The nonprofit behind the licenses & tools the world uses to share 🌍https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgxm3bhdsk2kAt a time of geopolitical uncertainty and tightening resources, digital public goods showed what is possible through shared, open approaches. The 2025 State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem Report captures a year of real-world impact and renewed collective action. https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/2025-DPG-Ecosystem-Report13 Mar 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxm3bhdsk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgsggrduod2xNew approaches to governing machine access are emerging, but they all rely on being able to distinguish between different forms of machine use. Our newest issue brief describes why categorizing machine use of the web is proving difficult to achieve, and where we stand now. https://bit.ly/categorizing-machine-use-issue-brief11 Mar 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsggrduod2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgpgb5oll52gIf you're headed to SXSW, we'd love to see you! Catch us at two events in Austin: AI & Creative Capital: Consent, Governance, and the Future of the Open Web March 13 | 2-6 CT buff.ly/feHE4d1 The Knowledge Paradox: When Does Sharing Become Theft? March 14 | 2:30-3:30 CT lnkd.in/gmxFApXG10 Mar 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpgb5oll52ghttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgi7lpnat42qDo you want to be more involved with CC? Connect with others who share your passion for sharing? Stay up to date on conversations in the open movement? Join the CC community by filling out this form to be added to our community platform, Zulip, and subscribe to CC's newsletter. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2HY_wHq5SlgP_0U0ZWQKGXKwocNhm_vCPY34bUQrQ_hWoAQ/viewform07 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi7lpnat42qhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgfzqxlz2x23Another week, another #PublicDomainFriday! "Leonid Meteor Shower over Niagara Falls" by Anonymous, 1892, National Digital Library of Poland.06 Mar 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfzqxlz2x23https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgfse4w2nn23CC and Internet Archive Europe, with the support of Open Nederland, hosted an event entitled “Ensuring equitable access to heritage in the digital environment: A leading role for the Netherlands on the global stage.” In our blog post, we recap the event and share the impact for CC. buff.ly/hswr6YE06 Mar 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfse4w2nn23https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgdsqrl45z2lCC is heading to SXSW, and we'd love to see you at these events! AI & Creative Capital: Consent, Governance, and the Future of the Open Web March 13 | 2:00-6:00 CT buff.ly/feHE4d1 The Knowledge Paradox: When Does Sharing Become Theft? March 14 | 2:30-3:30 CT buff.ly/pQHCQHg https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/45/6338/compose-email/sxsw-event--ai-and-creative-capital---invite--co-sponsor-.asp05 Mar 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdsqrl45z2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgawxnkknr2qRecently, CC attended the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, and what became clear is that AI governance is shifting from high-level principles and into harder, more structural questions about infrastructure, stewardship, and power. Read our reflection on the biggest takeaways from Delhi. buff.ly/uBvAnCV https://creativecommons.org/2026/03/04/ais-infrastructure-era/04 Mar 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgawxnkknr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mg6hoitgrx2gDid you know that less than 1% of the world’s institutions share heritage in open access? In this article, our Open Culture team makes the case for openness as a key principle in the preservation and dissemination of documentary heritage. www.ijodh.org/0201-09/ https://www.ijodh.org/0201-09/03 Mar 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6hoitgrx2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mg453m5tuf2hBe a part of our commemorative 25th Aanniversary CC zine! We're looking for personal, political, playful, critical, messy, poetic, or practical works that explore the theme "Remix is Resistance." Submissions are open until the end of the month: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVpc0z0G9B534AJZLKldyIxb6FrhPPBgSEIuAF8w0MMcwQdw/viewform02 Mar 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg453m5tuf2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mfpdcvrcry2xUpcoming Events in March! AI & Creative Capital: Consent, Governance and the Future of the Open Web | March 3 | 16:00 EST https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/ai-creative-capital-sxsw-2026.html Open Education Week Live: Open Conversation on Online Communities | March 5 | 11:00 EST https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/oeweek-live-online-communities/ Con't below25 Feb 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpdcvrcry2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mfct2nmt4p23For this #PublicDomainFriday, we're sharing an ink painting on silk of a horse and willow tree by an unidentified Chinese artist, created during the Ming Dynasty. This work is on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 210 and in their digital archives: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/3603920 