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Download Shepard Fairey’s Creative Commons Logo Remix
by Eric Steuer Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SHEPARD-FAIREY-CC-TEE-FNL-1024x1024.jpg)
Back in 2010, we had the great pleasure of working with world famous artist/graphic designer Shepard Fairey on a project to re-envision the Creative Commons logo in his signature style. At the time, we released a t-shirt with Fairey’s remix as part of a fundraising campaign and later put it on a CC tote bag…
CC Open Education Platform Activities Fund: Six Winners!
by Cable Green, Jennryn Wetzler Open Education post![Openness and Collaboration collage](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/22Openness-and-Collaboration22-by-Paul-Downey-CC-BY-2.0-cropped.jpg)
Creative Commons is proud to announce six winning project proposals from the inaugural round of the CC Open Education Platform Activities Fund! The CC Open Education Platform is a vibrant, international network of over 1120 open education advocates, educators, librarians, lawmakers, graduate students, and more, spanning 79 countries. This year, CC launched an activities fund…
Creative Commons Is Now Leading the Open COVID Pledge—Here’s What That Means
by Diane Peters, Eric Steuer About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/logo-lightback-jpg-01-1024x698.jpg)
We’re pleased to announce today that Creative Commons is taking on leadership and stewardship of the Open COVID Pledge. Earlier this year, CC joined forces with an international group of researchers, scientists, academics, and lawyers seeking to accelerate the development of diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics, medical equipment, and software solutions that might be used to assist…
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pageCreative Commons Master Terms of Use Effective as of 29 April 2019 1. General Information Regarding These Terms of Use Master terms: Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Creative Commons (“Creative Commons,” “CC,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Unless otherwise noted on a particular site or service, these master terms of use (“Master Terms”)…
Meet the Program Committee Making the 2020 CC Global Summit a Reality!
by Alison Pearce Events post![Susanna Ånäs](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Susanna-Ånäs-by-Sebastiaan-ter-Burg-CC-BY-2.0-Faces-of-the-Commons-2019-2-1024x587.jpg)
At Creative Commons, we value sharing, openness, and gratitude. Over the last few months, we’ve had the privilege of working with a group of global volunteers who embody these values. In order to make the CC Global Summit a reality each year, we enlist the help of dozens of volunteers, many of whom are members…
Why cOAlition S’ Rights Retention Strategy Protects Researchers
by Brigitte Vézina Copyright post![2010 PopTech Science and Public Leadership Fellows talking together](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/224910869765_95d7e03bed_k22-2010-PopTech-Science-and-Public-Leadership-Fellows-via-PopTech-CC-BY-SA-2.0-1024x628.jpg)
Last month, cOAlition S released its Rights Retention Strategy to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership rights and suppress unreasonable embargo periods—Creative Commons (CC) keenly supports this initiative. Modernizing an outdated academic publishing system Under a traditional publishing model, researchers who want to publish their articles in a journal typically need to assign or exclusively license their…
From CC’s New CEO: Working Towards Our Shared Future
by Catherine Stihler About CC post![creative commons logo](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cc.xlarge.png)
It is an honor to be joining the Creative Commons team on the eve of its 20th anniversary year. For nearly two decades, this organization has worked to make the world a more open and equitable place. When CC first launched in 2001, I was a recently-elected Member of the European Parliament at a time…
Meet CC Netherlands, Our Next Feature for CC Network Fridays!
by Julia Brungs Community post![CC Network Fridays: CC Nederland](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-Nederland-Feature-Image-1024x536.jpg)
Last month we introduced the CC Chapter in Italy to you! This month we’re traveling north to the CC Chapter in The Netherlands! The Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) consists of 43 CC Country Chapters spread across the globe. They’re the home for a community of advocates, activists, educators, artists, lawyers, and users who share…
Your Chance to Perform for the CC Global Summit!
by Alison Pearce Events, Open Culture post![CC Global Summit logo with two icons](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-Global-Summit-Call-for-Artists-1024x536.jpg)
The wrap-up party for the annual CC Global Summit is always incredible, featuring local artists and musicians who send us off in style. Of course, things are a little different this year as we’ve transformed our in-person event to an entirely virtual one—but that doesn’t mean we can’t find a way to party together like…
Sharing Indigenous Cultural Heritage Online: An Overview of GLAM Policies
by Brigitte Vézina Copyright post![Ndebele Tribe in South Africa](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2215318215771_72c527508c_k22-Photo-of-the-Ndebele-Tribe-in-South-Africa-by-UN-CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0--1024x694.jpg)
This post was co-authored by CC’s Open Policy Manager Brigitte Vézina and Legal and Policy Intern Alexis Muscat. Tomorrow is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, a day that seeks to raise awareness of and support Indigenous peoples’ rights and aspirations around the world. We at Creative Commons (CC) wish to highlight this important…