Creative Commons
@creativecommons.bsky.social
The nonprofit behind the licenses & tools the world uses to share 🌍
A couple years ago, we identified five actions to advance open culture and better sharing of cultural heritage:
🤲 Protect the public domain from erosion.
👇 Reduce the term of copyright protection.
🧑⚖️ Legally allow necessary activities of cultural heritage institutions.
🤲 Protect the public domain from erosion.
👇 Reduce the term of copyright protection.
🧑⚖️ Legally allow necessary activities of cultural heritage institutions.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A couple years ago, we identified five actions to advance open culture and better sharing of cultural heritage:
🤲 Protect the public domain from erosion.
👇 Reduce the term of copyright protection.
🧑⚖️ Legally allow necessary activities of cultural heritage institutions.
🤲 Protect the public domain from erosion.
👇 Reduce the term of copyright protection.
🧑⚖️ Legally allow necessary activities of cultural heritage institutions.
Find Creative Commons this month!
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Find Creative Commons this month!
What does equitable access mean to your country? Alwaleed Alkhaja, the Head of Open Access & Copyright at the Qatar National Library, shares the profound effects that open heritage would have on his region.
✍️ Sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org
✍️ Sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What does equitable access mean to your country? Alwaleed Alkhaja, the Head of Open Access & Copyright at the Qatar National Library, shares the profound effects that open heritage would have on his region.
✍️ Sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org
✍️ Sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org
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🎈We’ve signed the Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action to advance equitable access to public domain heritage and inform future international policy. @creativecommons.bsky.social
➡ Add your signature: openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCHCoalition #CreativeCommons
➡ Add your signature: openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCHCoalition #CreativeCommons
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🎈We’ve signed the Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action to advance equitable access to public domain heritage and inform future international policy. @creativecommons.bsky.social
➡ Add your signature: openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCHCoalition #CreativeCommons
➡ Add your signature: openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCHCoalition #CreativeCommons
We participated in the World Intellectual Property Organization Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence to discuss the threats that AI poses to the commons.
Watch the brief statement: webcast.wipo.int/video/WIPO_I...
Watch the brief statement: webcast.wipo.int/video/WIPO_I...
WIPO Webcast
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November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We participated in the World Intellectual Property Organization Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence to discuss the threats that AI poses to the commons.
Watch the brief statement: webcast.wipo.int/video/WIPO_I...
Watch the brief statement: webcast.wipo.int/video/WIPO_I...
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I am proud that Wikimedia Australia has signed the Open Heritage Statement.
#OpenHeritageStatement #PublicDomain #GLAM #CreativeCommons @creativecommons.bsky.social
#OpenHeritageStatement #PublicDomain #GLAM #CreativeCommons @creativecommons.bsky.social
WMAU has signed the Open Heritage Statement, supporting fair, open access to cultural heritage, with respect for Indigenous knowledge.
Read our statement 👉https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia_signs_the_Open_Heritage_Statement
Read our statement 👉https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia_signs_the_Open_Heritage_Statement
Wikimedia Australia signs the Open Heritage Statement
WMAU has signed the Open Heritage Statement, supporting fair, open access to cultural heritage, with respect for Indigenous knowledge.
wikimedia.org.au
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I am proud that Wikimedia Australia has signed the Open Heritage Statement.
#OpenHeritageStatement #PublicDomain #GLAM #CreativeCommons @creativecommons.bsky.social
#OpenHeritageStatement #PublicDomain #GLAM #CreativeCommons @creativecommons.bsky.social
Arts Professional highlights some of the existing hurdles to open heritage that our Open Heritage Statement seeks to solve!
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...
Inconsistent copyright laws cited among hurdles to open heritage - Arts Professional
Organisations wrongly claiming copyright restrictions over faithful digital reproductions of public domain heritage are preventing cross-border cultural
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Arts Professional highlights some of the existing hurdles to open heritage that our Open Heritage Statement seeks to solve!
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...
When cultural heritage institutions share items online, they are often accompanied by biased, outdated, or offensive narratives.
During a webinar in 2023, we convened experts to discuss their approaches to reparative metadata practices.
During a webinar in 2023, we convened experts to discuss their approaches to reparative metadata practices.
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
When cultural heritage institutions share items online, they are often accompanied by biased, outdated, or offensive narratives.
During a webinar in 2023, we convened experts to discuss their approaches to reparative metadata practices.
During a webinar in 2023, we convened experts to discuss their approaches to reparative metadata practices.
Join us and help shape the future of reuse in modular science!
@creativecommons.bsky.social and @continuous.foundation are teaming up to make reuse the default for modular science.
Join the cohort working to shape incentives for reuse in modular science. The group will kick off in January 2026.
Apply by Sunday, Nov 30
continuousfoundation.org/reuse-form
Join the cohort working to shape incentives for reuse in modular science. The group will kick off in January 2026.
Apply by Sunday, Nov 30
continuousfoundation.org/reuse-form
October 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Join us and help shape the future of reuse in modular science!
