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A Journalist’s Guide to Creative Commons 2023
by Jennryn Wetzler, Zac Crellin Open Journalism post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Front-Cover-1024x576.png)
Sharing and reusing content in newsrooms is nothing new. But embracing Creative Commons unlocks infinitely more potential, completely free of charge. Increasingly, news outlets around the world embrace Creative Commons to enhance their coverage, boost their readership, and move towards more sustainable business models. Whether you work for a smaller newsroom seeking high quality, newsworthy…
Join CC at RightsCon: AI for a Better Internet and Open Journalism
by Creative Commons Better Internet post![White and green text saying “RightsCon Costa Rica” and a big Creative Commons logo embedded in an orange circle, both on a green rectangle with orange bottom left and top right corners.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RightsCon-2023-CC-1024x576.png)
Are you attending RightsCon 2023, either in person in Costa Rica or virtually online? Join the Creative Commons team and community members for two sessions, one in-person for RightsCon participants in San José and the other virtual so anyone can attend with a free online pass. These sessions on artificial intelligence (AI) and open journalism…
2023 Cumbre Global CC: Registro, convocatoria de propuestas y solicitudes de becas ahora abiertas.
by Creative Commons Events post![Una foto teñida de azul de una bandera mexicana gigante ondeando sobre la Plaza Zócalo de la Ciudad de México con la Catedral al fondo, superpuesta con líneas de conexión neuronal en la esquina inferior izquierda y decorada con el logotipo de CC Global Summit y el texto que dice](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CC-Global-Summit-AI-Mexico-City-3-6-Oct-2023-ESP-1024x576.png)
[read this post in English >] Luego de nuestro anuncio inicial para la Cumbre Global Creative Commons 2023, ahora nos complace abrir la siguiente fase de preparación para este evento tan esperado, que tendrá lugar del 3 al 6 de octubre de 2023 en el corazón de la Ciudad de México. Hoy comienza el registro,…
2023 CC Global Summit: Registration, Call for Proposals, and Scholarships Now Open
by Creative Commons Events post![A photo tinted blue of a giant Mexican flag flying over Mexico City’s Zocalo Square with the Cathedral in the background, overlaid with neural connection lines in the bottom left corner, and decorated with CC Global Summit logo and text that says “AI & THE COMMONS, MEXICO CITY | 3–6 OCT 2023” and “SUMMIT.CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG”](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CC-Global-Summit-AI-Mexico-City-3-6-Oct-2023-1024x576.png)
[lee esta entrada en español >] Following our initial announcement for the 2023 Creative Commons Global Summit, we are now excited to open the next phase of preparation for this much-anticipated event, set to take place during 3–6 October 2023 in the heart of Mexico City. Today, we are opening up registration, initiating the call…
CC’s #BetterSharing Collection | June: Share Freely, Openly, Like We Share Air
by Ony Anukem About CC, Open Creativity post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Share-Freely-Openly-Like-We-Share-Air-1024x576.png)
As part of our #20CC anniversary, last year we joined forces with Fine Acts to spark a global dialogue on what better sharing looks like in action. Our #BetterSharing collection of illustrations was the result — we gathered insights from 12 prominent open advocates around the world and tasked 12 renowned artists who embrace openness…
Kirsty von Gogh — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 17
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture post![Screenshot from Kristy von Gogh from Open Culture Voices by Creative Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-01-18-at-12.52.33-1024x573.png)
“Opening up cultural artifacts from African organizations might change how we’re represented in online spaces” says Kirsty von Gogh from Johannesburg. She also shares how increasing production of culturally, linguistically, and contextually aware and relevant content can ensure a more representative digital space for Africans, and how open licensing increases accessibility to this content.…
Join us for “Disruption: Creator Edition” — An Event Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Creators
by Creative Commons Events post![An AI generated image of a group of individual faceless humans in all different colors walking on the lunar surface in three dimensions](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Humans-walking-together-1024x576.png)
Join us on 14 June at ‘Disruption: Creator Edition’ as we explore the profound influence of generative AI on creativity across multiple industries. CC has long focused on the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can build on, contribute to, and exploit the commons and impact sharing of knowledge and creativity. The rapid rise of generative…
A look at CC’s Open Culture Roundtable in Lisbon
by Brigitte Vézina Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CC-OC-Roundtable-Lisbon-1024x576.png)
As part of our Open Culture Program, we at Creative Commons (CC) are exploring avenues to build momentum towards a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Culture. On 11 May, 2023, we hosted our first in-person Open Culture event, in Lisbon, Portugal. In this blog post, we look back at the day’s highlights and map out next…
Everything might be OK! Warhol v. Goldsmith
by Kat Walsh, Stephen Wolfson Copyright post![An orange and black Andy Warhol silk-screen painting of Prince, circa 1984.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Prince_by_Andy_Warhol.jpg)
The United States Supreme Court released its opinion today in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith. While it’s hard to predict the full ramifications of this decision at this point, our initial opinion is that this decision is not ideal, but also not the death knell for transformative fair use that many feared it could have…
CC Celebrates International Museum Day 2023 — Museums, Sustainability and Well-being
by Creative Commons Open Culture post![Animated leaves, grass, a rabbit and windmills in the background.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Untitled-design-1024x576.jpg)
It’s International Museum Day today, and at Creative Commons (CC), we are thrilled to celebrate museums under this year’s theme of Museums, Sustainability and Well-being. Museums play an important role in sustainable development — they are in fact instrumental in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — and in supporting the well-being of…