The nonprofit behind the licenses & tools the world uses to share 🌍 https://creativecommons.start.pagehttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mja2pmxn7i2uFrom publishing the first book released under a CC license to supporting CC's fundraising campaign today, @doctorow.pluralistic.net has been a friend to Creative Commons since the beginning. Recently, Cory wrote about his history with CC and how CC licenses changed the internet. buff.ly/QDwcyMK https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/10/canny-valley/#limited-edition11 Apr 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja2pmxn7i2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mj5vnvv3w52iCalling all artists! We are seeking designers for limited-edition merch designs to celebrate our anniversary. We will be choosing three artists to create one design each. Submit your portfolio or work samples for consideration by April 20: https://forms.gle/Y7uppNBYiiWr14aJ610 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5vnvv3w52ihttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mj5ovxhmgc2uThis event is next Tuesday. Reserve your spot today! https://pro.gofundme.com/event/creative-commons-101-a-brief-history/e781950 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ovxhmgc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3miylyunhoc2eCreative Commons is turning 25! In honor of our anniversary, CC is raising $5 million, and the first 250 donors who contribute $125 or more will receive a signed copy of the new art book, Canny Valley by @doctorow.pluralistic.net . Get your copy and donate! https://giving.gofundme.com/campaign/778218/donate08 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3miylyunhoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mier4734ig2eTo kick off Creative Commons’ 25th anniversary celebrations, we’re taking a look back at where it all began. Join CC’s own Shanna Hollich for an exploration of early internet culture, key copyright concepts, the birth of the CC licenses, and their impact over the past 25 years. buff.ly/rah7ZuD https://pro.gofundme.com/event/creative-commons-101-a-brief-history/e78195031 Mar 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mier4734ig2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mhsqjbnfod2zIt's only March, but our ins and outs for the year are clear 📈24 Mar 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsqjbnfod2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mhl6woavlk25You still have time to submit to the CC 25th Anniversary zine! What does the theme "Remix is Resistance" mean to you, your life, your work? This is your chance to get creative and contribute your self-expression to a community-created work! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVpc0z0G9B534AJZLKldyIxb6FrhPPBgSEIuAF8w0MMcwQdw/viewform21 Mar 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhl6woavlk25https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mhgpti2wgn2kWhen AI systems create outputs without attribution, it is difficult to trust the information, check its accuracy, and credit the people whose work made it possible. Read our issue brief for more on the challenges and opportunities of incorporating attribution into AI outputs. https://bit.ly/Attribution-and-AI-Issue-Brief19 Mar 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgpti2wgn2khttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mhehrrrj7o2xThis Friday, we are holding our first Community Office Hours! Stop by to hear a brief presentation from Jocelyn Miyara, CC's Community Engagement & Strategy Manager, about what we're up to, and then we'll open the floor for questions and conversation. We hope to see you there! buff.ly/8p9HYOC https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FtgmpqjSQUifL38EwAS87w#/registration18 Mar 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhehrrrj7o2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgxm3bhdsk2kAt a time of geopolitical uncertainty and tightening resources, digital public goods showed what is possible through shared, open approaches. The 2025 State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem Report captures a year of real-world impact and renewed collective action. https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/2025-DPG-Ecosystem-Report13 Mar 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxm3bhdsk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgsggrduod2xNew approaches to governing machine access are emerging, but they all rely on being able to distinguish between different forms of machine use. Our newest issue brief describes why categorizing machine use of the web is proving difficult to achieve, and where we stand now. https://bit.ly/categorizing-machine-use-issue-brief11 Mar 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsggrduod2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgpgb5oll52gIf you're headed to SXSW, we'd love to see you! Catch us at two events in Austin: AI & Creative Capital: Consent, Governance, and the Future of the Open Web March 13 | 2-6 CT buff.ly/feHE4d1 The Knowledge Paradox: When Does Sharing Become Theft? March 14 | 2:30-3:30 CT lnkd.in/gmxFApXG10 Mar 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpgb5oll52ghttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgi7lpnat42qDo you want to be more involved with CC? Connect with others who share your passion for sharing? Stay up to date on conversations in the open movement? Join the CC community by filling out this form to be added to our community platform, Zulip, and subscribe to CC's newsletter. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2HY_wHq5SlgP_0U0ZWQKGXKwocNhm_vCPY34bUQrQ_hWoAQ/viewform07 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi7lpnat42qhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgfzqxlz2x23Another week, another #PublicDomainFriday! "Leonid Meteor Shower over Niagara Falls" by Anonymous, 1892, National Digital Library of Poland.06 Mar 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfzqxlz2x23https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgfse4w2nn23CC and Internet Archive Europe, with the support of Open Nederland, hosted an event entitled “Ensuring equitable access to heritage in the digital environment: A leading role for the Netherlands on the global stage.” In our blog post, we recap the event and share the impact for CC. buff.ly/hswr6YE06 Mar 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfse4w2nn23https://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgdsqrl45z2lCC is heading to SXSW, and we'd love to see you at these events! AI & Creative Capital: Consent, Governance, and the Future of the Open Web March 13 | 2:00-6:00 CT buff.ly/feHE4d1 The Knowledge Paradox: When Does Sharing Become Theft? March 14 | 2:30-3:30 CT buff.ly/pQHCQHg https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/45/6338/compose-email/sxsw-event--ai-and-creative-capital---invite--co-sponsor-.asp05 Mar 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdsqrl45z2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mgawxnkknr2qRecently, CC attended the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, and what became clear is that AI governance is shifting from high-level principles and into harder, more structural questions about infrastructure, stewardship, and power. Read our reflection on the biggest takeaways from Delhi. buff.ly/uBvAnCV https://creativecommons.org/2026/03/04/ais-infrastructure-era/04 Mar 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgawxnkknr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/creativecommons.bsky.social/post/3mg6hoitgrx2gDid you know that less than 1% of the world’s institutions share heritage in open access? In this article, our Open Culture team makes the case for openness as a key principle in the preservation and dissemination of documentary heritage. www.ijodh.org/0201-09/ https://www.ijodh.org/0201-09/03 Mar 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:mocbsa4drcbiiqnc7cjbve2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6hoitgrx2ghttps://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. buff.ly/BslX4pw 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/3meoujoomvg2x