News

As Open Access Week 2021 Draws to a Close, the UK Prepares to Host COP26

October 29, 2021

As International Open Access Week (25 – 31 October) draws to a close, the UK prepares to welcome the world to the COP26 summit (31 October – 12 November). Creative Commons CEO, Catherine Stihler, says the UK has the opportunity to unlock digital democracy if the government invests in and commits to open software, openly licensed content, … Read More “As Open Access Week 2021 Draws to a Close, the UK Prepares to Host COP26”

Open access

Creative Commons (CC) Certificate: available in Yorùbá, Burmese and Turkish!

October 25, 2021

The CC Certificate is a global learning opportunity covering open licensing and the ethos of sharing. The Certificate is built with the intention of adaptation and remix. While the CC Certificate courses address (1) educators, (2) academic librarians, and (3) the galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) communities, everyone is welcome. We seek opportunities to … Read More “Creative Commons (CC) Certificate: available in Yorùbá, Burmese and Turkish!”

CC-Licensed Projects

Open Minds Podcast: Heather Joseph of SPARC

October 25, 2021

Hi folks! We are back with a new episode of CC’s podcast, Open Minds … from Creative Commons! Happy International Open Access Week! Open Acces Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research, taking place from October 25-31 this year. In celebration of this, our guest on this episode is … Read More “Open Minds Podcast: Heather Joseph of SPARC”

About CC

You can now rewatch the 2021 CC Global Summit Panel Presentations!

October 22, 2021

Last week, we released the five keynotes from CC Summit 2021. This week, we’re back with seven panel presentations from the event. Our Summit panels this year featured thought leaders, pioneers and community members who shared their insights on emerging trends and innovations in Open. Whether you missed them live or want to replay them … Read More “You can now rewatch the 2021 CC Global Summit Panel Presentations!”

Events

A time of new beginnings and heartfelt farewells

October 18, 2021

I wanted to welcome and introduce some new team members to our broader community, as well as publicly thank those for their service who have recently moved on to new and exciting opportunities. We are delighted to announce our new Director of Communications, Dee Harris, has joined the CC team today. Dee has a wealth … Read More “A time of new beginnings and heartfelt farewells”

About CC

Join us at ‘The Future of Open’ Webinar on 9 November!

October 15, 2021

CC Policy Working Groups In May this year, we announced that four working groups of the Creative Commons Copyright Platform would examine policy issues affecting the open ecosystem. For the past five months, they have worked vigorously to provide clearer articulation of the issues and consider possible solutions in four areas: Working Group 1 — … Read More “Join us at ‘The Future of Open’ Webinar on 9 November!”

Events

The 2021 CC Global Summit Keynotes Are Here!

October 14, 2021

We have exciting news…we published the keynotes from the 2021 CC Global Summit! Alongside the 170+ sessions that took place at this year’s virtual event, we hosted five keynotes from global leaders in the open movement, who shared their work in open data, science and health, software and law. We’re excited to share these recordings … Read More “The 2021 CC Global Summit Keynotes Are Here!”

Events

Reflections from the 2021 CC Global Summit

October 14, 2021

1600+ attendees | 300+ presenters | 170+ sessions | 90+ countries The 2021 CC Global Summit (20-24 September) was our biggest and boldest event yet! The CC Global Summit is an annual highlight for the Creative Commons vast global network, this year being CC’s 20th anniversary and a milestone year for the Open movement more … Read More “Reflections from the 2021 CC Global Summit”

Events

License Stewardship consultation

October 12, 2021

The CC license suite was foundational to the creation of Creative Commons. To this day, the stewardship of CC licenses and public domain tools remains one of the core functions of the organization. At this milestone of the 20th anniversary of Creative Commons, we are embarking on a public consultation around CC’s stewardship. Specifically, we … Read More “License Stewardship consultation”

Legal tools / licenses

Introducing InclusiveAccess.org

October 6, 2021

The price of college textbooks in the United States (and many other countries) has skyrocketed over the past 30 years. Two-thirds of college students say that they’ve delayed buying a textbook because it was too expensive—even though 90% of those students worry that not having the textbook will affect their course grade. In addition, more … Read More “Introducing InclusiveAccess.org”

Education / OER