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Sharing your collections and content comes at the last step on the road towards open access, but it is the one that will prove the value of the decision of releasing collections and content. Engaging with the public takes time and work, and it is important that users understand how they can engage with collections…

As the importance of digital cultural heritage increases in our fast-changing information environment, expertise in copyright and open licensing is a crucial asset for cultural heritage work. Creative Commons licenses and tools are the global standard for open access to knowledge and culture around the world; CC licenses put the “open” in Open Culture, Open…

As the role of libraries evolves and expands in our fast-changing information environment, expertise in open licensing is a crucial asset for the modern librarian. Creative Commons licenses are the most popular open licenses among open education and open access projects around the world. CC licenses enable OER and OA. This unit will introduce you…

What is the relationship between Creative Commons and “Open Culture”? Explore the shared mission and take a look at the benefits of working collaboratively with the larger open movement. Learning Outcomes Describe the importance of making content available over the internet. Explore the history and key developments that helped grow the Open Culture (sometimes known…

As a set of legal tools, a nonprofit, and a global network and movement, Creative Commons has evolved in many ways over the course of its history. Learning Outcomes Differentiate between Creative Commons as a set of licenses, a movement, and a nonprofit organization Explain the role of the CC Global Network Describe the basic…

To understand how a set of copyright licenses could inspire a global movement, you need to know a bit about the origin of Creative Commons. Learning Outcomes Retell the story of why Creative Commons was founded Identify the role of copyright law in the creation of Creative Commons Big Question / Why It Matters What…

Creative Commons is a set of legal tools and a nonprofit organization, as well as a global network and a movement — all inspired by people’s willingness to share their creativity and knowledge, and enabled by a set of open copyright licenses. Creative Commons began in response to an outdated global copyright legal system. CC…

Creative Commons (CC) is proud to launch the TAROCH Coalition (Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage), a collaborative effort to achieve the adoption of a UNESCO standard-setting instrument to improve open access to cultural heritage. We are grateful to the Arcadia Fund for supporting this initiative. Below we share an overview of TAROCH and…

“Eight eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun” by Charles Le Brun is licensed via CC0. The intersection of AI, copyright, creativity, and the commons has been a focal point of conversations within our community for the past couple of years. We’ve hosted intimate roundtables, organized workshops at conferences, and run public events, digging into the…