CC's Director of Strategic Communications, Rebecca Ross, is representing Creative Commons today at the Responsible Tech Summit! We're excited to connect with leaders across industries on AI governance and human-centered tech future. If you're attending, find Rebecca and say hi!
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
CC's Director of Strategic Communications, Rebecca Ross, is representing Creative Commons today at the Responsible Tech Summit! We're excited to connect with leaders across industries on AI governance and human-centered tech future. If you're attending, find Rebecca and say hi!
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has just launched its newly updated policy for Immediate Access to Research! When HHMI scientists share CC BY licensed preprints, it allows others to immediately access and share cutting-edge science.
@asapbio.bsky.social
@asapbio.bsky.social
It is *so* exciting to see HHMI's new preprint policy. HHMI researchers are now required to post initial and revised preprints under CC-BY licenses. Best of all - the policy lets HHMI put preprints at the center of its research assessment strategy. Learn more:
asapbio.org/hhmi-enacts-...
asapbio.org/hhmi-enacts-...
HHMI Enacts “Immediate Access To Research” Policy For Its Scientists – ASAPbio
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is requiring its scientists to post their research articles as preprints under an open license that allows
asapbio.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has just launched its newly updated policy for Immediate Access to Research! When HHMI scientists share CC BY licensed preprints, it allows others to immediately access and share cutting-edge science.
@asapbio.bsky.social
@asapbio.bsky.social
After almost 15 years, CC's Director of Open Education, Dr. Cable Green, is moving on from Creative Commons. Join us in thanking Cable and wishing him well in all that is to come!
Read more about Cable's work at CC and his impact on the open movement: creativecommons.org/2025/10/22/a...
Read more about Cable's work at CC and his impact on the open movement: creativecommons.org/2025/10/22/a...
A Heartfelt Farewell to Dr. Cable Green - Creative Commons
After almost 15 years of dedicated service, Dr. Cable Green, our Director of Open Education, will be moving on from Creative Commons.
creativecommons.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
After almost 15 years, CC's Director of Open Education, Dr. Cable Green, is moving on from Creative Commons. Join us in thanking Cable and wishing him well in all that is to come!
Read more about Cable's work at CC and his impact on the open movement: creativecommons.org/2025/10/22/a...
Read more about Cable's work at CC and his impact on the open movement: creativecommons.org/2025/10/22/a...
✍️Here's something worth a read today! ✍️
Patricia Diaz-Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile, wrote an article on the Open Heritage Statement and what open access to cultural heritage could mean for Latin America.
medium.com/@pdiazrubio/...
En español: medium.com/@pdiazrubio/...
Patricia Diaz-Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile, wrote an article on the Open Heritage Statement and what open access to cultural heritage could mean for Latin America.
medium.com/@pdiazrubio/...
En español: medium.com/@pdiazrubio/...
The Power of #OpenHeritage: Towards an International Framework for Equitable Access
Over the last 18 months, more than 60 organizations worldwide -including Wikimedia Chile- have collaborated in TAROCH, a global coalition…
medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
✍️Here's something worth a read today! ✍️
Patricia Diaz-Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile, wrote an article on the Open Heritage Statement and what open access to cultural heritage could mean for Latin America.
medium.com/@pdiazrubio/...
En español: medium.com/@pdiazrubio/...
Patricia Diaz-Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile, wrote an article on the Open Heritage Statement and what open access to cultural heritage could mean for Latin America.
medium.com/@pdiazrubio/...
En español: medium.com/@pdiazrubio/...
When shared openly, cultural heritage collections…
👁️🗨️ …are easier to find
👥 …reach broader and more diverse audiences
🤲 …can be preserved, safeguarded and refined in digital form
💯… can be (re)used with more legal certainty
👁️🗨️ …are easier to find
👥 …reach broader and more diverse audiences
🤲 …can be preserved, safeguarded and refined in digital form
💯… can be (re)used with more legal certainty
October 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When shared openly, cultural heritage collections…
👁️🗨️ …are easier to find
👥 …reach broader and more diverse audiences
🤲 …can be preserved, safeguarded and refined in digital form
💯… can be (re)used with more legal certainty
👁️🗨️ …are easier to find
👥 …reach broader and more diverse audiences
🤲 …can be preserved, safeguarded and refined in digital form
💯… can be (re)used with more legal certainty
The recording from the Open Heritage Statement Launch is now available! Watch how experts from around the world came together to shape a shared vision for equitable access to public domain heritage. openheritagestatement.org/webinar
#OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCH #UNESCO
#OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCH #UNESCO
Webinar — Open Heritage Statement
Watch the launch of the Open Heritage Statement from 14 October 2025.
openheritagestatement.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The recording from the Open Heritage Statement Launch is now available! Watch how experts from around the world came together to shape a shared vision for equitable access to public domain heritage. openheritagestatement.org/webinar
#OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCH #UNESCO
#OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCH #UNESCO
Currently, cultural heritage is not open. With that, there are some limitations... 🧵
October 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Currently, cultural heritage is not open. With that, there are some limitations... 🧵
The Museum Journal (@museumsassociation.org ) featured the launch of our Open Heritage Statement in their latest article, delving into the barriers to open access identified in the Statement as well as our commitments to action.
