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Announcing Four Regional Events for CC’s 25th Anniversary

by Jocelyn Miyara Community post
Photo by Librebus Conosur is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. 

Responsibilities, Ethics, and Access: A Conversation with the Authors of Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data

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Still from Awasəwehlαwə́lətinα wikəwαmok | They Returned Home (2023), Andreas Burgess & Jane Anderson in collaboration with James Francis, Jennifer Neptune & Darren Ranco. ©️ Penobscot Nation and Local Contexts. This material carries TK Attribution, TK Outreach, and TK Non-Comerical Labels. Local Context Project.

Join us for Responsibilities, Ethics, and Access, a conversation with the authors of Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data, a new resource developed by Local Contexts and Creative Commons. During this webinar, we’ll explore how cultural institutions can apply practical, community-centered approaches to Indigenous collections while balancing openness with respect for Indigenous protocols, consent, and control.…

25 Years of Partnership: CC at Wikimania 2026

by Jocelyn Miyara, Annemarie Eayrs, Dee Harris Community, Events post
The Wikimania Paris 2026 logo surrounded by pictures from CC workshops during the conference.
Photos by Creative Commons, CC BY 4.0. Logo was created by Eclos Production, CC BY-SA 4.0.

With both Wikipedia and Creative Commons turning 25 this year, our participation in Wikimania 2026 felt especially meaningful. A quarter-century in, both organizations have evolved from scrappy experiments to global infrastructure. Our community has grown through a shared commitment to openness, access, and knowledge. The weeklong conference reaffirmed that commitment as AI is reshaping how we access knowledge and share online.

Attribution in the Age of AI

by Jack Hardinges, Irina Bejan Licenses & Tools, Sustaining the Commons post
Image by Diego Delso is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Attribution has always been a cornerstone of working with other people’s creativity and knowledge. As Creative Commons reminds us, practicing attribution serves many important functions, from providing verifiable evidence of a claim, to paying respect to the work of others, and creating pathways for traffic and financial value to flow. Despite the importance of attribution, many of today’s AI systems fail to acknowledge the sources of knowledge and creativity that make them possible.

CC 201: Finding & Reusing CC-Licensed Works

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"WMUK Press page collage" by Katie Crampton, here remixed, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Watch the video recording Access the presentation Looking for great images, videos, music, or educational resources that you can actually use? Our next webinar as part of CC’s 25th anniversary will show you how to find CC-licensed content, properly attribute the work, and reuse materials with confidence. We’ll explore some of the best places to…