Creative Commons
@creativecommons.bsky.social
The nonprofit behind the licenses & tools the world uses to share 🌍
2025 was a big year for CC's efforts to expand the accessibility and interoperability of climate data globally. This Open Climate Data project, generously funded by the McGovern Foundation, focused on building the tools and guidance needed to ensure that knowledge flows freely and openly. 🧵
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
2025 was a big year for CC's efforts to expand the accessibility and interoperability of climate data globally. This Open Climate Data project, generously funded by the McGovern Foundation, focused on building the tools and guidance needed to ensure that knowledge flows freely and openly. 🧵
This year, Creative Commons became a UNESCO NGO partner and launched its Open Heritage Statement, two huge steps forward in our work to make culture accessible to everyone and preserve it for future generations. This momentum shows what’s possible, but we need you to keep it going.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This year, Creative Commons became a UNESCO NGO partner and launched its Open Heritage Statement, two huge steps forward in our work to make culture accessible to everyone and preserve it for future generations. This momentum shows what’s possible, but we need you to keep it going.
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Creative Commons is joining @archive.org to celebrate new works entering the public domain! Registration is open for events on January 21:
Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl
In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi
Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl
In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi
The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: Virtual Public Domain Day 2026
On January 1, 2026, creative works from 1930 and sound recordings from 1925 enter the public domain. Celebrate with us online January 21!
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December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Creative Commons is joining @archive.org to celebrate new works entering the public domain! Registration is open for events on January 21:
Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl
In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi
Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl
In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi
The end of the year always marks an opportunity to reflect on all that we've achieved this past year. Read our wrap-up blog post for more on this big year: buff.ly/0kpZKbj
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The end of the year always marks an opportunity to reflect on all that we've achieved this past year. Read our wrap-up blog post for more on this big year: buff.ly/0kpZKbj
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?
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Proud to partner with @creativecommons.bsky.social on some incredible work with @mozdatacollective.bsky.social 👏
datacollective.mozillafoundation.org
datacollective.mozillafoundation.org
New blog post! What have we been working on with CC signals in 2025?
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Proud to partner with @creativecommons.bsky.social on some incredible work with @mozdatacollective.bsky.social 👏
datacollective.mozillafoundation.org
datacollective.mozillafoundation.org
New blog post! What have we been working on with CC signals in 2025?
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New blog post! What have we been working on with CC signals in 2025?
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
Get involved:
📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn
🙋♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3
🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU
With AI bots flooding their online repositories, it’s getting harder for libraries to keep knowledge open and accessible to everyone. We want to help them have a say in how their collections are used in AI training. Join us in this work with a donation today.
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
With AI bots flooding their online repositories, it’s getting harder for libraries to keep knowledge open and accessible to everyone. We want to help them have a say in how their collections are used in AI training. Join us in this work with a donation today.
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
The TAROCH Coalition is now the Open Heritage Coalition, a clearer, more accessible name that puts the Open Heritage Statement at the center our global advocacy advancing equitable access to heritage in the public domain. Learn more and sign the Statement buff.ly/ZyplbNX
Statement — Open Heritage Statement
The Open Heritage Statement supports UNESCO's efforts to promote equitable access to heritage in line with its normative work on cultural rights, digital transformation, knowledge sharing for…
openheritagestatement.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The TAROCH Coalition is now the Open Heritage Coalition, a clearer, more accessible name that puts the Open Heritage Statement at the center our global advocacy advancing equitable access to heritage in the public domain. Learn more and sign the Statement buff.ly/ZyplbNX
We've shared a primer on pay-to-crawl in our latest issue brief, and details on our collaboration with the RSL collective, incorporating elements of CC signals into their new standards. But where does CC stand on pay-to-crawl?
Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL
Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We've shared a primer on pay-to-crawl in our latest issue brief, and details on our collaboration with the RSL collective, incorporating elements of CC signals into their new standards. But where does CC stand on pay-to-crawl?
Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL
Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL
How does Global Open Initiative's work preserving and sharing cultural knowledge in Ghana connect to the Open Heritage Statement? Harriet Bayel, the organization's community lead, shares her thoughts. Hear her full remarks and then sign the Statement yourself: openheritagestatement.org.
