Do you “speak CC” yet? This lesson covers the acronyms, terms, and symbols used in connection with Creative Commons’ tools, as well as some key things to know about how the licenses were designed. Learning Outcomes Differentiate the meaning of different CC icons Identify the different layers and elements of CC licenses and tools Big…

Creative Commons would like to highlight country case studies CC community members have written as items in this Appendix. If you would like to contribute information on your country’s copyright and CC licensing context, please work with your CC Network Chapter leader or representative, or contact certificates@creativecommons.org if your country does not have a Network…

More information about copyright concepts Liability and remedies Generally, to establish a claim of copyright infringement, creators or copyright holders need only show that they have a valid copyright in their works and that the defendants copied protected expression from the works. However, other facts may be relevant in some cases, such as if defendants…

The limitations and exceptions built into copyright were designed to ensure that the rights of the public were not unduly restricted by copyright. Learning Outcomes State what limitations and exceptions to copyright are and why they exist Name a few common exceptions and limitations to copyright The Big Question What would the world look like…

The public domain consists of works that are not subject to copyright. This is a vast, ever-growing pool of material on which new creativity and knowledge may be built without concern for copyright. Melies color Voyage dans la lune, by Georges Méliès, Public Domain. Learning Outcomes Explain what the public domain is Communicate the value…

Copyright laws vary from country to country, yet international agreements on copyright set minimum standards for copyright around the world, in effort to standardize copyright laws. Learning Outcomes Learn how the copyright laws of your country may differ from those of other countries Identify major international treaties and efforts to harmonize laws around the world…

Regent Street Looking Towards the Duke of York’s Column, plate twelve from Original Views of London as It Is by Thomas Shotter Boys is marked with CC 1.0 In case you missed it, we recently published our 2025-2028 Strategy which sets the stage for our goals and activities over the next few years. This updated strategy…

Astronomical Clock by olemartin is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. The team here at Creative Commons was delighted to publicly release our new organizational strategy on January 22, after almost a year of intensive team, community, and board consultations. For the next several years, our focus will be to: Strengthen the open infrastructure of sharing…

The Conciergerie, Paris by Mustang Joe is marked with CC0 1.0. On February 10 and 11, 2025, the government of France convened the AI Action Summit, bringing together heads of state, tech leaders, and civil society to discuss global collaboration and action on AI. The event was co-chaired by French President Macron and Indian Prime…

Open Heritage Coalition and the Open Heritage Statement “Watering Place at Marley” by Alfred Sisley, 1875, CC0 1.0, Art Institute of Chicago, remixed with “TAROCH balloon” by Creative Commons/Dee Harris, 2025, CC0 1.0. The Open Heritage Coalition (formerly TAROCH – Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage), convened by Creative Commons (CC), brings together more…