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Category: Sustaining the Commons
Announcing CC’s Open Infrastructure Circle
by Creative Commons Licenses & Tools, Sustaining the Commons, Technology
CC Licenses make it possible to share content legally and openly. Over the past 20 years, they have unlocked approximately 3 billion articles, books, research, artwork, and music. CC’s Legal Tools are a free and reliable public good. Yet most people are unaware that their infrastructure and stewardship takes a lot of money and work to maintain. That’s why we’re launching the Open Infrastructure Circle (OIC) — an initiative to obtain annual or multi-year support from foundations, corporations, and individuals for Creative Commons’ core operations and license infrastructure.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Funds New Project to Openly License Life Sciences Preprints
by Creative Commons Open Access, Open Data, Open Science, Sustaining the Commons
Creative Commons is excited to announce new programmatic support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to help make openly licensed preprints the primary vehicle of scientific dissemination.
Announcing Our 20th Anniversary “Better Sharing” Campaign
by Catherine Stihler Sustaining the Commons
Creative Commons is turning 20! We are delighted to be celebrating this milestone with our global community, honoring our commitment as a nonprofit to creating a world where everyone has access to knowledge and creativity. As we considered CC’s goals for the next 20 years, we kept returning to a simple idea: Better Sharing for…