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CC’s copyright platform 2022 working groups share their highlights
by Brigitte Vézina Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CC-CP-WG-1024x576.jpg)
In 2022, two working groups (WGs) of the Creative Commons Copyright Platform collaborated on policy papers tackling issues related to copyright and access to knowledge. In this blog post, we highlight their insightful contributions to the CC copyright reform community. Working Group on Digital Sharing Spaces Led by Emine Yildirim, the WG on Digital Sharing…
Hala Essalmawi — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 2
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture post![Screenshot from Hala Essalmawi from Open Culture Voices by Creative Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-01-16-at-11.26.58-1024x572.png)
Hala says “if it’s open then you give a big opportunity for partnership” because the transparency created by openness makes it clear what you do and what you have and invites others to work with you. In this episode Hala shares some insight on copyright in Egypt and what open culture looks like in the…
Revisiting the Openverse: Finding Open Images and Audio
by Nate Angell, Zack Krida Better Internet, Licenses & Tools, Technology post![Blurry bluish-black image of stars or lights at night seen through a transparent screen marked with smeared human handprints.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/art-is-the-universe-creating-itself-as-it-goes-1024x576.png)
“art is the universe creating itself as it goes” by submerged~, here slightly cropped, is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. Looking for that perfect picture to illustrate your post? That catchy tune to jazz up your video? Look no further than Openverse, the huge library of free and open stock photos, images, and audio…
Better Sharing for Generative AI
by Catherine Stihler Better Internet, Licenses & Tools, Open Creativity, Technology post![A bluish surrealist painting generated by the DALL-E 2 AI platform showing a small grayish human figure holding a gift out to a larger robot that has its arms extended and a head like a cello.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/BetterSharingWithAI-1024x576.png)
Over the last year, innovation and use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded, providing new ways for people to create content of all sorts. For example, it’s been used to help create award winning art, develop educational materials, expedite software development, and craft business materials. Recently, three artists filed a class action lawsuit in…
CC’s #BetterSharing Collection | February: Sharing Brightens The Future
by Ony Anukem About CC, Open Creativity post![An illustration of three human figures floating in a circle, each holding a light source: a caveman with a flaming stick, someone in medieval European clothes with a candle, and someone in modern dress with an electric lightbulb, all on a bright yellow background.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Untitled-design-72-1024x576.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…
¿Interasado en ser voluntario en la formación de la Cumbre Global CC en la Ciudad de México?
by Kathryn Drew, Nate Angell Events post![A photo tinted blue of a giant Mexican flag flying over Mexico City’s Zocalo Square with the Cathedral in the background, decorated with CC Global Summit logo and text that says “Mexico City | 3-6 Oct 2023” and “SUMMIT.CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG”](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CC-Global-Summit-Mexico-City-3-6-Oct-2023-1024x576.png)
[Read this post in English >] ¿Ya escuchaste la emocionante noticia de que el CC Global Summit 2023 será en la Ciudad de México? Ahora tienes la oportunidad de ser voluntario y formar parte de los comités que ayudarán a dar forma al programa y podrás evaluar las solicitudes de becas para futuros participantes. Los…
Volunteer to Help Shape CC’s Global Summit in Mexico City
by Kathryn Drew, Nate Angell Events post![A photo tinted blue of a giant Mexican flag flying over Mexico City’s Zocalo Square with the Cathedral in the background, decorated with CC Global Summit logo and text that says “Mexico City | 3-6 Oct 2023” and “SUMMIT.CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG”](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CC-Global-Summit-Mexico-City-3-6-Oct-2023-1024x576.png)
[Lee esta entrada en español >] You’ve heard the exciting news that the 2023 CC Global Summit will be in Mexico City? Now you have the opportunity to volunteer to join the committees that will help shape the program and evaluate applications for participant scholarships. Volunteers are essential to ensure that the CC Summit reflects…
Scanning 3D: Cultural Heritage Preservation, Access and Revitalization
by Brigitte Vézina, 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 will host a panel discussion on 3D scanning, preservation, access and revitalization of cultural heritage. As 3D technologies advance and cultural heritage institutions around the world seek better ways to enable people to engage with their collections, we also see cultural artifacts threatened by global climate change, armed conflict,…
CC Open Education Platform Lightning Talks: Join us on 2 February 2023
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-CC-Open-Education-Platform-Lightning-Talks-1600-x-900-1024x576.png)
The Creative Commons Open Education Platform community welcomes you to our Lightning Talks, or seven-minute presentations on specific updates or stories in open education. Kicking off our Lightning Talks series for 2023, presenters will highlight: open educational resources (OER) as tools for social justice, work/life balance, climate change and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…
CC’s #BetterSharing Collection | January: Open Palms, Not Clutching Fists
by Ony Anukem About CC, Open Creativity post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Open-Palms-Not-Clutching-Fists-1024x576.png)
As part of #20CC, 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 with transforming…