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Celebrating the Public Domain in the Capital of Europe
by Connor Benedict, Brigitte Vézina Open Culture postLast week, Creative Commons took part in the International Public Domain Day celebration at the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels. Two engaging roundtables were hosted, delving into copyright issues concerning the public domain and its future. The event united advocates for open access to cultural heritage, featuring presentations on topics like the monetization and decolonization of the public domain, as well as updates on the Europeana Public Domain Charter. Creative Commons introduced new guidelines published in February aimed at encouraging users to reference institutions when utilizing public domain cultural heritage materials.
EU adopts landmark Artificial Intelligence Act
by Brigitte Vézina, Mark Foster Copyright postCreative Commons welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act. We engaged intensively with EU policymakers to safeguard the appropriate interplay with EU copyright legislation. The EU must now ensure implementation allows broad, open access to harness the full potential of generative AI whilst enforcing the safeguards provided.
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personGetty Museum releases 88K+ images of artworks with CC0
by Brigitte Vézina Open Heritage postThe J. Paul Getty Museum just released more than 88 thousand works under Creative Commons Zero (CCØ), putting the digital images of items from its impressive collection squarely and unequivocally into the public domain. This is in line with our advocacy efforts at Creative Commons (CC): digital reproductions of public domain material must remain in the public domain. In other words, no new copyright should arise over the creation of a digitized “twin.”
Recap & Recording: Maximizing the Value(s) of Open Access in Cultural Heritage Institutions
by Brigitte Vézina, Jocelyn Miyara, Connor Benedict Uncategorized postIn February, we hosted a webinar in our Open Culture Live series titled “Maximizing the Value(s) of Open Access in Cultural Heritage Institutions.” In this blog post, we summarize the key points raised in the discussion and share a link to the recording.
Creative Commons joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
by Cable Green, Creative Commons About CC postToday, Creative Commons (CC) joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a new member. The DPGA is a multi-stakeholder initiative with a mission to accelerate the attainment of the sustainable development goals in low- and middle-income countries by facilitating the discovery, development, use of, and investment in digital public goods (DPGs).
What Lies Ahead in 2024
by Anna Tumadóttir About CC postGreetings to the CC Community! A lot of exciting and critical work awaits us in 2024. While I steer Creative Commons as interim CEO, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and share details of our key priorities in the upcoming year.
New Revisions to CC Certificate Course Content = New Opportunities for Translations
by Shanna Hollich, Jennryn Wetzler CC Certificate postWe are delighted to share the latest revisions of our Creative Commons Certificate Course content, available on our website as an OER in multiple formats.
Where in the world is… this public domain material? Helping users refer to host institutions.
by Connor Benedict, Brigitte Vézina Open Heritage postCC’s new guidelines aim to encourage users to refer to host cultural heritage institutions when using public domain materials. Rooted in the Behavioural Insights Team’s EAST Model, they offer institutions practical design ideas to nudge users into referring back to them.
Updates on Open Culture Platform Activity Fund Winners 2023
by Brigitte Vézina, Jocelyn Miyara Open Culture postIn 2023, the Creative Commons (CC) Open Culture Platform ran an open call for funded activities as part of our efforts to develop local, non-Western models of open culture, and to support the growth of the open culture movement around the world.