The act of applying a CC license is easy, but there are several important considerations to think through before you do. Learning Outcomes Name the most important considerations before applying a CC license or CC0 Apply a license using CC’s License Chooser and CC0 using CC’s Public Domain Dedication Evaluate which license to apply based…

Is copyright confusing to you? Get some clarity by understanding its history and purpose. Learning Outcomes Explain basic principles of copyright Trace the basic history of copyright Explain the purpose of copyright Explain general copyright terms Big Question / Why It Matters Why do we have laws that restrict the copying and sharing of creative…

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…

Interesting Story by Laura Muntz Lyall. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. With new publications, events, and the launch of a new coalition, the CC Open Culture Program accomplished a lot! Here are some highlights: At the Open Culture Strategic Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal, we gathered nearly 50 experts from every continent to co-create a strategic…

Thanks to the CC Open Education Platform community’s time proposing projects and voting on the  proposals, we now have five winning ideas to advance open education globally. CC will fund five projects in 2024, spanning Brazil, Ghana, Nepal, and Nigeria. The CC Open Education Platform is also funding ongoing global community work supporting the UNESCO…

As part of the Open Culture Platform’s 2024 work plan, we at Creative Commons are offering funding for community activities. We called for proposals and invited the community to vote on the activities. The projects needed to have a focus on building community through outreach and helping institutions move toward open. Here are the four…

Today we in the Open Culture Program are releasing a new publication: Don’t be a Dinosaur; or, The Benefits of Open Culture.

In 2023, the Creative Commons (CC) Open Culture Platform ran an open call for funded activities as part of our efforts to develop local, non-Western models of open culture, and to support the growth of the open culture movement around the world.

The CC Open Education community had a busy 2023!  Five project teams, spanning nine countries, worked on open education projects ranging from developing STEAM, interactive, and climate change-related OER, to international curriculum alignment and translation work. Community members also worked on multimedia resources supporting the UNESCO Recommendation on OER, and presented in CC’s biannual Open…