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CC Supports a new Digital Knowledge Act for Europe
by Brigitte Vézina, Monica Granados Copyright, Open Access, Open Data, Open Knowledge, Open Science, Policy post![A medieval manuscript representing three richly-clad women in front of a green, hilly landscape with castles in the background.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Europeana.eu-9200122-BibliographicResource_1000056088368-3f86f90c0c75cfd7bd6106088ea07a88-e1707486544395.jpeg)
Anonymous, “Prudence, Wisdom and Knowledge”, National Library of the Netherlands, Public Domain Mark. In December last year, the Communia Association for the Public Domain — of which Creative Commons (CC) is a member — asked the European Commission and European Parliament to consider the development of a Digital Knowledge Act. In this blog post, we…
An Invitation for Creators, Activists, and Stewards of the Open Movement
by Shannon Hong, Creative Commons Licenses & Tools, Policy post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ai-alignment-assembly-1024x577.png)
Dear Open Movement Creators, Activists, and Stewards, A key question facing Creative Commons as an organization, and the open movement in general, is how we will respond to the challenge of shaping artificial intelligence (AI) towards the public interest, growing and sustaining a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture. So much of generative AI…
What does the CC Community Think about Regulating Generative AI?
by Shannon Hong, Timid Robot Zehta, Nate Angell, Kat Walsh Policy post![Official art work for the CC Global Summit in 2023 by Eréndira Derbez.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CCGlobalSummit2023-1024x715.png)
In the past year, Creative Commons, alongside other members of the Movement for a Better Internet, hosted workshops and sessions at community conferences like MozFest, RightsCon, and Wikimania, to hear from attendees regarding their views on artificial intelligence (AI). In these sessions, community members raised concerns about how AI is utilizing CC-licensed content, and discussions…
Dispatches from Wikimania: Values for Shaping AI Towards a Better Internet
by Shannon Hong, Creative Commons Better Internet, Policy post![Isolated Araneiform Topography](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53455803188_7cd92ba53e_c.jpg)
Isolated Araneiform Topography, from UAHiRISE Collection on Flickr. Public Domain Mark. AI is deeply connected to networked digital technologies — from the bazillions of works harvested from the internet to train AI to all the ways AI is shaping our online experience, from generative content to recommendation algorithms and simultaneous translation. Creative Commons engaged participants…
Recap & Recording: “Whose Open Culture? Decolonization, Indigenization, and Restitution”
by Jocelyn Miyara, Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture post![The background is a woven textile with black, red, blue, and brown and tan shapes emmulating birds and fish. The text reads](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Open-Culture-Live-1-1024x576.png)
In January we hosted a webinar titled “Whose Open Culture? Decolonization, Indigenization, and Restitution” discussing the intersection of indigenous knowledge and open sharing. Our conversation spanned a variety of topics regarding indigenous sovereignty over culture, respectful terminology, and the legacy of colonialism and how it still exists today.
CC Open Education Platform Activities: 2023 in Review
by Jennryn Wetzler, Werner Westermann, Tetiana Kolesnykova, Dan McGuire, Dr. Suma Parahakaran, Lisa Di Valentino, John Okewole, Fernando Daguanno About CC, Community, Open Education, Open Knowledge post![Orange figures writing on and sharing papers, then making paper airplanes](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/22.10.14_better_sharing_TWITTER_A-1024x576.jpg)
The CC Open Education community had a busy 2023! Five project teams, spanning nine countries, worked on open education projects ranging from developing STEAM, interactive, and climate change-related OER, to international curriculum alignment and translation work. Community members also worked on multimedia resources supporting the UNESCO Recommendation on OER, and presented in CC’s biannual Open…
What did Creative Commons do for Open Culture in 2023?
by Brigitte Vézina, Jocelyn Miyara, Connor Benedict Open Culture post![Laterna magica picture painted in color on glass plate. Pictures from the solar system.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TEKA0110768-1024x610.jpg)
2023 was quite a year for the Creative Commons (CC) Open Culture Program, thanks to generous funding from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing & Peter Baldwin. In this blog post we look back on some of the year’s key achievements.
UK Court Clears Path for Open Culture to Flourish
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict, Jocelyn Miyara Open Culture post![In a segment of a black and white etching, a bearded man in a tophat and coat holds hands with two children as they all leap in the air, birds above them, wearing matching white boots seemingly enabling them to fly.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Electric-Boots--1024x576.png)
In November 2023, the Court of Appeal in THJ v Sheridan offered an important clarification of the originality requirement under UK copyright law, which clears a path for open culture to flourish in the UK.
Upcoming Open Culture Live Webinar: “Whose Open Culture? Decolonization, Indigenization, and Restitution”
by Jocelyn Miyara, Brigitte Vézina Open Culture post![The background is a woven textile with black, red, blue, and brown and tan shapes emmulating birds and fish. The text reads](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Open-Culture-Live-1-1024x576.png)
On Wednesday, 17 January, 2024, at 3:00 pm UTC, CC’s Open Culture Program will be hosting a new webinar in our Open Culture Live series titled “Whose Open Culture? Decolonization, Indigenization, and Restitution.” As we observed a few years ago, there is growing awareness in the open culture movement about issues related to the acquisition, preservation, access, sharing, and reuse of cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples and local communities (including traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions), heritage in the context of colonization, and culturally-sensitive heritage.
Thank You Catherine Stihler
by Delia Browne About CC post![Creative Commons icon/logo: A black circle around the letters CC.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cc.xlarge.png)
Today Creative Commons CEO Catherine Stihler is announcing the conclusion of her time leading the organization. On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff, and global community, we want to offer Catherine our sincere thanks. We are grateful to her for over three years of leadership at CC. During her tenure as CEO, Catherine demonstrated…