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The nonprofit behind the licenses & tools the world uses to share 🌍
Learn more about how these actions will allow better sharing of cultural heritage by reading our report titled “Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage - A Call to Action to Policymakers” here: buff.ly/EotlPsj
Image: Los Dedos © 2021 by Mariano Mantel is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Image: Los Dedos © 2021 by Mariano Mantel is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Learn more about how these actions will allow better sharing of cultural heritage by reading our report titled “Towards Better Sharing of Cultural Heritage - A Call to Action to Policymakers” here: buff.ly/EotlPsj
Image: Los Dedos © 2021 by Mariano Mantel is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Image: Los Dedos © 2021 by Mariano Mantel is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
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
Learn more about what openness does for cultural heritage here: buff.ly/DUe2hf7
Image: Library - Staircase © 2022 by Traveller_40 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Image: Library - Staircase © 2022 by Traveller_40 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
October 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Learn more about what openness does for cultural heritage here: buff.ly/DUe2hf7
Image: Library - Staircase © 2022 by Traveller_40 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Image: Library - Staircase © 2022 by Traveller_40 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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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To ensure your attribution is thorough, read our recommended practices for attribution here: wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Recomme...
Image: Assorted Car License Plates by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Assorted Car License Plates by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
To ensure your attribution is thorough, read our recommended practices for attribution here: wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Recomme...
Image: Assorted Car License Plates by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Assorted Car License Plates by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
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
Learn more about how open cultural heritage can lead to more participatory education: creativecommons.org/wp-content/u...
Image: Assorted Books on Book Shelves by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Assorted Books on Book Shelves by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
October 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Learn more about how open cultural heritage can lead to more participatory education: creativecommons.org/wp-content/u...
Image: Assorted Books on Book Shelves by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Assorted Books on Book Shelves by Pixabay is marked with CC0 1.0
The report shows how each institution embarked on its open-access journey 🚀.
Read it here: buff.ly/z4lpzE2
Image: National Gallery of Art, West Building © 2010 by Josh is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Read it here: buff.ly/z4lpzE2
Image: National Gallery of Art, West Building © 2010 by Josh is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
September 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The report shows how each institution embarked on its open-access journey 🚀.
Read it here: buff.ly/z4lpzE2
Image: National Gallery of Art, West Building © 2010 by Josh is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Read it here: buff.ly/z4lpzE2
Image: National Gallery of Art, West Building © 2010 by Josh is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
We’re counting down to the launch of the #OpenHeritageStatement from the CC-led TAROCH Coalition with a 3-part blog series.
Part 1 of the series, published today, explores the barriers that stand in the way of open access to digital cultural heritage: creativecommons.org/2025/09/10/u...
Part 1 of the series, published today, explores the barriers that stand in the way of open access to digital cultural heritage: creativecommons.org/2025/09/10/u...
September 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We’re counting down to the launch of the #OpenHeritageStatement from the CC-led TAROCH Coalition with a 3-part blog series.
Part 1 of the series, published today, explores the barriers that stand in the way of open access to digital cultural heritage: creativecommons.org/2025/09/10/u...
Part 1 of the series, published today, explores the barriers that stand in the way of open access to digital cultural heritage: creativecommons.org/2025/09/10/u...
Exploring the intersection of cultural rights and the digital environment, a panel of experts will discuss how access to cultural heritage in the digital realm can advance human rights and shape a more open and equitable future for cultural heritage.
Register here: lnkd.in/euBziHtG.
Register here: lnkd.in/euBziHtG.
September 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Exploring the intersection of cultural rights and the digital environment, a panel of experts will discuss how access to cultural heritage in the digital realm can advance human rights and shape a more open and equitable future for cultural heritage.
Register here: lnkd.in/euBziHtG.
Register here: lnkd.in/euBziHtG.
Last week, Jennryn Wetzler, our Director of Learning and Training, and Brigitte Vezina, our Director of Policy and Open Culture, hosted a workshop at Wikimania Nairobi where participants learned about open licensing and building digital collections.
Watch the recording here: buff.ly/mFHGVwP.
