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CC’s #BetterSharing Collection | July: Better Sharing For Brighter Future
by Ony Anukem About CC, Open Creativity post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Better-Sharing-For-Brighter-Future-Twitter-Post-1024x576.png)
As part of our #20CC anniversary, last year we joined forces with Fine Acts to spark a global dialogue on what better sharing looks like in action. Our #BetterSharing collection of illustrations was the result — we gathered insights from 12 prominent open advocates around the world and tasked 12 renowned artists who embrace…
CC Joins Key AI Panel in Brussels
by Creative Commons Copyright post![A heavily pixelated blue European Union flag with pixels scattered across it in different colors.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/EU-Pixelated-1024x576.png)
As a part of CC’s continuing engagement in policy to shape generative artificial intelligence (AI), Brigitte Vézina, our Director of Policy and Open Culture, participated in a June session hosted by the European Internet Forum: Generative AI, Art & copyright: from creative machines to human-powered tools. The panel was held in the framework of EU…
Wikipedia Moves to CC 4.0 Licenses
by Creative Commons Licenses & Tools post![Black logos for the Wikimedia Foundation and Creative Commons, side by side.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WikimediaAndCC-1024x576.png)
We are thrilled to announce that Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects have now adopted version 4.0 of the Creative Commons BY-SA license! The project first began using version 3.0 of the CC licenses in 2009 following a community process, having previously used the GNU Free Documentation License. This decision, made as part of a Terms…
ccMixter: A Collaborative Music Community
by Creative Commons Open Culture post![The ccMixter logo: A black record with a green border and a white reversed, nested C inside a larger white C on a green center, all to the left of a lowercase “mixter” in gray with the X green, above “collaborative community” in gray.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ccMixter-1024x576.jpg)
Back in 2004, ccMixter.org was born when Creative Commons and Wired magazine collaborated to support communities engaged in remixing openly-licensed and public domain music. As it has evolved over the years, ccMixter has become an independent project that supports musicians and creators working in remix culture, connecting them with each other and their fans. To…
European Parliament Gives Green Light to AI Act, Moving EU Toward Finalizing the World’s Leading Regulation of AI
by Creative Commons Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EU-AI-1024x576.png)
Today, the European Parliament (EP) adopted its position in plenary on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. This is the culmination of a months-long process whereby thousands of pages of amended text have been pored over by policymakers, civil society and industry alike. The strong, cross-party endorsement (499 votes in favor, 28 against and 93 abstentions)…
An Open Wave: New Calls for Open Access
by Cable Green, Monica Granados Open Climate post![Modern recut copy of The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖波裏), from 36 Views of Mount Fuji, Color woodcut.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/The-Great-Wave-off-Kanagawa-1600x900-1-1024x576.png)
The Open Climate Campaign is pleased to see the recent wave of announcements requiring open access to knowledge that support our goal to make the open sharing of research outputs the norm in climate science. The Campaign recognizes that in order to generate solutions and mitigations to climate change, the knowledge (i.e. research papers, data,…
Join CC at RightsCon: AI for a Better Internet and Open Journalism
by Creative Commons Better Internet post![White and green text saying “RightsCon Costa Rica” and a big Creative Commons logo embedded in an orange circle, both on a green rectangle with orange bottom left and top right corners.](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RightsCon-2023-CC-1024x576.png)
Are you attending RightsCon 2023, either in person in Costa Rica or virtually online? Join the Creative Commons team and community members for two sessions, one in-person for RightsCon participants in San José and the other virtual so anyone can attend with a free online pass. These sessions on artificial intelligence (AI) and open journalism…
2023 Cumbre Global CC: Registro, convocatoria de propuestas y solicitudes de becas ahora abiertas.
by Creative Commons Events post![Una foto teñida de azul de una bandera mexicana gigante ondeando sobre la Plaza Zócalo de la Ciudad de México con la Catedral al fondo, superpuesta con líneas de conexión neuronal en la esquina inferior izquierda y decorada con el logotipo de CC Global Summit y el texto que dice](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CC-Global-Summit-AI-Mexico-City-3-6-Oct-2023-ESP-1024x576.png)
[read this post in English >] Luego de nuestro anuncio inicial para la Cumbre Global Creative Commons 2023, ahora nos complace abrir la siguiente fase de preparación para este evento tan esperado, que tendrá lugar del 3 al 6 de octubre de 2023 en el corazón de la Ciudad de México. Hoy comienza el registro,…
2023 CC Global Summit: Registration, Call for Proposals, and Scholarships Now Open
by Creative Commons Events post![A photo tinted blue of a giant Mexican flag flying over Mexico City’s Zocalo Square with the Cathedral in the background, overlaid with neural connection lines in the bottom left corner, and decorated with CC Global Summit logo and text that says “AI & THE COMMONS, MEXICO CITY | 3–6 OCT 2023” and “SUMMIT.CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG”](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CC-Global-Summit-AI-Mexico-City-3-6-Oct-2023-1024x576.png)
[lee esta entrada en español >] Following our initial announcement for the 2023 Creative Commons Global Summit, we are now excited to open the next phase of preparation for this much-anticipated event, set to take place during 3–6 October 2023 in the heart of Mexico City. Today, we are opening up registration, initiating the call…
CC’s #BetterSharing Collection | June: Share Freely, Openly, Like We Share Air
by Ony Anukem About CC, Open Creativity post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Share-Freely-Openly-Like-We-Share-Air-1024x576.png)
As part of our #20CC anniversary, last year we joined forces with Fine Acts to spark a global dialogue on what better sharing looks like in action. Our #BetterSharing collection of illustrations was the result — we gathered insights from 12 prominent open advocates around the world and tasked 12 renowned artists who embrace openness…