“CC and its licenses are part of the infrastructure that powers the web we know and love. But building the licenses is just the first step; the next step is to use those licenses as a tool for change. All of us can work together to demonstrate the value of sharing to individuals, governments, policy-makers, institutions, and corporations, and to build a future in which everyone is more free to participate in society.”

Read CC board chair Paul Brest’s letter from our annual report.

White House CC BY (cropped)   In his address on open government at the United Nations, US President Barack Obama underscored the importance of open educational resources.	Our Digital Future OpenMedia.ca / CC BY-NC-SA (screengrab, cropped) OpenMedia.ca’s Our Digital Future lays out a set of common-sense recommendations for restructuring copyright law in a way that benefits everyone.
Casey Fyfe / CC0   Your daily awesome from the internet. Check out the Creative Commons Thing of the Day.	SOO Tanzania launch CC Tanzania / CC BY (cropped) The School of Open is taking off all over Africa. Find out what’s next and how to get involved.

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