Watch the recording here: buff.ly/mFHGVwP.
August 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Last week, Jennryn Wetzler, our Director of Learning and Training, and Brigitte Vezina, our Director of Policy and Open Culture, hosted a workshop at Wikimania Nairobi where participants learned about open licensing and building digital collections.
Watch the recording here: buff.ly/mFHGVwP.
Watch the recording here: buff.ly/mFHGVwP.
As the role of libraries continues to evolve and expand in the fast-changing information climate, expertise in open licensing is a critical asset for the modern librarian.
Image: New York Public Library opened May 23rd 1911 by Jim Griffin is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: New York Public Library opened May 23rd 1911 by Jim Griffin is marked with CC0 1.0
August 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
As the role of libraries continues to evolve and expand in the fast-changing information climate, expertise in open licensing is a critical asset for the modern librarian.
Image: New York Public Library opened May 23rd 1911 by Jim Griffin is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: New York Public Library opened May 23rd 1911 by Jim Griffin is marked with CC0 1.0
Our team is taking a well-deserved break next week. ☀️
We’ll be back on Monday, July 28 to respond to all emails and messages. Chat soon!
Image: At the Seaside by William Merritt Chase. Public Domain. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
We’ll be back on Monday, July 28 to respond to all emails and messages. Chat soon!
Image: At the Seaside by William Merritt Chase. Public Domain. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
July 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Our team is taking a well-deserved break next week. ☀️
We’ll be back on Monday, July 28 to respond to all emails and messages. Chat soon!
Image: At the Seaside by William Merritt Chase. Public Domain. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
We’ll be back on Monday, July 28 to respond to all emails and messages. Chat soon!
Image: At the Seaside by William Merritt Chase. Public Domain. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
That’s why we launched the TAROCH Coalition ➡️ aimed at reducing barriers to access cultural heritage. You can follow the page here to stay up to date on all things #TAROCHCoalition: creativecommons.org/about/arts-c...
Image: Four Beige Hot Air Balloons Flying by Snapwire is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Four Beige Hot Air Balloons Flying by Snapwire is marked with CC0 1.0
July 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
That’s why we launched the TAROCH Coalition ➡️ aimed at reducing barriers to access cultural heritage. You can follow the page here to stay up to date on all things #TAROCHCoalition: creativecommons.org/about/arts-c...
Image: Four Beige Hot Air Balloons Flying by Snapwire is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Four Beige Hot Air Balloons Flying by Snapwire is marked with CC0 1.0
Last week, Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina, and Victoria Stobo from the CREATe Centre (University of Glasgow) and the Centre for Archive Studies (University of Liverpool) published a study for CC titled "Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector."
July 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Last week, Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina, and Victoria Stobo from the CREATe Centre (University of Glasgow) and the Centre for Archive Studies (University of Liverpool) published a study for CC titled "Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector."
We’re kicking off public feedback on CC signals, a new framework meant to help sustain the commons in the age of AI!
Designed to build reciprocity, CC signals let data stewards express how content may be used and how AI systems should give back.
Learn more: buff.ly/r4KBnRx
#CCsignals
Designed to build reciprocity, CC signals let data stewards express how content may be used and how AI systems should give back.
Learn more: buff.ly/r4KBnRx
#CCsignals
June 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We’re kicking off public feedback on CC signals, a new framework meant to help sustain the commons in the age of AI!
Designed to build reciprocity, CC signals let data stewards express how content may be used and how AI systems should give back.
Learn more: buff.ly/r4KBnRx
#CCsignals
Designed to build reciprocity, CC signals let data stewards express how content may be used and how AI systems should give back.
Learn more: buff.ly/r4KBnRx
#CCsignals
We're kicking off public feedback on a new framework we're developing: 🌱 CC signals.
CC signals are designed to give stewards of large content collections a clear way to express how they want AI developers to give back to the commons.
CC signals are designed to give stewards of large content collections a clear way to express how they want AI developers to give back to the commons.
June 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We're kicking off public feedback on a new framework we're developing: 🌱 CC signals.
CC signals are designed to give stewards of large content collections a clear way to express how they want AI developers to give back to the commons.
