Creative Commons

Videos

One of the best ways to learn about Creative Commons is to watch one of our videos. Translations are available, and if you are interested in helping us build more multilingual resources, please see our wiki page on translating.

A Shared Culture

A high-level overview of the goals of Creative Commons and how we are “saving the world from failed sharing.” Created by Jesse Dylan, director of the “Yes We Can” video.

Wanna Work Together?

Wanna Work Together? explains in practical details how creators expose, share, and remix their works using our free public licenses.

Building on the Past

The winner of our Moving Images Contest, Justin Cone created a short, succinct “commercial” that demonstrates what Creative Commons is, and how it works, in a slick package.

Science Commons

In conjunction with Jesse Dylan’s original “A Shared Culture,” we are excited to present a short video explicating our sister project, Science Commons.

Get Creative

This short film covers the basics of why we formed, what we do, and how we do it.

CC+: CC + Commerce

This video explains how Creative Commons licenses can be used in conjunction with commercial licensing arrangements.

Mayer and Bettle

Mayer and Bettle explain what Creative Commons is and how it works. Produced for CC Australia.

Mayer and Bettle 2

Sequel to the original Mayer and Bettle video. An explanation of what Creative Commons is and how it works. Produced for CC Australia.

Reticulum Rex

This film describes some of CC’s success stories and gives insight into where we’re headed.

CC Brasil

In the spring of 2004, a documentary film crew followed Creative Commons staff to Brazil. This ten-minute video covers the launch event, the impact on the country, and the people behind the project.

Media that Matters

In this short produced by Intelligent Television, you can hear from established film makers on why CC is a crucial part of their work flow and perspective on creating new media.

Mix Tape

Sheryl Seibert’s video about found art and remix culture was the second place winner of the Moving Images Contest.

Wired NextMusic

In September 2006, Wired and Flavorpill hosted a sold-out concert in New York with all proceeds donated to Creative Commons.

ccSearch Screencast

Creative Commons’ CTO, Nathan Yergler, explains how to use ccSearch with Firefox.

Berkman Panel (Dec 2008)

In December of 2008, CC and Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society joined forces to bring you the panel discussion: “The Commons: Celebrating accomplishments, discerning futures.”