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/3mg453m5tuf2hBe a part of our commemorative 25th Aanniversary CC zine! We're looking for personal, political, playful, critical, messy, poetic, or practical works that explore the theme "Remix is Resistance."
Submissions are open until the end of the month: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVpc0z0G9B534AJZLKldyIxb6FrhPPBgSEIuAF8w0MMcwQdw/viewform02 Mar 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg453m5tuf2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mfpdcvrcry2xUpcoming 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/
Con't below25 Feb 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpdcvrcry2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mfct2nmt4p23For 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/3603920 Feb 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfct2nmt4p23https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mf5va5u2vn2yOver the past year, we've engaged in a series of conversations about what CC licensing means in African contexts today. Our newest blog post discusses the themes that emerged from those conversations and asks: how must "open" evolve to remain just, relevant, and community centered?
buff.ly/tw9a76c18 Feb 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5va5u2vn2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mf5rf57qkr2eThis week, CC’s Brigitte Vézina, Dee Harris 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 #OpenHeritageStatement.
Learn more: openheritagestatement.org18 Feb 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5rf57qkr2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mf3f3pdvys2xIn 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 for the coming year:
https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/17/building-what-comes-next-community-engagement-at-creative-commons/17 Feb 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3f3pdvys2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3meye7tf4cw2yFor 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!
Submit your work (art, photography, stories, poems, comics, and more!) by March 31. buff.ly/WjuAB2T16 Feb 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3meye7tf4cw2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3metfser5ac22Use this free to remix template to create a valentine for your forever crush: open education!
https://www.canva.com/design/DAHA19XRL08/3y6PIHPtNCsPHU-DaMWuVg/view?utm_content=DAHA19XRL08&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview14 Feb 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3metfser5ac22https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mer2xyaflb2xIf you are at the AI Impact Summit, catch CC's CEO, Anna Tumadóttir, during these upcoming sessions!13 Feb 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer2xyaflb2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3meoujoomvg2xIn our newest blog post, Sarah Hinchliff Pearson discusses the new stories we must imagine to keep the internet human and how to rethink our must fundamental assumptions about open knowledge in order to meet the current moment.
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https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/12/how-to-keep-the-internet-human/12 Feb 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3meoujoomvg2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mejx3zefsh2bIn November 2025, we had the privilege of supporting and participating in Semana de la Cultura Libre in Montevideo, Uruguay: a week-long celebration of open culture organized by CC Uruguay. Read our full recap on the event and some of our biggest takeaways in our new blog post!
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https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/10/semana-de-la-cultura-libre-with-cc-uruguay/10 Feb 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejx3zefsh2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3me7lhfmra22nFor #PublicDomainFriday, we're sharing this banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, founded 1910. This image is part of the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/nmaahc-open-access06 Feb 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7lhfmra22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3me7gjjpwmp2nThis month, CC will be represented at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi to discuss the future of AI policy and practice. CC will be focused on areas where our experience, infrastructure, and global community position us to make a contribution to AI governance in the public interest.
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https://creativecommons.org/2026/02/06/cc-at-the-ai-impact-summit-2026/06 Feb 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7gjjpwmp2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3md43erh5er2vAnother #PublicDomainFriday, another gem! This piece, from "The Blood Collages of John Bingley Garland (ca. 1850–60)" is available from the Harry Ransom Center!
Share your own favorite work at the end of each week with us using #PublicDomainFriday!
hrc.contentdm.oclc.org23 Jan 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3md43erh5er2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mckr7n47vg24We're starting #PublicDomainFriday where we share one gem from the public domain each week. And how could we not start with this one? Share your own favorite public domain image or remix this one and share with the hashtag!
I Know a Secret by Eulalie Osgood Grover, 1911. buff.ly/6xypGGQ16 Jan 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckr7n47vg24https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mcip4myegz2xHappy Birthday, Wikipedia! A quarter-century of keeping knowledge free and human for everyone—we'll toast to that! Join us in celebrating by sharing your favorite random Wiki article! 🗞️ #Wikipedia25 @wikimediafoundation.org
Image: Adam Jenkins licensed with CC BY 2.015 Jan 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcip4myegz2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mcdlblk5bu2gCC Certificate alum Professor Gregory Beyrer shares how using CC licenses supports his anti-racist teaching practices. Register for an upcoming Cert Course to deepen your understanding of open licensing while connecting it directly to your current work! buff.ly/JAvA8Cp
Register: buff.ly/OKFO1BN
https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share/create-commons-licenses-support-anti-racist-teaching-practices-f7698d182eb4?postPublishedType=repub13 Jan 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdlblk5bu2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mcaseobjd72xRead our latest issue brief, which explains how the generative AI training process works, why it raises copyright questions, and the factors that courts and policymakers are considering.
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Image by Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed by Creative Commons, CC BY 4.0.12 Jan 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaseobjd72xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mbx4fxdlho24What does Tanya Richard from the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum think about the importance of open heritage? "This sometimes messy and boisterous and chaotic work can be challenging, but it's always worth it."
What is your story about the importance of open heritage?08 Jan 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbx4fxdlho24https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mbwhflvd442yWe recently reflected on our work in 2025, which reaffirmed our purpose and sharpened our priorities in this age of AI. Read our newest blog post for more info on our three strategic goals and how we're working toward them in 2026: https://creativecommons.org/2026/01/08/building-the-future-in-2026/08 Jan 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwhflvd442yhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mbudawfxjt24In Q4, CC continued our work in international fora that shape cultural rights and copyright, as well as our advocacy for AI policies that serve the public interest.
Read the full policy review: buff.ly/hBal5Z2
"Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building," Carol M Highsmith, 2007, CC0, Flickr.07 Jan 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbudawfxjt24https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mbctlwkek32nWe’ve built the commons together, and we must protect it together.
There’s still time! You can make a gift to Creative Commons before the new year and help us protect the commons from new threats brought by the advent of mainstream, commercial AI. Make a gift today!
https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=Bluesky&c_src2=EOY202531 Dec 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbctlwkek32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mb55q56pkx2dResearch that was once freely available is being removed or locked behind paywalls, hindering scientific advancement. Today over a million scientific preprints are accessible through CC licenses, and we’re working to grow that number. Join us with a gift today. https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=Bluesky&c_src2=EOY202529 Dec 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb55q56pkx2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3may4ryudzf2bCC has big things coming in 2026! Stay up to date with all the news, events, and updates to come by signing up for our newsletter.
mail.creativecommons.org/subscribe27 Dec 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3may4ryudzf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3maiygg4nyi2m2025 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. 🧵21 Dec 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3maiygg4nyi2m