Pursuant to a generous grant from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, Creative Commons conducted a formal exploration and analysis of a proposal to create so-called “springing licenses,” a legal mechanism for granting a license that automatically springs into life at a future date. The Idea The idea motivating the concept…

As part of our mission to create tools that empower authors to manage their copyrights on their terms, CC has been working to update its Scholar’s Copyright Project, first launched in June 2006, including the Scholar’s Copyright Addendum Engine (“SCAE”). This tool has provided a simple mechanism for scholars to retain copyright over their published material…

As part of our mission to create tools that empower authors to manage their copyrights on their terms, CC stewards a reversionary rights project. This project spans the entire organization and impacts our policy, advocacy and educational work. But centrally, it focuses at present on the creation of tools that enable authors to reclaim their…

If you’re in the EU, go to saveyourinternet.eu and tell your MEPs to stop the proposal and reopen the debate. Today, the European Parliament the Legal Affairs Committee voted in favor of the most harmful provisions of the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. The outcome reflects a disturbing path toward increasing…

Today, CC is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members of the Board of Directors, both prominent leaders and advocates in their fields.

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The Lithuanian translation of the 4.0 CC licenses is now completed. The licenses can be viewed on the Creative Commons website.

As the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament is nearing a vote on the proposed reform of the EU copyright rules, time is running out to make your voice heard. The vote will take place on June 20. The final copyright directive will have deep and lasting effects on the ability to create and…

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Happy Africa Day 2018!