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State of the Commons 2016

We’re celebrating our community with this year’s State of the Commons report, exploring the wide array of creativity and knowledge made freely available via CC licenses.

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Landmark release of Termination of Transfer tool from Creative Commons and Authors Alliance

For more than a decade, Creative Commons has developed and stewarded legal tools that give creators the opportunity to share their work on open terms.

Legal tools / licenses

CC Certificates spring into action

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2nd World OER Congress + 2017 Ljubljana OER Action Plan

Education / OER

Tratado de livre comércio União Europeia-Mercosul prejudicaria os direitos dos usuários e o conjunto de bens comuns (commons)

Policy / advocacy / copyright reform

El tratado de libre comercio Unión Europea-Mercosur dañará los comunes y los derechos de los usuarios

Policy / advocacy / copyright reform

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The growing commons

1.1 billion works and counting. Explore these featured Creative Commons Licensed resources below — from literary works, to videos, photos, audio, open education, scientific research and more! Or you can share your work, and help light up the global commons!

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