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Category: About CC
Welcoming Angela Oduor Lungati as CC Board Chair
About CC
"Yellow Chair, The High Line" by Shawn Hoke is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
“Yellow Chair, The High Line” by Shawn Hoke is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Creative Commons (CC) has—and continues to be—fortunate to have an expert and passionate board of directors, many of whom have been instrumental to the success of CC at both the organizational level, as well as nationally and regionally. A healthy board…
Open Movement’s Common(s) Causes
Community, Events
“Open movement’s common(s)
causes: Report from a Wikimania 2024 side event is licensed via CC BY 4.0.
This report maps current threats and opportunities facing the open movement, based on the ongoing work of the organizations behind the Common(s) Cause event, which took place in Katowice, Poland, as a pre-conference event for Wikimania 2024 on August 6, 2024. The meeting was organized by Creative Commons, Open Knowledge Foundation, Open Future, and Wikimedia…
CC Legal Tools Recognized as Digital Public Goods
About CC, Licenses & Tools, Sustaining the Commons
“Power Grid” by Ram Joshi is licensed via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
“Power Grid” by Ram Joshi is licensed via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. We’re proud to announce Creative Commons’ Legal Tools have been reviewed and accepted into the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) DPG Registry. The DPGA is a multi-stakeholder initiative, endorsed by the United Nations Secretary-General, that is working to accelerate the attainment of the UN…
CC Welcomes Sarah Pearson Back as General Counsel
About CC
“The Races at Longchamp” by Édouard Manet. Public Domain.
As part of CC’s renewed commitment to investing in the core open infrastructure it stewards, we are excited to announce several updates to our legal team. Sarah Hinchliff Pearson is returning to Creative Commons as General Counsel. She will manage in-house legal work and play a leading role in shaping CC’s stewardship program and its…
Six Insights on Preference Signals for AI Training
Events, Licenses & Tools, Policy, Technology
“Eagle Traffic Signals - 1970s” by RS 1990 is licensed via CC BY-NC-SA 2.0..
“Eagle Traffic Signals – 1970s” by RS 1990 is licensed via CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.. At the intersection of rapid advancements in generative AI and our ongoing strategy refresh, we’ve been deeply engaged in researching, analyzing, and fostering conversations about AI and value alignment. Our goal is to ensure that our legal and technical infrastructure remains…
Questions for Consideration on AI & the Commons
About CC, Licenses & Tools, Policy
“Eight eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun” by Charles Le Brun is licensed via CC0.
“Eight eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun” by Charles Le Brun is licensed via CC0. The intersection of AI, copyright, creativity, and the commons has been a focal point of conversations within our community for the past couple of years. We’ve hosted intimate roundtables, organized workshops at conferences, and run public events, digging into the…
CC Is Refreshing Its Strategy. Here’s Why Your Voice Matters.
About CC
“Image” by Mario Jr. Nicorelli is licensed via CC BY-NC 2.0
Image by Mario Jr. Nicorelli is licensed via CC BY-NC 2.0 Over the past weeks, the CC board and team have been working behind the scenes on our strategy refresh. We are excited to share our progress as we enter the community engagement phase of the refresh and explain how you can contribute to the process.…
Join the Creative Commons Board of Directors
About CC, Community
“Community Needs Care” by Camila Leão for Fine Acts x OBI is licensed via https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
We are now welcoming nominations to the CC Board of Directors. Each year, we seek nominations from the Creative Commons community for thoughtful and talented individuals invested in the future of the organization. The CC Board of Directors guides the strategic direction of Creative Commons, provides valuable expertise in key programmatic areas, and champions the…
Time for a Refresh
About CC
Le Sortie de l'opéra en l'an 2000 by A. Robida - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division - Public Domain.
The CC team has been evaluating our progress toward our 2021-2025 strategy. Through that process, we have noticed the ways we have been organically adjusting to the social and technical shifts around us, as well as the ebbs and flows of funding availability. It would be an understatement to say that much has changed since…
Anna Tumadóttir Appointed as CEO of 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.