April 2024 - Creative Commons

Learn More with Creative Commons: Recent Training Highlights

by Jennryn Wetzler, Shanna Hollich CC Certificate, Open Education

On a black background, the symbols “? ! : )” appear. Directly underneath the symbols are the words “learn,” “teach,” “help,” and “enjoy.” — LTHE : Learn - Teach - Help - Enjoy / FOSS” by María 'tatica' Leandro is licensed via CC BY SA 2.0.

In this blog post, we share some highlights and recordings from recent trainings offered by the Creative Commons Learning and Training team.

Webinar: Open Culture in the Age of AI: Concerns, Hopes and Opportunities

by Brigitte Vézina, Jocelyn Miyara, Connor Benedict Open Culture

Black and grey image of speckled orbs in the background. In the foreground the text reads — “ An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe. Plate XXXI. ”. By Thomas Wright. Public Domain

On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, at 2:00 pm UTC, CC’s Open Culture Program will be hosting a new webinar in our Open Culture Live series titled “Open Culture in the Age of AI: Concerns, Hopes and Opportunities.”

What are the Benefits of Open Culture? A new CC Publication

by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture, Open Heritage

An illustration of a prehistoric landscape with dinosaurs and reptiles. — Duria Antiquior by Henry De la Beche, National Museum Cardiff, Public Domain

Today we in the Open Culture Program are releasing a new publication: Don’t be a Dinosaur; or, The Benefits of Open Culture.

CC at WIPO: Slow progress on copyright exceptions for cultural heritage institutions

by Brigitte Vézina Copyright, Open Culture

Last week, Creative Commons (CC) participated in the 45th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). In this post, we report on the session discussions on exceptions and limitations for cultural heritage institutions (CHIs), a topic of utmost relevance to our Open Culture Program.

Creative Commons and University of Nebraska at Omaha Partner on a Microcredential Course

by Jennryn Wetzler, Craig Finlay CC Certificate, Open Education

Badge listing “University of Nebraska Omaha x Creative Commons” and “Intro to OER” on left. Image of a person reaching for images associated with learning, flowing out of a book on the right. Images include a check mark, paper, light bulb band atom symbol.

Creative Commons is proud to announce the launch of “Introduction to Open Educational Resources,” our first professional development microcredential course and partnership with the University of Nebraska at Omaha, commencing on 31 May. This microcredential pilot started with one CC Certificate alumnus’s enthusiasm for open education. Craig Finlay, OER and STEM Librarian at the University…

Anna Tumadóttir Appointed as CEO of Creative Commons

by Creative Commons About CC

CC staff photos are licensed under CC BY 4.0. Gratitude to Sara Jordan Photography.

The Board of Directors of Creative Commons (CC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Tumadóttir as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CC.

Exploring a Books Data Commons for AI Training

by Creative Commons Policy

What role do books play in training AI models, and how might digitized books be made widely accessible for the purposes of training AI? What dataset of books could be constructed and under what circumstances? A new paper investigates the concept of a responsibly designed, broadly accessible dataset of digitized books to be used in training AI models.

CC’s take on the European Media Freedom Act

by Brigitte Vézina, Mark Foster, Jennryn Wetzler Open Journalism

Man lying on bench reading newspaper. — “The Artist's Father, Reading a Newspaper” by Albert Engström - 1892 - Nationalmuseum Sweden, Sweden - Public Domain.

Last month, the European Parliament and Council gave the green light to an important piece of legislation: the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). In this blog post, we look at the aims of the EMFA and why it matters for Creative Commons (CC) and everyone’s right to access trustworthy information.