Recently, Europeana Sounds has doubled the amount of audio heritage available on the Europeana platform.

We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are  taking on different elements of the law, and addressing what’s at stake, and what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation. Today’s…

We are so happy to announce our official translation of 4.0 into Swedish. Now all Swedish speakers can benefit from the 4.0 licenses in their own language.

In September 2016 the European Commission released its proposed changes to copyright in the EU. Unfortunately, the proposal fails to deliver on the promise for a modern copyright law in Europe. Creative Commons is a founding member of  the Communia Association, which has been hard at work advocating for positive changes to the Commission’s plan.…

CC Nigeria Meeting. Photo by Kayode Yussuf. CC BY-SA

In the area of knowledge governance today, it is no longer in doubt that ‘open’ is an important and emerging paradigm and philosophy.

I truly believe that if we want the world to be more equitable, accountable, and accessible to all, we have to build it together.

The Conversation AU Front Page

Independent, open, not-for-profit news sources can help safeguard against the spread of misinformation, particularly on the viral web. The Conversation takes their role as journalists, researchers, and academics seriously. As an international nonprofit producing strong independent journalism, their aim is brings important academic research to the Web through editorial curation and collaboration. Launched in 2011…

Estamos orgullosos de anunciar que el registro a la Cumbre Global de CC está abierto, junto con el llamado para que la comunidad envíe sus propuestas. Por favor, consideren unirse a nosotros, tanto como si son colaboradores desde hace tiempo o son nuevos en la comunidad de CC. ¡Esperamos verlos a todos en el hermoso…

Foto por Kristina Alexanderson. Cumbre de CC 2011, Varsovia, CC BY 2.0

We’re proud to announce that summit registration is now open, along with our call for community submissions. Please consider joining us, whether you are a longtime contributor, or new to the CC community.

2016 is almost at a close, and our global communities are as busy as ever. Around the world, diverse groups are working together to create meaningful connections and light up the commons.