Feb 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfct2nmt4p23https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mf5va5u2vn2yOver the past year, we've engaged in a series of conversations about what CC licensing means in African contexts today. Our newest blog post discusses the themes that emerged from those conversations and asks: how must "open" evolve to remain just, relevant, and community centered? buff.ly/tw9a76c18 Feb 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5va5u2vn2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mf5rf57qkr2eThis week, CC’s Brigitte Vézina, Dee Harris and Beverley Francis are at UNESCO in Paris attending a meeting of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to raise awareness about the #OpenHeritageStatement. Learn more: openheritagestatement.org18 Feb 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5rf57qkr2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mf3f3pdvys2xIn 2026, we want to deepen our community engagement, strengthening connections and creating more meaningful ways for everyone to engage. Read our new blog post for a peek at some of our community plans for the coming year: https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/17/building-what-comes-next-community-engagement-at-creative-commons/17 Feb 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3f3pdvys2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3meye7tf4cw2yFor our anniversary this year, we're creating a special zine to commemorate our community's contributions, achievements, and memories from 25 years of CC. Our theme? Remix is resistance! Submit your work (art, photography, stories, poems, comics, and more!) by March 31. buff.ly/WjuAB2T16 Feb 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3meye7tf4cw2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3metfser5ac22Use this free to remix template to create a valentine for your forever crush: open education! https://www.canva.com/design/DAHA19XRL08/3y6PIHPtNCsPHU-DaMWuVg/view?utm_content=DAHA19XRL08&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview14 Feb 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3metfser5ac22https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mer2xyaflb2xIf you are at the AI Impact Summit, catch CC's CEO, Anna Tumadóttir, during these upcoming sessions!13 Feb 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer2xyaflb2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3meoujoomvg2xIn our newest blog post, Sarah Hinchliff Pearson discusses the new stories we must imagine to keep the internet human and how to rethink our must fundamental assumptions about open knowledge in order to meet the current moment. buff.ly/BslX4pw https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/12/how-to-keep-the-internet-human/12 Feb 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3meoujoomvg2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mejx3zefsh2bIn November 2025, we had the privilege of supporting and participating in Semana de la Cultura Libre in Montevideo, Uruguay: a week-long celebration of open culture organized by CC Uruguay. Read our full recap on the event and some of our biggest takeaways in our new blog post! buff.ly/6Fs2EMk https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/10/semana-de-la-cultura-libre-with-cc-uruguay/10 Feb 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejx3zefsh2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3me7lhfmra22nFor #PublicDomainFriday, we're sharing this banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, founded 1910. This image is part of the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/nmaahc-open-access06 Feb 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7lhfmra22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3me7gjjpwmp2nThis month, CC will be represented at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi to discuss the future of AI policy and practice. CC will be focused on areas where our experience, infrastructure, and global community position us to make a contribution to AI governance in the public interest. buff.ly/MG6j7pn https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/06/cc-at-the-ai-impact-summit-2026/06 Feb 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7gjjpwmp2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3md43erh5er2vAnother #PublicDomainFriday, another gem! This piece, from "The Blood Collages of John Bingley Garland (ca. 1850–60)" is available from the Harry Ransom Center! Share your own favorite work at the end of each week with us using #PublicDomainFriday! hrc.contentdm.oclc.org23 Jan 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3md43erh5er2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mckr7n47vg24We're starting #PublicDomainFriday where we share one gem from the public domain each week. And how could we not start with this one? Share your own favorite public domain image or remix this one and share with the hashtag! I Know a Secret by Eulalie Osgood Grover, 1911. buff.ly/6xypGGQ16 Jan 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckr7n47vg24https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mcip4myegz2xHappy Birthday, Wikipedia! A quarter-century of keeping knowledge free and human for everyone—we'll toast to that! Join us in celebrating by sharing your favorite random Wiki article! 🗞️ #Wikipedia25 @wikimediafoundation.org Image: Adam Jenkins licensed with CC BY 2.015 Jan 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcip4myegz2x