The nonprofit behind the licenses & tools the world uses to share 🌍https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social@creativecommons.bsky.social – Creative Commonshttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m533zvgzkf2iFind Creative Commons this month!07 Nov 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m533zvgzkf2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m4ydb2xcbm23What 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.org06 Nov 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ydb2xcbm23https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m4tkn4zjyh2oWe 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: https://webcast.wipo.int/video/WIPO_IP_CONV_GE_2_2025-10-29_PM_126034?startTime=1071804 Nov 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tkn4zjyh2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m4guxaq5z72iArts Professional highlights some of the existing hurdles to open heritage that our Open Heritage Statement seeks to solve!
https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsreel/inconsistent-copyright-laws-cited-among-hurdles-to-open-heritage30 Oct 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4guxaq5z72ihttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m4gakm5dlw2sWhen cultural heritage institutions share items online, they are often accompanied by biased, outdated, or offensive narratives.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.30 Oct 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gakm5dlw2shttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m4bsz7lgvk2hJoin us and help shape the future of reuse in modular science!
[contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4bsz7lgvk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m46rwc6s5k2wCC'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!27 Oct 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46rwc6s5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m3uwtx6cas2tThe 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.
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[contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3uwtx6cas2thttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m3uncauvln2jAfter 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: https://creativecommons.org/2025/10/22/a-heartfelt-farewell-to-dr-cable-green/23 Oct 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3uncauvln2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m3sr7vybpq2v✍️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.
https://medium.com/@pdiazrubio/how-would-an-international-instrument-for-equitable-access-to-heritage-change-for-future-056d15e1fb21
En español: https://medium.com/@pdiazrubio/el-poder-del-patrimonioabierto-hacia-un-marco-internacional-de-acceso-equitativo-72a0338f705822 Oct 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sr7vybpq2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m3n57ju5hs2bWhen 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 certainty20 Oct 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3n57ju5hs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m3deqenepr2bThe 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
https://openheritagestatement.org/webinar16 Oct 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3deqenepr2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m3d6tlfbto2fCurrently, cultural heritage is not open. With that, there are some limitations… 🧵16 Oct 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3d6tlfbto2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m3b6bmtcf42bThe 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.
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2025/10/call-to-widen-global-access-to-public-domain-heritage/#15 Oct 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3b6bmtcf42bhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m3amihy2zk2gOpen 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
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https://www.opennewswire.org15 Oct 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3amihy2zk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m2u7mg5x7i2hRegister for the launch of the Open Heritage Statement on Zoom on 14 October! 🎈
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QkmQT4FUShG2Mhy2CU1ecw#/registration10 Oct 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2u7mg5x7i2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m2oob6n77m2mWhen using CC-licensed material, one condition of all CC licenses is attribution—users must credit the author and note the source and license 🙌.08 Oct 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2oob6n77m2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m2kfvflnf72hToday 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/UnD5yTJ06 Oct 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kfvflnf72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m2k24in5dr25When collections of images, music, videos, artifacts, and their related data are shared openly, teachers, educators, and learners can… 🧵06 Oct 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2k24in5dr25https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m25qbos6wq2vWe recently published a video titled Open Licensing for Research with Creative Commons. It explains how CC licenses work, why CC BY is the most open option, and how openly licensing your research with CC can strengthen the power of the scientific community.
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/_IBTfklg8q0?feature=shared.01 Oct 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25qbos6wq2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3m25prg3btz2hPart 3 of our blog series is live! This final piece outlines the path forward: a collective global vision through the Open Heritage Statement. https://creativecommons.org/2025/09/25/from-shared-vision-to-global-action-paving-the-road-to-the-open-heritage-statement/
Then register for the Statement launch webinar on 14 October, 14:00 UTC! https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QkmQT4FUShG2Mhy2CU1ecw01 Oct 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25prg3btz2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3lzqu2ap6wh2qPioneers of Open Culture, a report by Creative Commons published in 2023, a couple of years ago, contains three case studies of early adopters of open GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums): The National Gallery of Art, Statens Museum for Kunst, and New York Public Library.26 Sep 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqu2ap6wh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3lzjpj2nt7r22In January 2025, life science preprint servers @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social and @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social updated their license selector, placing CC BY at the top of the list. Just six months later, the number of CC BY-licensed preprints has increased for the first time in five years.23 Sep 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjpj2nt7r22https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3lz7jdi4ys22y 👋 Goodbye Slack
💬 Hello Zulip
Creative Commons is making the move! Learn more about why + how to join: bit.ly/4pvb1cz
http://bit.ly/4pvb1cz19 Sep 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7jdi4ys22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3lz55inssms26We’re counting down to the launch of the #OpenHeritageStatement with a 3-part blog series. Read part 2 here: https://creativecommons.org/2025/09/18/the-benefits-of-open-heritage-in-the-digital-environment/
Join us for the Statement launch webinar on 14 October, 14:00 UTC. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QkmQT4FUShG2Mhy2CU1ecw#/registration18 Sep 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz55inssms26