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New official translations of CC legal tools published in Danish, Frisian, and German
by Creative Commons Licenses & Tools post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CC-Legal-CC-BY-CC0-1024x576.png)
We are thrilled to announce that the Creative Commons 4.0 License Suite and deeds have been officially translated into two new languages: Danish and Frisian, bringing the total number of official translations of the legal codes to 30! This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our community volunteers. We…
Open Education Week 2023: Creative Commons Celebrates Community Members
by Jennryn Wetzler, Ony Anukem Open Education post![An illustration with doodles of a laptop, puzzle, microphone, mug with steam, a box with papers coming out of it, and text that says](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/OE-Week-2023-CC-1024x576.png)
As we gear up for Open Education Week 2023 (6 – 10 March), Creative Commons wants to recognize the contributions of our open education and related open communities. In the past several months, our community members have shared their knowledge and inquiry through lightning talks, panel discussions, presentations, and working groups. The list below offers…
CC’s #BetterSharing Collection | March: Better Sharing, Brighter Future
by Ony Anukem About CC, Open Creativity post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bettersharing-twitter-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…
Zarya of the Dawn: US Copyright Office Affirms Limits on Copyright of AI Outputs
by Stephen Wolfson Better Internet, Copyright, Licenses & Tools, Open Creativity, Technology post![Close up of the face of Zarya, from the comic Zarya of the Dawn, looking intent in a dark urban landscape with glowing lights.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Zarya-of-the-Dawn-1024x576.jpg)
In a recent post, we explained why, absent significant and direct human creative input, generative AI outputs should not qualify for copyright protection. We noted that exactly what constitutes enough human input is not entirely clear; while a simple text prompt shouldn’t be enough, other areas will present more complex questions. Just this week, the…
CC’s Open Culture Platform 2022: Five Working Groups Share Their Highlights
by Brigitte Vézina Open Culture post![The Creative Commons icon and the words](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CC-CP-1-1024x576.png)
In 2022, five working groups of the Creative Commons Open Culture Platform collaborated on a diverse range of topics related to better sharing of cultural heritage. In this blog post, we highlight their incredible contribution to the open culture community. Digital Community Heritage Led by Bettina Fabos and Mariana Ziku, the Digital Community Heritage Working…
CC Needs Assessment Report on Public Domain Tools in Cultural Heritage Sector Unveils Key Insights
by Brigitte Vézina Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CC-Needs-Assessment-Report-1024x576.jpg)
Today Creative Commons is proud to release our report on the Needs Assessment entitled Are the Creative Commons Public Domain Tools Fit-For-Purpose in the Cultural Heritage Sector?. From 1 January (Public Domain Day) to 15 February 2022, we ran a multilingual online survey using Google Forms to share a 50-question questionnaire in English, French and…
CC Open Education Platform Lightning Talks February 2023: Recordings and Slides
by Jennryn Wetzler, Ony Anukem Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CC-Open-Education-Platform-Lightning-Talks-1600-x-900-1024x576.jpg)
On 2 February 2023, the Creative Commons Open Education Platform community held Lightning Talks, where presenters shared innovative ideas and technologies in the field of Open Education. Each speaker brought unique expertise to the table, sparking conversations and inspiring new ideas. You can watch the replay below. The Lightning Talk Presenters: Reimagining Open Education as…
This Is Not a Bicycle: Human Creativity and Generative AI
by Stephen Wolfson Better Internet, Licenses & Tools, Open Creativity, Technology post![An image generated by the DALL-E 2 AI platform showing a slightly distorted yellowish-white bicycle with a basket, rear rack, and orange chain guard leaning against a brick building with a white stucco base near a gray standpipe.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Bicycle_cropped-1024x576.jpg)
“Generative AI” has been the subject of much online conversation over the past few months. “Generative AI” refers to artificial intelligence (AI) models that can create different kinds of content by following user input and instructions. These models are trained on massive datasets of content — images, audio, text — that is harvested from the…
Panel Recap: 3D Scanning for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Access and Revitalization
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict, Jennryn Wetzler Open Culture post![Glowing greenish 2-dimensional view of statues of human figures in a 3-dimensional scan of the interior of in the Hypogeum of the Volumnis in Perugia, Italy.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Hypogeum-1024x576.jpg)
On 7 February 2023, Creative Commons hosted a panel discussion on 3D scanning, preservation, access and revitalization of cultural heritage. Missed it? Not to worry, it was recorded. Here are some of our top takeaways from discussion: To increase access to cultural content, advocacy efforts that appeal to museums’ higher values of making cultural…
Fair Use: Training Generative AI
by Stephen Wolfson Better Internet, Copyright, Licenses & Tools, Open Creativity, Technology post![Generated by AI: An oil painting in the style of Pieter Jansz Saenredam of a robot learning to follow a recipe in a Dutch kitchen with a large collection of tiny artworks arranged haphazardly on shelves.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RobotTraining-1024x576.png)
While generative AI as a tool for artistic expression isn’t truly new — AI has been used to create art since at least the 1970s and the art auction house Christie’s sold its first piece of AI artwork in 2018 — the past year launched this exciting and disruptive technology into public awareness. With incredible…