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Generative AI and Creativity: New Considerations Emerge at CC Convenings
by Brigitte Vézina, Catherine Stihler Better Internet, Events, Open Creativity, Open Heritage, Technology
This week, Creative Commons (CC) convened 100+ participants during two events in New York City to discuss the important issues surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI), copyright, and creativity. For many years, we at CC have been examining the interplay between copyright and generative AI, exploring ways in which this technology can foster creativity and better…
NYC Symposium: Generative AI & the Creativity Cycle
by Creative Commons Events
Are you thinking about how generative artificial intelligence (AI) intersects with creativity? Or how it draws from existing works and collections? Or enables new understandings of culture? Join Creative Commons in NYC on 13 September 2023 for a full-day symposium focused on the intersection of generative artificial intelligence, cultural heritage, and contemporary creativity. This event…
A Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices Series, Part 2
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture
Watch A Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices Series, Part 1 In this Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices series, CC hosts a conversation among five open culture experts from around the world: Dr. Andrea Wallace, Professor, University of Exeter Law School, United Kingdom Dr. Nkem Osuigwe, Director, African Library and Information Associations…
A Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices Series, Part 1
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture
In this Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices series, CC hosts a conversation among five open culture experts from around the world. Dr. Andrea Wallace, Professor, University of Exeter Law School, United Kingdom Dr. Nkem Osuigwe, Director, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions, Nigeria Medhavi Gandhi, Founder, The Heritage Lab, India Evelin Heidel…
Creative Commons Open Education Platform: 2022 in Review
by Cable Green, Jennryn Wetzler Open Education
The Creative Commons Open Education Team is pleased to provide a snapshot of progress made toward opening access and equity in education, through a look at our collective efforts in 2022.1 We laud the CC open education community for its important work throughout 2022. CC and community members’ open education efforts in 2022 included, but…
Siobhan Leachman — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 6
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture
“Open Culture gives joy!” What a great message from Siobhan. In this episode we learn about Open Culture in public institutions in New Zealand, how public works are reused in a variety of ways, and what governments can do to promote open policies and copyright laws around the world. Open Culture VOICES is a series…
Angie Cervellera — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 5
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture
Angie shares that “…if memory does not pass from one person to another then it is forgotten.” In this episode we learn about the unique barriers faced by institutions and organizations in an Argentinian and South American context as well as the unique ways Wikimedia Argentina supports efforts to open up collections of cultural heritage…
Charles Riondet — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 4
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture
Charles shares that “open access [in cultural heritage] allows institutions to shine a light on lesser known works” that would otherwise go unnoticed. In this episode we get to learn about how a major French cultural institution creates value by making incredibly detailed data of collections available to the public online. Open Culture VOICES is…
CC’s Open Culture Platform 2022: Five Working Groups Share Their Highlights
by Brigitte Vézina Open Culture
In 2022, five working groups of the Creative Commons Open Culture Platform collaborated on a diverse range of topics related to better sharing of cultural heritage. In this blog post, we highlight their incredible contribution to the open culture community. Digital Community Heritage Led by Bettina Fabos and Mariana Ziku, the Digital Community Heritage Working…
Félix Nartey — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 3
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture
Felix feels that “sharing is something that is invited in human nature” and this is something that has inspired part of his own journey within Open Culture and the Open Movement. In this episode we learn about digital and media rights in Ghana and Liberia as well as the ways local initiatives for open access…