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Introducing the CC Search Browser Extension
Technology post![CC Search Extension (1)](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-Search-Extension-1-1024x640.png)
This is part of a series of posts introducing the projects built by open source contributors mentored by Creative Commons during Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2019. Mayank Nader was one of those contributors and we are grateful for his work on this project. Creative Commons (CC) is working towards providing easy access to CC-licensed…
Our 4.0 License Suite Is Now Available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese
by Diane Peters About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CC-BY-Traditional-Chinese-TranslationFinal.jpg)
Creative Commons is doubly excited to announce the publication of two official Chinese language translations of version 4.0 of our license suite: Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. These translations will enable approximately 1.2 billion persons (more than 15% of the world’s population) to understand our licenses in their first language. We could not be more…
How UC Berkeley Students Helped Improve CC Search
by Anna Tumadóttir About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/UC-Berkeley-Screenshot-2-1024x640.png)
Since its launch, CC Search has become more than just a search tool for CC-licensed content; it has come to exemplify the virtuous cycle of knowledge creation—where we create, collaborate, and learn from one another. Our recent collaboration with a group of students from UC Berkeley was a true exercise in this cycle of creation…
Introducing CC Vocabulary, Our New Web Design System
About CC, Technology post![Vocabulary landing page](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2019-11-06-at-3.58.03-PM-1024x452.png)
This is part of a series of posts introducing the projects built by open source contributors mentored by Creative Commons during Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2019. Dhruv Bhanushali was one of those contributors and we are grateful for his work on this project. Over the past few months, we’ve been working on CC Vocabulary,…
CC Certificate Graduate on the Ripple Effect of Open Licensing Expertise for K12 Pedagogy
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Education post![Kevin Corcoran Interview](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kevin-Interview-1024x576.jpg)
After running 26 CC Certificate courses, and certifying hundreds of graduates, CC is exploring the way the courses impact graduates and their communities. In this interview, we highlight one CC Certificate graduate’s work within Connecticut, a #GoOpen state, and celebrate the momentum he’s built in open education. This interview is with Kevin Corcoran. Kevin is the…
Meet Our 2020 Interns From Outreachy
by Kriti Godey About CC, Technology post![Outreach Logo](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Outreachy-Image.jpg)
We’re happy to announce the selection of our 2020 interns from Outreachy—a remote internship program that “supports diversity in free and open source software.” Over the next three months, these interns will work with several members of the Creative Commons’ team on three different projects related to the CC Vocabulary, the CC License Chooser, and…
Save the Date: Public Domain Day 2020 Is Happening in January in Washington, D.C.
by Eric Steuer Copyright, Events, Open Access, Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pdd-announcement3-1024x1024.jpg)
Creative Commons is thrilled to announce that the second Public Domain Day celebration is happening on January 30, 2020 in Washington, D.C. We’re working with our friends at the Internet Archive, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University Washington College of Law, Creative Commons USA, the Institute for Intellectual Property &…
Privacy Policy (pre 2019-12-09)
pageLast Updated: May 2, 2019 This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains the information collection, use, and sharing practices of Creative Commons Corporation (“CC”, “Creative Commons,” “we,” “us,” and “our”). This Policy is incorporated into and part of Creative Commons Master Terms of Use (“Master Terms”) located at https://creativecommons.org/terms. Unless otherwise noted on a particular website or…
What’s New in the Noosphere?
by Victoria Heath About CC post![Human eye](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dboybaker-Flickr-Edited-1024x576.jpg)
The term “global commons” usually brings to mind the biosphere’s natural resources that everyone shares and benefits from, like water or air. But the global commons is also home to what’s called the noosphere—all the resources and artifacts created by human reason and scientific thought, such as music, art, language, and research. Creative Commons has…
NGO Network to Support Implementation of the UNESCO OER Recommendation
by Cable Green, Jennryn Wetzler Copyright, Open Access, Open Education post![The New UNESCO House in Paris](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/New-UNESCO-House-in-Paris.jpg)
The UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation was unanimously adopted on November 25 by 193 UNESCO member states at the 40th UNESCO General Conference. This milestone offers a unique opportunity to advance open education around the world. Why does it matter? This Recommendation is an official UNESCO instrument that gives national governments a specific list…