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CC Open Culture: 2024 Year in Review

Dec 13, 2024 | creativecommons.org | Brigitte Vézina

Skip to content There are too few nonprofit organizations like CC fighting for the commons – support our vital leadership with an end of year contribution. Open Culture, Open Heritage 2024 was quite a year for the Creative Commons (CC) Open Culture Program, thanks to generous funding from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing & Peter Baldwin. In this blog post we look back on some of the year’s key achievements.
CC at WIPO: Slow progress on copyright exceptions for cultural heritage institutions

Apr 23, 2024 | creativecommons.org | Brigitte Vézina

Copyright, Open CultureLast week, Creative Commons (CC) participated in the 45th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). In this post, we briefly report on the session discussions on exceptions and limitations for cultural heritage institutions (CHIs), a topic of utmost relevance to our Open Culture Program.
Creative Commons

Apr 4, 2024 | creativecommons.org | Brigitte Vézina |Mark Foster |Jennryn Wetzler

Open JournalismWhat are the EMFA’s objectives? The proliferation of digital services has exponentially changed the way in which we engage with information, bringing both opportunities and challenges. In an increasingly digital world, the dual threats of mis- and disinformation are a huge challenge for democratic societies, especially at a time when almost half of the world will hold elections in 2024.
CC Joins Civil Society Letter Urging U.S. to Support Openness and Transparency in AI

Mar 28, 2024 | creativecommons.org | Brigitte Vézina

Skip to contentPolicyOver the last year, Creative Commons (CC) worked with other stakeholders to support open science and open source in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) and, specifically, the EU AI Act.
EU adopts landmark Artificial Intelligence Act

Mar 14, 2024 | creativecommons.org | Brigitte Vézina |Mark Foster

CopyrightYesterday, the European Parliament (EP) adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), the world’s first piece of legislation comprehensively regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Creative Commons (CC) has been actively engaged with EU policymakers on the AIA for the past years, especially as copyright issues arose front and center in the negotiations last June.
Getty Museum releases 88K+ images of artworks with CC0

Mar 13, 2024 | creativecommons.org | Brigitte Vézina

Open HeritageThe J. Paul Getty Museum just released more than 88 thousand works under Creative Commons Zero (CCØ), putting the digital images of items from its impressive collection squarely and unequivocally into the public domain. This is in line with our advocacy efforts at Creative Commons (CC): digital reproductions of public domain material must remain in the public domain.
CC Defends Better Sharing and the Commons in WIPO Conversation on Generative AI - Creative Commons

Sep 22, 2023 | creativecommons.org | Brigitte Vézina

Better Internet, Copyright Reform, Open CultureToday Creative Commons (CC) delivered a statement to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Conversation on Generative AI and Intellectual Property, as part of our engagement in global policy discussions around the important issues raised by these new technologies and their impact on creativity, the commons, and better sharing, i.e. sharing that is inclusive, equitable, reciprocal, and sustainable.
A look at CC’s Open Culture Roundtable in Lisbon

May 22, 2023 | creativecommons.org | Brigitte Vézina

As part of our Open Culture Program, we at Creative Commons (CC) are exploring avenues to build momentum towards a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Culture. On 11 May, 2023, we hosted our first in-person Open Culture event, in Lisbon, Portugal. In this blog post, we look back at the day’s highlights and map out next steps.
Scanning 3D: Cultural Heritage Preservation, Access and Revitalization

Jan 30, 2023 | creativecommons.org | Jennryn Wetzler |Brigitte Vézina

On 7 February 2023, Creative Commons will host a panel discussion on 3D scanning, preservation, access and revitalization of cultural heritage. As 3D technologies advance and cultural heritage institutions around the world seek better ways to enable people to engage with their collections, we also see cultural artifacts threatened by global climate change, armed conflict, and economic instability.