This year, Creative Commons marks 25 years of powering the world’s sharing—a quarter century of building the legal, technical, and social infrastructure that enables open knowledge, creativity, and collaboration worldwide. Today, as artificial intelligence reshapes how we create, connect, and communicate, a new challenge faces us: how to keep the internet human and reclaim humanity in our digital future.
Through the rest of the year, we will be reflecting on CC’s legacy and envisioning the next 25 years through events, storytelling, community activities, and more. We invite you to celebrate with us—and to help shape the next chapter of the commons.
CC is a nonprofit and relies on the generosity of those who share a passion for equity, reciprocity, and openness. Help power the next 25 years of sharing with a gift today.
While supplies last, donors who give $125 or more will receive a signed copy of Cory Doctorow’s exclusive art book, Canny Valley!
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Creative Commons 201: Finding & Reusing CC-Licensed Works
August 13 | 10:00 am EDT
Learn how to find CC-licensed content, properly attribute the work, and reuse materials with confidence.
"Spectrum Dance Theater in Dhaka" from the U.S. Embassy Dhaka, here cropped, is in the public domain.
To commemorate our anniversary, CC is creating a zine featuring submissions from the CC community! The theme is “Remix is resistance,” and it will feature creative works that reflect how remix, reuse, adaptation, and sharing challenge power, build community, preserve culture, and imagine more just futures. Submit your own work, from a poem to a photograph to a comic-style illustration!
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Support CC in style with brand-new CC merch! Wear your love for sharing on your sleeve with a CC hat, t-shirt, tote, and more.
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How did you begin getting involved with Creative Commons? What was your CC origin story? We’ll compile these stories and share some highlights as a part of our anniversary celebrations.
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"Play, Learn, Serve, Work Summer Camp Program - Ecosystem activity" from the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area is in the public domain.
We are excited to announce that we will be supporting four regional events for CC’s 25th Anniversary—representing regions around the world with groups who are working to advance open knowledge. We’re delighted to be working with a variety of trusted partners and look forward to sharing more about their plans and reporting back on how these events went.
