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Millions Now Have Access to the CC Certificate in Italian and Arabic!
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Access, Open Education post![CC Certificate logo: A series of growing colored dots rising over a CC icon and the word](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CC-Certificate-Newsletter2-1024x621.jpg)
To date, the CC Certificate has only been available in English. However, thanks to the incredible efforts of CC Global Network members, the CC Certificate course content (e.g., readings, articles, etc.) is being translated into multiple languages. In particular, we are proud to highlight the work of CC Network members in Italy and Saudi Arabia.…
Indian State of Odisha Releases 21 Dictionaries Under CC BY
by Victoria Heath Open Culture, Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dictionaries.jpg)
When governments choose to use Creative Commons licenses to preserve and share cultural knowledge, like Indigenous languages, it illustrates how our licenses can help create a more accessible and equitable world. Recently, CC India’s Global Network Representative (GNC) Subhashish Panigrahi brought to our attention that the Indian state of Odisha licensed 21 dictionaries—in all 21…
We Created a CC Style Guide; It’s Yours to Remix
by Victoria Heath About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CC_StyleGuide_2019_Covercrop-1024x545.jpg)
Crafting and maintaining a consistent style is essential to establishing and promoting an organization’s brand. As with any organization, Creative Commons’ (CC) brand should help CC build trust with its stakeholders and the broader open movement, as well as maintain and grow CC’s reputation, legitimacy, and leadership in the Global Commons. With that in mind,…
Early Bird Registration is Open for the CC Global Summit!
by Alison Pearce Events post![Global Summit 2020](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GlobalSummit2020_SocialFeature-1-1024x536.png)
The 2020 Creative Commons (CC) Global Summit is returning to Lisbon, Portugal on 14-16 May! We’ve grown the CC Global Summit every year as hundreds of leading activists, advocates, librarians, educators, lawyers, technologists, and more have joined us for discussion, debate, workshops, planning, talks, and community building. Whether you’re new to the community or a…
How to Get Involved With the 2020 CC Global Summit
by Alison Pearce Events post![2019 CC Global Summit volunteer helping a participant](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CC-Global-Summit-2019-Registration.jpg)
The 2020 Creative Commons (CC) Global Summit is returning to Lisbon, Portugal on 14-16 May, co-hosted by CC Portugal. You can help bring the CC Summit to life for our participants by volunteering for a role on one of our planning committees. Please note: These are remote positions; you do not need to be located…
Robin McKenna’s GIFT Documentary Opens Today
by Eric Steuer Open Culture post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gift.png)
At the 2017 Creative Commons Global Summit, we hosted a special session with filmmaker Robin McKenna that featured an early look at her then-in-progress documentary GIFT. McKenna’s film is now completed and opens today in select cities in the US. Inspired by The Gift, Lewis Hyde’s influential 1983 book about creativity and sharing (and an…
Meet Our First CC Certificate Scholarship Recipients!
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Roshan-Kumar-Karn.png)
The Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) is a passionate community that lights up our vibrant, collaborative, global commons. The CC Network is also critical to our mission of sharing. To support CC Network members, we launched a scholarship program for CC Certificate courses. Today, we are proud to highlight our first 10 CC Certificate Scholarship…
Congratulations to Our 157 June CC Certificate Graduates!
by Jennryn Wetzler Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cert-Grad-792x1024.png)
From June—August 2019, Creative Commons hosted eight CC Certificate classes for Academic Librarians and Educators. Participants in the classes studied Creative Commons licenses, copyright, the public domain, and open practices. Certificate students developed open licensing proficiency and deepened their understanding of the broader context for open advocacy. See examples of the assignments participants shared under…
Access to Information Is Not Universal: Here’s Why That Matters
by Victoria Heath Copyright, Open Access, Open Data post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/web-banner-9688x358_EN.jpg)
Today is the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). You may be wondering why this day is necessary—particularly in 2019, when the average person is inundated with an estimated 34 gigabytes of information every day, from emails and text messages to Youtube videos and news programs. In fact, it’s easy to take information…
The Pangolin Reports: CC Journalism About the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal
by Eric Steuer Open Journalism post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/pangolin-in-the-ESRIs-First-Aid-Station.-credit_Yu-Chih-Wei-1024x683.jpg)
Earlier this year, we met Patrick Böhler, a journalist and executive editor of SWI swissinfo.ch, the international news service of Switzerland’s public broadcaster. In our conversation, we discussed the ways that various media companies and journalistic projects have used Creative Commons licensing to increase public access to their stories. We were excited when Patrick circled…