CC signals are designed to give stewards of large content collections a clear way to express how they want AI developers to give back to the commons.
Read the Statement of Commitment: buff.ly/yQBtkzo
Submit your application through the membership application form: buff.ly/HPCj2ao
Image: Image: Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12, 1842 by Anonymous, British, 19th century is marked with CC0 1.0
Submit your application through the membership application form: buff.ly/HPCj2ao
Image: Image: Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12, 1842 by Anonymous, British, 19th century is marked with CC0 1.0
June 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Read the Statement of Commitment: buff.ly/yQBtkzo
Submit your application through the membership application form: buff.ly/HPCj2ao
Image: Image: Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12, 1842 by Anonymous, British, 19th century is marked with CC0 1.0
Submit your application through the membership application form: buff.ly/HPCj2ao
Image: Image: Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12, 1842 by Anonymous, British, 19th century is marked with CC0 1.0
Cultural heritage institutions are under increasing pressure to do more with less—digitize collections, expand access, and still find a path to financial sustainability. Can open licensing help? 👀
Join us for a conversation on the findings of Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector,
Join us for a conversation on the findings of Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector,
June 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Cultural heritage institutions are under increasing pressure to do more with less—digitize collections, expand access, and still find a path to financial sustainability. Can open licensing help? 👀
Join us for a conversation on the findings of Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector,
Join us for a conversation on the findings of Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector,
Our June courses are full, but the good news is that September courses are still available for registration. Learn more: certificates.creativecommons.org
Image: Studying © 2022 by Dr. Matthias Ripp is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Image: Studying © 2022 by Dr. Matthias Ripp is licensed under CC BY 2.0
May 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our June courses are full, but the good news is that September courses are still available for registration. Learn more: certificates.creativecommons.org
Image: Studying © 2022 by Dr. Matthias Ripp is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Image: Studying © 2022 by Dr. Matthias Ripp is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Wouldn’t it be terrible if people couldn't meaningfully and intentionally connect with each other around heritage? Experience social injustices related to culture? What if misinformation was unable to be corrected?
Image: Love of Winter © 2012 by George Wesley Bellows is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Love of Winter © 2012 by George Wesley Bellows is marked with CC0 1.0
May 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Wouldn’t it be terrible if people couldn't meaningfully and intentionally connect with each other around heritage? Experience social injustices related to culture? What if misinformation was unable to be corrected?
Image: Love of Winter © 2012 by George Wesley Bellows is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Love of Winter © 2012 by George Wesley Bellows is marked with CC0 1.0
Get involved here: creativecommons.org/about/arts-c...
Image: Illustration of a Balloon Ascending (Fūsen shōyō no zu) by Utagawa Yoshitora is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Illustration of a Balloon Ascending (Fūsen shōyō no zu) by Utagawa Yoshitora is marked with CC0 1.0
May 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Get involved here: creativecommons.org/about/arts-c...
Image: Illustration of a Balloon Ascending (Fūsen shōyō no zu) by Utagawa Yoshitora is marked with CC0 1.0
Image: Illustration of a Balloon Ascending (Fūsen shōyō no zu) by Utagawa Yoshitora is marked with CC0 1.0
To ensure that people can read, find, and build on it, climate and biodiversity knowledge MUST be accessible and easy to share. 🔬
Image: Image: Keys © 2012 by Patrick McFall is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Image: Image: Keys © 2012 by Patrick McFall is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
May 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
To ensure that people can read, find, and build on it, climate and biodiversity knowledge MUST be accessible and easy to share. 🔬
Image: Image: Keys © 2012 by Patrick McFall is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Image: Image: Keys © 2012 by Patrick McFall is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Education is a fundamental human right and essential for exercising all human rights💪. Interested in strengthening advocacy for open education worldwide? Join the CC Open Education Platform. Learn more here: network.creativecommons.org/cc-open-educ...
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Education is a fundamental human right and essential for exercising all human rights💪. Interested in strengthening advocacy for open education worldwide? Join the CC Open Education Platform. Learn more here: network.creativecommons.org/cc-open-educ...