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
Call to widen global access to public domain heritage - Museums Association
Open Heritage Statement aims to promote open access through advocacy and practical solutions
www.museumsassociation.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Museum Journal (@museumsassociation.org ) featured the launch of our Open Heritage Statement in their latest article, delving into the barriers to open access identified in the Statement as well as our commitments to action.
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
Open Newswire is an aggregator of news articles available for free use under CC licenses! Their goals are to boost readership, expand coverage (they include articles in over 90 languages!), and free up resources.
Check out this amazing new resource: www.opennewswire.org
@opennewswire.bsky.social
Check out this amazing new resource: www.opennewswire.org
@opennewswire.bsky.social
Open Newswire
Find freely-republishable news articles in more than 90 languages!
www.opennewswire.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Open Newswire is an aggregator of news articles available for free use under CC licenses! Their goals are to boost readership, expand coverage (they include articles in over 90 languages!), and free up resources.
Check out this amazing new resource: www.opennewswire.org
@opennewswire.bsky.social
Check out this amazing new resource: www.opennewswire.org
@opennewswire.bsky.social
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We’ve signed the Open Heritage Statement to support a global call for equitable access to public domain heritage in the digital environment.
Join us by adding your signature:
openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement
@creativecommons.bsky.social
Join us by adding your signature:
openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement
@creativecommons.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We’ve signed the Open Heritage Statement to support a global call for equitable access to public domain heritage in the digital environment.
Join us by adding your signature:
openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement
@creativecommons.bsky.social
Join us by adding your signature:
openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement
@creativecommons.bsky.social
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Today Creative Commons released the Open Heritage Statement
openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement #CulturalHeritage #CreativeCommons #PublicDomain
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openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement #CulturalHeritage #CreativeCommons #PublicDomain
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October 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Today Creative Commons released the Open Heritage Statement
openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement #CulturalHeritage #CreativeCommons #PublicDomain
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openheritagestatement.org
#OpenHeritageStatement #CulturalHeritage #CreativeCommons #PublicDomain
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Register for the launch of the Open Heritage Statement on Zoom on 14 October! 🎈
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October 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Register for the launch of the Open Heritage Statement on Zoom on 14 October! 🎈
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us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Halloween is on the way!
Do you like the International Phonetic Alphabet but wish it was... spooOOOoookier?
I present...
The INTERRED⚰️national FANG🧛etic AlphaBEAST 👹
r.jyu.fi/IPAspooky
Free to use/adapt! (@creativecommons.bsky.social)
Repost or I will send zombies to eat your braaaaains. 🧟 🧠🍽️
Do you like the International Phonetic Alphabet but wish it was... spooOOOoookier?
I present...
The INTERRED⚰️national FANG🧛etic AlphaBEAST 👹
r.jyu.fi/IPAspooky
Free to use/adapt! (@creativecommons.bsky.social)
Repost or I will send zombies to eat your braaaaains. 🧟 🧠🍽️
International Phonetic Alphabet, spooooky edition!
r.jyu.fi
October 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Halloween is on the way!
Do you like the International Phonetic Alphabet but wish it was... spooOOOoookier?
I present...
The INTERRED⚰️national FANG🧛etic AlphaBEAST 👹
r.jyu.fi/IPAspooky
Free to use/adapt! (@creativecommons.bsky.social)
Repost or I will send zombies to eat your braaaaains. 🧟 🧠🍽️
Do you like the International Phonetic Alphabet but wish it was... spooOOOoookier?
I present...
The INTERRED⚰️national FANG🧛etic AlphaBEAST 👹
r.jyu.fi/IPAspooky
Free to use/adapt! (@creativecommons.bsky.social)
Repost or I will send zombies to eat your braaaaains. 🧟 🧠🍽️
When using CC-licensed material, one condition of all CC licenses is attribution—users must credit the author and note the source and license 🙌.
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
When using CC-licensed material, one condition of all CC licenses is attribution—users must credit the author and note the source and license 🙌.
Today we launch the Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action to break down barriers and shape the future of access to heritage in the public domain.
Sign the Statement: buff.ly/CfNFufB
Then, register for the launch webinar on 14 October buff.ly/UnD5yTJ
Sign the Statement: buff.ly/CfNFufB
Then, register for the launch webinar on 14 October buff.ly/UnD5yTJ
October 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Today we launch the Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action to break down barriers and shape the future of access to heritage in the public domain.
Sign the Statement: buff.ly/CfNFufB
Then, register for the launch webinar on 14 October buff.ly/UnD5yTJ
Sign the Statement: buff.ly/CfNFufB
Then, register for the launch webinar on 14 October buff.ly/UnD5yTJ
When collections of images, music, videos, artifacts, and their related data are shared openly, teachers, educators, and learners can... 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When collections of images, music, videos, artifacts, and their related data are shared openly, teachers, educators, and learners can... 🧵