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@creativecommons.bsky.social@creativecommons.bsky.socialToday is #DAFDay, a national day recognizing the power of generosity through donor-advised funds. For 25 years, CC has been advocating for the commons and powering open sharing online with the help of our community of donors. Support the future of open sharing with a gift!
@creativecommons.bsky.socialAfter Creative Commons hosted an Exploratory Dialogue on Open Heritage at UNESCO House, we returned to Paris with a smaller group to discuss how Member States can help advance action at UNESCO to establish a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Heritage.
Read the recap from the event: buff.ly/DQsT0C2
@creativecommons.bsky.socialIf you missed the event this morning, you can catch the recording now! Watch "Community Voices on AI: Attribution as the Norm," featuring panelists Monica Granados, Todd Carpenter, Archie Davis, Andrew Farrior, Rita Ho, and Pau Giner!
@creativecommons.bsky.socialThis year, our annual community survey received responses from 62 community members from 23 countries. They shared their experiences, priorities, ideas, and hopes for the future of the Commons. In a new blog post, we share key takeaways and our community strategy for the year ahead.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialOur next event "Community Voices on AI: Attribution as the Norm," exploring attribution in AI systems, is tomorrow, October 1, from 10-11am EDT! Register below. Can't make it? Watch our social channels later this week for the event recording.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialRecently, CC convened experts, practitioners, and builders for a day of conversation about the collaborative underpinnings of openness. In a new blog post, Anna Tumadóttir reflects on throughlines from the symposium and how to allow open resources to exist, evolve, and endure.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialIn two upcoming webinars on October 14, we will present on our updated Guidance on CC Licenses in the Age of AI and how it impacts different sectors like Education, Science and Culture. We will then take questions from the audience and hear about any feedback you might have.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialCC has been exploring questions around artificial intelligence for a long time. As the technology, its impacts, and what we’ve learned from communities have evolved, so has our thinking. But our principles have not.
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@creativecommons.bsky.socialThe first of the four regional events celebrating CC's 25th anniversary took place in Kochi a couple weeks ago! The workshop brought together archivists, GLAM practitioners, and language activists in an event that centered Indigenous languages, community archives, and the knowledge commons.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialJoin practitioners from Creative Commons, NISO, AXM, and the Wikimedia Foundation for a grounded community conversation about why attribution should be the norm in AI systems, and how the field is actually building solutions for the future.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialCC and Local Contexts recently launched a new publication entitled "Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data." In a new blog post, we offer some background to the publication and recap the launch webinar.
Read the blog: buff.ly/uVYOHlT
Watch the event recording: buff.ly/ycgUAby
@creativecommons.bsky.socialOur updated "Guidance on Using CC Licenses in the Age of AI" contextualizes the use of existing licenses as AI reshapes the digital landscape. Our goal is to continue to balance public access with licensor choice, providing options even in this new complex world of sharing.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialTomorrow, September 1 at 3 pm UTC, Creative Commons and Local Contexts are hosting a virtual conversation with the authors of "Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data."
Register for the event: pro.gofundme.com/event/respon...
Read the guidance: zenodo.org/records/2107...
@creativecommons.bsky.socialA quote from a new community member this morning: "JUST LEARNED ABOUT CC 20 MIN AGO. I THINK CC IS THE SH*T. I MEAN THAT. I BELIEVE IN KNOWLEDGE/INFORMATION SHARING." Couldn't have said it better ourselves ❤️
@creativecommons.bsky.socialIn partnership with Local Contexts, our September 1 webinar "Responsibilities, Ethics, and Access" will explore how cultural institutions can apply practical, community-centered approaches to Indigenous collections. This webinar will be presented in both English and Spanish.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialThis year's Wikimania gave us space to trade ideas, learn from other open advocates, and think through emerging conversations around AI. Our new blog post reflects on the key takeaways from the many conversations we were a part of during our week in Paris! buff.ly/Jp37ty9
creativecommons.org25 Years of Partnership: CC at Wikimania 2026 - Creative CommonsCC reflects on key takeaways from Wikimania 2026 as well as the emerging conversations around the knowledge ecosystem and AI.
@creativecommons.bsky.socialYou 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!