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
How does Global Open Initiative's work preserving and sharing cultural knowledge in Ghana connect to the Open Heritage Statement? Harriet Bayel, the organization's community lead, shares her thoughts. Hear her full remarks and then sign the Statement yourself: openheritagestatement.org.
We love a good remix, but we sure wish licensing deals and (alleged) contribution back to creators weren’t solely a reality for Big Content & Big Tech.
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We love a good remix, but we sure wish licensing deals and (alleged) contribution back to creators weren’t solely a reality for Big Content & Big Tech.
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🌍 We are now an official signatory of the #OpenHeritageStatement driven by @creativecommons.bsky.social!
Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026.
More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i...
#OpenHeritageCoalition
Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026.
More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i...
#OpenHeritageCoalition
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌍 We are now an official signatory of the #OpenHeritageStatement driven by @creativecommons.bsky.social!
Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026.
More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i...
#OpenHeritageCoalition
Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026.
More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i...
#OpenHeritageCoalition
Today, the Real Simple Licensing (RSL) Collective releases the RSL 1.0 standard. CC worked with the RSL Collective ahead of this release to integrate components of the CC signals framework into the new standard. 🧵
creativecommons.org/2025/12/10/i...
creativecommons.org/2025/12/10/i...
Integrating Choices in Open Standards: CC Signals and the RSL Standard - Creative Commons
Creative Commons is partnering with RSL to integrate attribution and reciprocity into the new 's RSL 1.0 standard.
creativecommons.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today, the Real Simple Licensing (RSL) Collective releases the RSL 1.0 standard. CC worked with the RSL Collective ahead of this release to integrate components of the CC signals framework into the new standard. 🧵
creativecommons.org/2025/12/10/i...
creativecommons.org/2025/12/10/i...
CC will be speaking at the Museum Association's Open Minds conference about copyright and open heritage in museums! The event will explore the latest approaches to and trends in collections copyright, the impact of technological developments and AI on copyright, and more.
Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb
Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
CC will be speaking at the Museum Association's Open Minds conference about copyright and open heritage in museums! The event will explore the latest approaches to and trends in collections copyright, the impact of technological developments and AI on copyright, and more.
Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb
Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb
We’re in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we are less than 5% of the way toward our ambitious $100,000 goal for the end of this year. Will you stand with us and make a gift to Creative Commons?
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We’re in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we are less than 5% of the way toward our ambitious $100,000 goal for the end of this year. Will you stand with us and make a gift to Creative Commons?
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
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This Giving Tuesday, please join me in supporting @creativecommons.bsky.social! With major disruptions to the ecosystem of online sharing, CC has ambitious work ahead to protect the commons, preserving the values of openness and access in the digital age. Join me in giving a gift today!
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This Giving Tuesday, please join me in supporting @creativecommons.bsky.social! With major disruptions to the ecosystem of online sharing, CC has ambitious work ahead to protect the commons, preserving the values of openness and access in the digital age. Join me in giving a gift today!
With AI companies exploiting our collective knowledge for profits, we fear that people and platforms will stop sharing openly. We’re building a solution to protect the commons and create checks and balances on AI. Support this ambitious project with a gift today.
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
With AI companies exploiting our collective knowledge for profits, we fear that people and platforms will stop sharing openly. We’re building a solution to protect the commons and create checks and balances on AI. Support this ambitious project with a gift today.
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
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I've written up a briefing note for @creativecommons.bsky.social on pay-to-crawl: new systems being used by websites to automate compensation for when their content is accessed by AI bots and other machines
Pay-to-crawl systems have emerged as a possible way to help sustain the creation of content online in the wake of AI. However, overbroad use of pay-to-crawl could represent a shift towards a more tightly controlled and monetised content ecosystem.
Read the full brief for more!
buff.ly/h0wdhXS
Read the full brief for more!
buff.ly/h0wdhXS
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I've written up a briefing note for @creativecommons.bsky.social on pay-to-crawl: new systems being used by websites to automate compensation for when their content is accessed by AI bots and other machines
Pay-to-crawl systems have emerged as a possible way to help sustain the creation of content online in the wake of AI. However, overbroad use of pay-to-crawl could represent a shift towards a more tightly controlled and monetised content ecosystem.
