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Alex Gakuru
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Alex is an activist for openness and transparency and consumer empowerment. He discovered that Creative Commons responded well to his content aspirations on the belief that while “content is king” really, “context rules” as dictated by the creators and/or if with consumers’ contribution. His job entails strengthening, widening and deepening Creative Commons’ embrace across Africa.…
Explore the 2023 CC Global Summit Program
by Creative Commons Events post![A colorful illustration of a wall of windows, each showing a different figure, including an axolotl and humans engaged in various activities, one wearing a blue luchador mask, and others holding a slender blue line hung with a light blue CC Global Summit banner, all surrounded by butterflies, birds, vines, and flowering plants.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SomosElBienComún16x9-1024x576.jpg)
The CC Global Summit is now just one week away! As we make the final preparations for this first opportunity to gather in person at a Summit in several years, we are excited to unveil the program that will take place 3–6 October in Mexico City.
Explorar el Programa de la Cumbre Mundial CC 2023
by Creative Commons Events post![A colorful illustration of a wall of windows, each showing a different figure, including an axolotl and humans engaged in various activities, one wearing a blue luchador mask, and others holding a slender blue line hung with a light blue CC Global Summit banner, all surrounded by butterflies, birds, vines, and flowering plants.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SomosElBienComún16x9-1024x576.jpg)
[read this post in English >] “Somos El Bien Común” by Eréndira Derbez is licensed via CC BY 4.0. ¡Falta solo una semana para la Cumbre Mundial CC! Mientras hacemos los preparativos finales para esta primera oportunidad de reunirnos en persona en una Cumbre en varios años, estamos entusiasmados de presentar el programa que se…
Christy Henshaw — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 26
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture post![Screenshot from Christy Henshaw from Open Culture Voices by Creative Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Christy.png)
“Open access means that we’re able to reach more people in a more equitable fashion.” Christy explains how the Wellcome Collection has been using Open Access to increase the engagement and shared value of an art and culture collection in a private foundation. Christy also shares some insight about the benefits of leveraging existing tools,…
Marina Núñez Bespalova Será una Oradora Principal en la Cumbre Mundial CC 2023
by Creative Commons Community, Events, Open Culture post![A headshot of Marina Núñez Bespalova, speaking at a microphone and wearing a light top and dark suit jacket, to the right of a colorful illustration of a wall of windows, each revealing a different human or animal doing some activity, on a building decorated with a light blue CC Global Summit banner hanging from a slender blue line, surrounded by yellow butterflies and birds and green vines and plants.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CCGlobalSummitKeynoteMarinaNúñezBespalova-1024x576.png)
[read this post in English >] Tenemos un grupo increíble de personas preparadas para ser oradores principales en la Cumbre Global 2023, que se llevará a cabo del 3 al 6 de octubre en la Ciudad de México. En nuestros primeros anuncios, dimos la bienvenida a la escritora Anya Kamenetz y al líder de medios…
Marina Núñez Bespalova to Keynote CC Global Summit 2023
by Creative Commons Community, Events, Open Culture post![A headshot of Marina Núñez Bespalova, speaking at a microphone and wearing a light top and dark suit jacket, to the right of a colorful illustration of a wall of windows, each revealing a different human or animal doing some activity, on a building decorated with a light blue CC Global Summit banner hanging from a slender blue line, surrounded by yellow butterflies and birds and green vines and plants.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CCGlobalSummitKeynoteMarinaNúñezBespalova-1024x576.png)
[lee esta entrada en español >] We have an incredible group of people lined up to be keynote speakers at the 2023 CC Global Summit, to be held 3–6 October in Mexico City. In our first announcements, we welcomed writer Anya Kamenetz and Māori media leader Peter-Lucas Jones. We are now deeply honored to announce…
CC Defends Better Sharing and the Commons in WIPO Conversation on Generative AI
by Brigitte Vézina Better Internet, Copyright, Open Culture post![A World Intellectual Property Organization title slide saying Ms. Brigitte Vézina, Director, Policy and Open Culture, Creative Commons, decorated with purple and green abstract shapes and a large, gray number 8, next to a screen capture of Brigitte Vézina smiling and wearing earbuds.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BrigitteVézinaWIPO21092023-1024x576.jpg)
Today Creative Commons (CC) delivered a statement to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Conversation on Generative AI and Intellectual Property, as part of our engagement in global policy discussions around the important issues raised by these new technologies and their impact on creativity, the commons, and better sharing, i.e. sharing that is inclusive, equitable,…
Generative AI and Creativity: New Considerations Emerge at CC Convenings
by Brigitte Vézina, Catherine Stihler Better Internet, Events, Open Creativity, Open Heritage, Technology post![People seated at tables in a conference room watching a panel of four speak on stage below a slide with an image of a robot painting at an empty easel, saying: Creative Commons, Engleberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy, this event sponsored by Akin, gratitude for additional support to Morrison Foerster.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GenerativeAIAndTheCreativeCyclePanel-1024x576.png)
This week, Creative Commons (CC) convened 100+ participants during two events in New York City to discuss the important issues surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI), copyright, and creativity. For many years, we at CC have been examining the interplay between copyright and generative AI, exploring ways in which this technology can foster creativity and better…
Peter-Lucas Jones Será una Oradora Principal en la Cumbre Mundial CC 2023
by Creative Commons Events post![A headshot of Peter-Lucas Jones, smiling and wearing a rust top and tan coat, to the right of a colorful illustration of a wall of windows, each revealing a different human or animal doing some activity, on a building decorated with a light blue CC Global Summit banner hanging from a slender blue line, surrounded by yellow butterflies and birds and green vines and plants.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CCGlobalSummitKeynotePeterLucasJones-1024x576.png)
[read this post in English >] Tenemos un grupo increíble de personas preparadas para ser oradores principales en la Cumbre Global 2023, que se llevará a cabo del 3 al 6 de octubre en la Ciudad de México. Recientemente anunciamos a Anya Kamenetz y ahora, en nuestro segundo anuncio, damos la bienvenida a Peter-Lucas Jones,…
Peter-Lucas Jones to Keynote CC Global Summit 2023
by Creative Commons Events post![A headshot of Peter-Lucas Jones, smiling and wearing a rust top and tan coat, to the right of a colorful illustration of a wall of windows, each revealing a different human or animal doing some activity, on a building decorated with a light blue CC Global Summit banner hanging from a slender blue line, surrounded by yellow butterflies and birds and green vines and plants.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CCGlobalSummitKeynotePeterLucasJones-1024x576.png)
[lee esta entrada en español >] We have an incredible group of people lined up to be keynote speakers at the 2023 CC Global Summit, to be held 3–6 October in Mexico City. Recently we announced Anya Kamenetz, and now in our second announcement, we welcome Peter-Lucas Jones, who will address the Summit with a…