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Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage (TAROCH) A hot-air balloon travels over part of Paris by Jules Arnout. Wellcome Images via Wikimedia Commons is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Launched in 2024 by Creative Commons (CC), the Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage (TAROCH) Coalition unites institutions and organizations worldwide who share a…

Why Digital Public Goods, including AI, Should Depend on Open Data

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Open Data by Auregann is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Acknowledging that some data should not be shared (for moral, ethical and/or privacy reasons) and some cannot be shared (for legal or other reasons), Creative Commons (CC) thinks there is value in incentivizing the creation, sharing, and use of open data to advance knowledge production. As open communities continue to imagine, design, and build digital…

Development Manager

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We are no longer accepting applications for this position.   Creative Commons is looking for a writing-savvy, detail-oriented, and proactive Development Manager to manage and help grow our portfolio of funders. The Development Manager will report to the Director of Development. They will be primarily responsible for grant writing and administration, prospect research, and donor…

Open Climate

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We believe that opening up climate change research and data is climate action. Our Open Climate Data project, generously funded by the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, is facilitating better sharing of climate data with CC licensing, metadata, and database user-interface practices. Our Paper Pledge for the Planet and Unbinding projects focus on opening up the…

Open Preprints

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Creative Commons (CC) and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) are collaborating to promote the use of the CC BY 4.0 license on preprints. Openly licensing preprints enables researchers and readers to benefit from rapid dissemination, rigorous review, and equitable contribution to scientific knowledge that doesn’t require paid access to exclusive research journals. As part of…

CC Open Culture: 2024 Year in Review

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Interesting Story by Laura Muntz Lyall. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Interesting Story by Laura Muntz Lyall. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. With new publications, events, and the launch of a new coalition, the CC Open Culture Program accomplished a lot! Here are some highlights: At the Open Culture Strategic Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal, we gathered nearly 50 experts from every continent to co-create a strategic…

CC Learning and Training: 2024 Year in Review

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People Walking on Brown Concrete Floor by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz . Public Domain.

People Walking on Brown Concrete Floor by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz . Public Domain. Creative Commons training efforts strengthen our mission to “empower individuals and communities around the world through technical, legal, and policy solutions that enable the sharing of education, culture, and science in the public interest.” In 2024, our Learning & Training team focused…

CC Open Education: 2024 Year in Review

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Photo of Empty Classroom by Diana. Public Domain.

Photo of Empty Classroom by Diana. Public Domain. The Open Education program at Creative Commons works to support CC’s mission through education, advocacy, and outreach on using open licenses and open licensing policies to maximize the benefits of open education (content, practices and policy). We work closely with governments, educational institutions and organizations to open…