“Better Sharing, Better Future” by Maria Picassó i Piquer for Creative Commons & Fine Acts, here cropped, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

For September, we’re excited to showcase “Better Sharing, Better Future” by Spanish illustrator, Maria Picassó i Piquer as part of our #20CC anniversary #BetterSharing collection of illustrations.

A headshot of Francisco J. Rivas Mesa used by permission from the Ministry of Culture of Mexico, here cropped, next to Somos El Bien Común" by Eréndira Derbez for Creative Commons, here cropped, licensed via CC BY 4.0.

We are deeply honored to announce that the 2023 Summit’s opening keynote will be from Mexican sound artist, musician, researcher, and cultural leader Francisco J. Rivas Mesa, also known by his stage name Tito Rivas.

A headshot of Francisco J. Rivas Mesa used by permission from the Ministry of Culture of Mexico, here cropped, next to Somos El Bien Común" by Eréndira Derbez for Creative Commons, here cropped, licensed via CC BY 4.0.

Nos sentimos profundamente honrados de anunciar que el discurso de apertura de la Cumbre CC 2023 estará a cargo del artista sonoro, músico, investigador, y gestor cultural mexicano Francisco J. Rivas Mesa, también conocido por su nombre artístico Tito Rivas.

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Victoria is a researcher with a creative edge—using effective communication tools and techniques to increase accessibility to global issues and policies. Before joining Creative Commons, she worked in content creation and knowledge translation roles at the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) and MaRS Discovery District, and has conducted policy research for the Womenpreneur…

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Timid Robot brings over 20 years of professional experience empowering others’ use of technology and digital infrastructure. They have a BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. Timid Robot loves cats, free/libre and open source software, systems, and giving back to the communities around them.

Taylor leads the Open Climate Data Project at Creative Commons, which provides practical guidance to agencies like the World Meteorological Organization, NASA, and NOAA for open licensing and attribution of climate data worldwide. She also leads the Openly Licensing Life Sciences Preprints Project, advocating for the expansion of openly-licensed research preprints and open access to…

Stephen M. Wolfson is the Associate Director of Research and Copyright Services for the University of Georgia School of Law. In this role, Stephen manages the research services department while also providing expertise on copyright to the law school community. Stephen also teaches courses on copyright law for undergraduates and legal research courses for law…

As Learning and Training Manager, Shanna supports all of CC’s programs and projects by identifying and developing professional development and learning opportunities that are relevant to CC’s mission, including (but not limited to) the CC Certificates. Prior to joining CC, Shanna worked for 15 years as a librarian across multiple institutions – K-12 school, public,…

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As a Full Stack Engineer for Creative Commons, Sara supports CC’s websites, applications, open source initiatives, and the larger open web. She brings nearly two decades of professional, freelance, and hobbyist experience in building websites, apps, and all the glue in between. She loves stories, art, indie web spaces, education, gardening, cats, and a stewardship…

Ruth Okediji is William L. Prosser professor of law at the University of Minnesota. Ruth was also part of the process of negotiating the recently approved Marrakesh treaty; she joined the Nigerian delegation and helped lead the African Group. Her upcoming book, Copyright Law in an Age of Limitations and Exceptions, will be published in…