Creative Commons

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:01:45 +0000

At 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 growth, real-world impact, and renewed collective action—and where further collaboration is needed next.

Read the report: https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/2025-DPG-Ecosystem-Report

@dpgalliance #DPG #DigitalPublicGoods #DPGA #2025DPGEcosytemReport

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:38:10 +0000

Image: "Software Boxes" by Atomic Taco, here cropped and remixed by Creative Commons, is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:38:10 +0000

In response to large AI models’ extractive relationship with web content, new approaches to governing machine access are emerging. But all of these approaches are predicated on being able to distinguish between different forms of machine use.

Our newest issue brief describes why a common vocabulary for machine use is needed but proving difficult to achieve, and where definitions are currently being debated.

https://bit.ly/categorizing-machine-use-issue-brief

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:57:05 +0000

If you're headed to SXSW, we'd love to see you! Find Anna Tumadóttir and hear more about CC's work at two events while you're in Austin:

AI & Creative Capital: Consent, Governance, and the Future of the Open Web
March 13 | 2:00-6:00 CT
Register: https://buff.ly/feHE4d1

The Knowledge Paradox: When Does Sharing Become Theft?
March 14 | 2:30-3:30 CT
Register: https://lnkd.in/gmxFApXG

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:16:04 +0000

Do you want to be more involved with CC? Connect with others who share your passion for sharing? Geek out on data governance? Stay up to date on conversations in the open movement? Join the CC community! Fill out this easy 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/viewform

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:19:18 +0000

Another week, another #PublicDomainFriday!

"Leonid Meteor Shower over Niagara Falls" by Anonymous, 1892, National Digital Library of Poland.

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:04:11 +0000

On March 2, CC and Internet Archive Europe, together 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 newest blog post, we offer a recap of the dynamic discussions from the event and share the importance and impact for CC.

https://creativecommons.org/2026/03/06/open-heritage-statement-event-amsterdam-march-2026/

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:08:33 +0000

CC is heading to SXSW! If you'll be there as well, 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

https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/45/6338/compose-email/sxsw-event--ai-and-creative-capital---invite--co-sponsor-.asp

The Knowledge Paradox: When Does Sharing Become Theft?
March 14 | 2:30-3:30 CT

https://schedule.sxsw.com/2026/events/PP1163013

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:46:05 +0000

Also check out this excellent summary of the Summit from CC Board Member Jeni Tennison! https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/empty-rhetoric-of-ai-summits-is-failing-the-public-3908074

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:46:04 +0000

The infrastructure phase of AI governance has begun. Recently, CC attended the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, and what became clear is that AI governance is shifting. The conversation is moving beyond high-level principles and into harder, more structural questions about infrastructure, stewardship, and power.

Read our reflection on the biggest takeaways from Delhi and what we believe is CC's critical role in filling a global implementation gap.

https://creativecommons.org/2026/03/04/ais-infrastructure-era/

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:07:05 +0000

Did you know that less than 1% of the world’s institutions share heritage in open access? In this article, our Open Culture team provides an overview of the main barriers to equitable access to public domain heritage in the digital environment, makes the case for openness as a key principle in the preservation and dissemination of documentary heritage, and shares examples of positive reuse enabled by open heritage.

https://www.ijodh.org/0201-09/

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:52:19 +0000

Be a part of our commemorative 25th Anniversary CC zine! We're looking for personal, political, playful, critical, messy, poetic, or practical works that explore the theme "Remix is Resistance." Photos, poems, comics, collage, QR codes that link to music...we want it all!

Submissions are open until the end of the month: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVpc0z0G9B534AJZLKldyIxb6FrhPPBgSEIuAF8w0MMcwQdw/viewform

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:39:03 +0000

Upcoming 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/

CC Community Office Hours | March 20 | 12:00 EST
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FtgmpqjSQUifL38EwAS87w

CC Legal Office Hours | March 30 | 11:00 EST
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CW2-sLtWSiizEgn_nirjJg

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:16:17 +0000

For 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/36039

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:11:47 +0000

Thank you to Vukosi Marivate, Chijioke Okorie, and Melissa Omino, as well as members of the CC board of directors for convening these dialogues and sharing their perspectives with us at Creative Commons.

Images: Textile fragments, 3rd–4th century, CC0, The Met.

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:11:46 +0000

Over the past year, we've been engaged in a series of conversations with a small group of researchers specializing in IP, AI policy, and data governance about what CC licensing means—and does—in African contexts today. Our newest blog post discusses the themes that have emerged from those conversations and asks a broader question: how must "open" evolve to remain just, relevant, and community centered?

https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/18/cc-licenses-data-governance-and-the-african-context/

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:02:07 +0000

This week, CC's Brigitte Vézina, @dharris, 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 Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action to ensure equitable access to heritage in the digital environment.

Learn more and add your voice: openheritagestatement.org

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:17:40 +0000

"The Stars Are Us" by Alina Marinescu for Fine Acts is licensed with CC BY NC SA, remixed by Creative Commons, CC BY NC SA.

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:17:40 +0000

Over the past year, Creative Commons communities around the world have continued to show what’s possible when people come together around shared values of openness, collaboration, and care. In 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: https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/17/building-what-comes-next-community-engagement-at-creative-commons/

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:24:04 +0000

For 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!

We are looking for creative works that reflect how remix, reuse, adaptation, and sharing can challenge power, build community, preserve culture, and imagine more just futures.

Submit your work (art, photography, stories, poems, comics, and more!) by March 31. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVpc0z0G9B534AJZLKldyIxb6FrhPPBgSEIuAF8w0MMcwQdw/viewform?usp=publish-editor