Read the full brief for more!
buff.ly/h0wdhXS
Read the full brief for more!
buff.ly/h0wdhXS
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Pay-to-crawl systems have emerged as a possible way to help sustain the creation of content online in the wake of AI. However, overbroad use of pay-to-crawl could represent a shift towards a more tightly controlled and monetised content ecosystem.
Read the full brief for more!
buff.ly/h0wdhXS
Read the full brief for more!
buff.ly/h0wdhXS
Next week is #GivingTuesday and we need your help to raise $100,000 before the end of this year! Support our large-scale response to unchecked AI development. Join us with a gift!
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Next week is #GivingTuesday and we need your help to raise $100,000 before the end of this year! Support our large-scale response to unchecked AI development. Join us with a gift!
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
www.classy.org/give/313412/...
How would equitable access to heritage change life for future generations in your region? Patricia Diaz Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile explains the lasting effects of open heritage.
✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ
✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
How would equitable access to heritage change life for future generations in your region? Patricia Diaz Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile explains the lasting effects of open heritage.
✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ
✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ
Earlier this year, CC Certificate for Educators alumni launched "Open Horizons: Creative Commons for Indonesia's Educators," a training initiative to promote openness, CC licenses, and ethical practices in sharing/creating digital content. Learn more about their journey: medium.com/creative-com....
Open Horizons: Creative Commons for Indonesia’s Educators
A grassroots training movement empowers educators to create and share knowledge ethically and openly.
medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Earlier this year, CC Certificate for Educators alumni launched "Open Horizons: Creative Commons for Indonesia's Educators," a training initiative to promote openness, CC licenses, and ethical practices in sharing/creating digital content. Learn more about their journey: medium.com/creative-com....
We’re celebrating free culture in Uruguay! 🇺🇾
@CC_Uruguay is hosting a vibrant festival full of panels, creative workshops, and live music.
If you’re in Montevideo, join in next week — and stay tuned for highlights!
🔗 festival.creativecommons.uy
@CC_Uruguay is hosting a vibrant festival full of panels, creative workshops, and live music.
If you’re in Montevideo, join in next week — and stay tuned for highlights!
🔗 festival.creativecommons.uy
Semana de la Cultura Libre
Festival de Cultura Libre de Uruguay
festival.creativecommons.uy
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We’re celebrating free culture in Uruguay! 🇺🇾
@CC_Uruguay is hosting a vibrant festival full of panels, creative workshops, and live music.
If you’re in Montevideo, join in next week — and stay tuned for highlights!
🔗 festival.creativecommons.uy
@CC_Uruguay is hosting a vibrant festival full of panels, creative workshops, and live music.
If you’re in Montevideo, join in next week — and stay tuned for highlights!
🔗 festival.creativecommons.uy
The CC Certificate for Open Culture/GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) is a 10-week virtual professional development training course designed for institutions and community groups dedicated to cultural heritage preservation.
Register for 2026: www.classy.org/event/2026-c...
Register for 2026: www.classy.org/event/2026-c...
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The CC Certificate for Open Culture/GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) is a 10-week virtual professional development training course designed for institutions and community groups dedicated to cultural heritage preservation.
Register for 2026: www.classy.org/event/2026-c...
Register for 2026: www.classy.org/event/2026-c...
The Getty Museum has made 88,000 artworks available for free under CC0 licenses! This is a huge win for open culture—for art lovers, creators, educators, learners, researchers, and all future generations. Huge congratulations to the Getty for this big step!
getty.edu/art/collection 🖼️
getty.edu/art/collection 🖼️
The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection
Explore the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
getty.edu
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Getty Museum has made 88,000 artworks available for free under CC0 licenses! This is a huge win for open culture—for art lovers, creators, educators, learners, researchers, and all future generations. Huge congratulations to the Getty for this big step!
getty.edu/art/collection 🖼️
getty.edu/art/collection 🖼️