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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?
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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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?
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.
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
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/...
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.
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/...
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/...
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 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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!
buff.ly/h0wdhXS
Read the full brief for more!
buff.ly/h0wdhXS
Next week is #GivingTuesday and we need your help to raise $100,000 before the end of this year! Support our large-scale response to unchecked AI development. Join us with a gift!
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Next week is #GivingTuesday and we need your help to raise $100,000 before the end of this year! Support our large-scale response to unchecked AI development. Join us with a gift!
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
How would equitable access to heritage change life for future generations in your region? Patricia Diaz Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile explains the lasting effects of open heritage.
✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ
✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
How would equitable access to heritage change life for future generations in your region? Patricia Diaz Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile explains the lasting effects of open heritage.
✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ
✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ
Learn more about how these actions will allow better sharing of cultural heritage by reading our report titled “Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage - A Call to Action to Policymakers” here: buff.ly/EotlPsj
Image: Los Dedos © 2021 by Mariano Mantel is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Image: Los Dedos © 2021 by Mariano Mantel is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Learn more about how these actions will allow better sharing of cultural heritage by reading our report titled “Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage - A Call to Action to Policymakers” here: buff.ly/EotlPsj
Image: Los Dedos © 2021 by Mariano Mantel is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Image: Los Dedos © 2021 by Mariano Mantel is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Find Creative Commons this month!
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Find Creative Commons this month!
What does equitable access mean to your country? Alwaleed Alkhaja, the Head of Open Access & Copyright at the Qatar National Library, shares the profound effects that open heritage would have on his region.
✍️ Sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org
✍️ Sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What does equitable access mean to your country? Alwaleed Alkhaja, the Head of Open Access & Copyright at the Qatar National Library, shares the profound effects that open heritage would have on his region.
✍️ Sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org
✍️ Sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org
Learn more about what openness does for cultural heritage here: buff.ly/DUe2hf7
Image: Library - Staircase © 2022 by Traveller_40 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Image: Library - Staircase © 2022 by Traveller_40 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
October 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Learn more about what openness does for cultural heritage here: buff.ly/DUe2hf7
Image: Library - Staircase © 2022 by Traveller_40 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Image: Library - Staircase © 2022 by Traveller_40 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Register for the launch of the Open Heritage Statement on Zoom on 14 October! 🎈
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October 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Register for the launch of the Open Heritage Statement on Zoom on 14 October! 🎈
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
To ensure your attribution is thorough, read our recommended practices for attribution here: wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Recomme...
Image: Assorted Car License Plates by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Assorted Car License Plates by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
To ensure your attribution is thorough, read our recommended practices for attribution here: wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Recomme...
Image: Assorted Car License Plates by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Assorted Car License Plates by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0