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New CC T-Shirt! (Inspired by a Letter from a 5th Grader)
by Ryan Merkley Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/560.jpg)
Creative Commons gets letters and phone calls and emails from all around the world. People write to share their work, call to get advice on how to use the licenses, and email to complain and to say thank you. Recently, we got a series of hand-written letters from a number of students in a US-based…
Meet Our Growing Tech Team
by Victoria Heath About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CC_Tech_Team-1024x576.jpg)
Over the past year, we’ve expanded our tech team at CC, welcoming four new staff members to help support the global commons through CC’s licenses and tools. Timid Robot Zehta joined us in October of 2018 as CC’s Core Systems Manager; Hugo Solar signed on in January as CC’s Web Developer; Bruno Ferreira also began…
Message to the Creative Commons Community Regarding Joi Ito
by Molly Van Houweling Uncategorized postJeffrey Epstein used his position of power, influence, and wealth to abuse young women and girls. The brief message that follows relates to matters that are inconsequential in comparison to the pain of the survivors, although it connects to broader issues about the society in which that pain was inflicted and persisted. Like many members…
You Loved the 2019 CC Global Summit Logo, So We Put it on a T-Shirt
by Victoria Heath Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/joao-shirt-front.png)
We’re excited to release our latest Teespring campaign that features the artwork created by João Pombeiro for the 2019 CC Global Summit! When we asked Portuguese artist and filmmaker, João Pombeiro to design a logo for the 2019 CC Global Summit, we were confident he would create something that would capture the global movement for…
It’s Happening—The CC Global Summit Will Be in Lisbon, May 14-16!
by Alison Pearce Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/40873444733_cf8e654391_k-1024x683.jpg)
Why mess with success? We’re happy to announce that the 2020 CC Global Summit will once again be in Lisbon from May 14-16, 2020! Please save the date! All of our workshops, talks, planning sessions and small group sessions will be hosted in the beautiful and vibrant Museu do Oriente, located on the Alcântara Waterfront.…
Now You Can Watch the Keynotes from CC’s 2019 Global Summit
by Eric Steuer Events post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WhoseKnowledge-1024x561.png)
Well this is exciting—all of the keynote talks from CC’s 2019 Global Summit are now online! We wanted to make sure that the insights shared by the summit’s seven amazing keynote speakers are accessible to people who couldn’t make it to the event, so we’ve uploaded their talks to YouTube and made them available under…
SELF Magazine and the AAP Promote Vaccine Awareness Through CC-Licensed Images
by Eric Steuer Uncategorized post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vaccine-SELF-FINALsocial-image-1024x1024.jpg)
Today, SELF magazine released a collection of new CC-licensed photos created to increase awareness about vaccines and promote accurate information about immunizations. The project, developed in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, includes several dozen high-quality images made by photographer Heather Hazzan. These photos are available to the public as a free alternative to…
What’s New in 4.0
pageCreative Commons worked for more than two years to develop the next generation of CC licenses — the version 4.0 CC license suite. The new licenses are more user-friendly and more internationally robust than ever before. We made dozens of improvements to the licenses. Most will go unnoticed by many CC licensors and licensees, but…
Leadership Transitions at
Creative Commons
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Molly Van Houweling
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Today Creative Commons CEO Ryan Merkley is announcing the conclusion of his five years of leadership of the organization. As he describes in his personal message, he is stepping down as CEO to start a new position at Wikimedia. We are thankful to Ryan for his five years of leadership at CC and excited for…
Moving on from Creative Commons
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cc-heart_k.png)
I have some bittersweet professional news to share. I will be stepping down from my position at Creative Commons and joining the Wikimedia Foundation as Chief of Staff. Leading Creative Commons has been the most challenging and rewarding role of my career. It has been a privilege to do this work, and together we’ve had…