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Announcing Four Regional Events for CC's 25th Anniversary
We are excited to announce that we will be supporting four regional events for CC's 25th Anniversary-representing regions around the world with groups who are working to advance open knowledge. We're delighted to be working with a variety of trusted partn
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25 Years of Partnership: CC at Wikimania 2026
With both Wikipedia and Creative Commons turning 25 this year, our participation in Wikimania 2026 felt especially meaningful. A quarter-century in, both organizations have evolved from scrappy experiments to global infrastructure. Our community has grown
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Attribution in the Age of AI
Introduction Attribution has always been a cornerstone of working with other people's creativity and knowledge. As Creative Commons reminds us, practicing attribution serves many important functions, from providing verifiable evidence of a claim, to payin
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Introducing the CC Open Heritage Companion
The Creative Commons (CC) Open Heritage Companion is a practitioner's guide developed to help cultural heritage institutions navigate the journey from closed to open collections. Grounded in the legal, policy, and ethical questions institutions face along
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Takeaways from a London Workshop on CC Signals
At the recent Founders Fireside Chat, Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig referred to himself as "hopelessly naive." It struck me that this sort of naivete-the kind that is about believing in the potential for good when sharing knowledge with other h
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The Legacy of 25 Years of Creative Commons
We are thrilled to recap the first in our series of 25th anniversary events, celebrating some of the most notable moments in the history of the development and deployment of our legal tools from creation to translation; and from advocacy to adoption. Each
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Inside the CC Founders Fireside Chat
Twenty-five years ago, a small group of people made a bet. They believed that if you gave creators a simple set of tools and licenses in language that a lawyer, a machine, and a human could all read, millions of people might choose to share their work wit
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From Signals to Infrastructure: Strengthening the Commons for the AI Era
We recently shared an update on the evolution of CC signals. As AI systems increasingly extract value from the commons without adequate consent, attribution, or transparency, sustaining a healthy commons requires stronger governance and accountability. Th
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How can Equitable Access to Heritage Help Solve Global Challenges? An Exploratory Dialogue
Introduction How can equitable access to heritage help solve global challenges? That is the question we addressed during our Exploratory Dialogue, a major event we hosted on 29 April, 2026, at UNESCO House in Paris, France, to celebrate the Open Heritage
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Update on CC Signals: What Changed and Why
It's been a while since we last shared an update on CC signals and our work around AI and the commons. Over the past several months, we've been deep in research, in conversation, and in active collaboration with communities, policymakers, and practitioner
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