to-crawl: new systems being used by websites to automate compensation for when their content is accessed by AI bots and other machines