🎉We had a great time co-hosting this year's Public Domain Day in Brussels. In case you couldn't join us or if you simpy want to reminisce, an overview of the day as well as the recordings are now available on our blog. 👀Have a look: communia-association.org/2026/02/05/l...

For #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: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/init...

This 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. buff.ly/MG6j7pn

The National Library of Finland has signed the #OpenHeritageStatement ✍️ 🔓 OHS aims to promote openness in cultural heritage and seeks to influence UNESCO to recommend that cultural heritage that is no longer protected by copyright be shared under open licenses. @creativecommons.bsky.social

🔓 Open practices for preprints, including open licensing, are crucial for rapid and equitable sharing of scientific research. ASAPbio, in partnership with @creativecommons.bsky.social, has engaged with research funders to further policy alignment toward a standard Preprint Policy Framework.

💡@npr.org shares how the public domain allows people to create new and inspiring works and highlights the Internet Archive's 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest. This year's contest winner shared how she is licensing her work with @creativecommons.bsky.social to allow others to build upon it:

with everything being so Bad, I am so excited to be part of the current Creative Commons certificate cohort! feeling some hope and optimism amongst other info professionals working to make the world more open. thanks, @creativecommons.bsky.social !

Another #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.org

We'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/6xypGGQ

Happy 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 2.0

CC 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

Read 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. bit.ly/49RzfYA Image by Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed by Creative Commons, CC BY 4.0.

What 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?

We 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: creativecommons.org/2026/01/08/b...

In 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.

We’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! www.classy.org/give/313412/...

Research 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. www.classy.org/give/313412/...

CC 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/subscribe

2025 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. 🧵

This year, Creative Commons became a UNESCO NGO partner and launched its Open Heritage Statement, two huge steps forward in our work to make culture accessible to everyone and preserve it for future generations. This momentum shows what’s possible, but we need you to keep it going. buff.ly/hHt9R7h

Creative Commons is joining @archive.org to celebrate new works entering the public domain! Registration is open for events on January 21: Virtual event, The Case of the Disappearing Copyright: buff.ly/U6N6Wrl In-person celebration, 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest & Party: buff.ly/HNldaNi

The end of the year always marks an opportunity to reflect on all that we've achieved this past year. Read our wrap-up blog post for more on this big year: buff.ly/0kpZKbj Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been an invaluable part of this work. What do you want to see from CC in 2026?

Proud to partner with @creativecommons.bsky.social on some incredible work with @mozdatacollective.bsky.social 👏 datacollective.mozillafoundation.org

New blog post! What have we been working on with CC signals in 2025? Get involved: 📝 Read the blog post: buff.ly/GC0ZkYn 🙋‍♀️ Express interest in participating in the Mozilla Data Collective pilot project: buff.ly/MGCl1b3 🎁 Support CC signals with a gift: buff.ly/tEg1IkU

With AI bots flooding their online repositories, it’s getting harder for libraries to keep knowledge open and accessible to everyone. We want to help them have a say in how their collections are used in AI training. Join us in this work with a donation today. www.classy.org/give/313412/...

The TAROCH Coalition is now the Open Heritage Coalition, a clearer, more accessible name that puts the Open Heritage Statement at the center our global advocacy advancing equitable access to heritage in the public domain. Learn more and sign the Statement buff.ly/ZyplbNX

We've shared a primer on pay-to-crawl in our latest issue brief, and details on our collaboration with the RSL collective, incorporating elements of CC signals into their new standards. But where does CC stand on pay-to-crawl? Read our full blog post for all of the details: buff.ly/AUFJwqL

How does Global Open Initiative's work preserving and sharing cultural knowledge in Ghana connect to the Open Heritage Statement? Harriet Bayel, the organization's community lead, shares her thoughts. Hear her full remarks and then sign the Statement yourself: openheritagestatement.org.

We love a good remix, but we sure wish licensing deals and (alleged) contribution back to creators weren’t solely a reality for Big Content & Big Tech.

🌍 We are now an official signatory of the #OpenHeritageStatement driven by @creativecommons.bsky.social! Looking ahead to co-organising a joint #OurFutureMemory and Open Heritage event in Amsterdam on 2 March 2026. More info: www.internetarchive.eu/2025/12/08/i... #OpenHeritageCoalition

Today, the Real Simple Licensing (RSL) Collective releases the RSL 1.0 standard. CC worked with the RSL Collective ahead of this release to integrate components of the CC signals framework into the new standard. 🧵 creativecommons.org/2025/12/10/i...

CC will be speaking at the Museum Association's Open Minds conference about copyright and open heritage in museums! The event will explore the latest approaches to and trends in collections copyright, the impact of technological developments and AI on copyright, and more. Register: buff.ly/rmDVXLb

We’re in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we are less than 5% of the way toward our ambitious $100,000 goal for the end of this year. Will you stand with us and make a gift to Creative Commons? www.classy.org/give/313412/...

This Giving Tuesday, please join me in supporting @creativecommons.bsky.social! With major disruptions to the ecosystem of online sharing, CC has ambitious work ahead to protect the commons, preserving the values of openness and access in the digital age. Join me in giving a gift today!

With AI companies exploiting our collective knowledge for profits, we fear that people and platforms will stop sharing openly. We’re building a solution to protect the commons and create checks and balances on AI. Support this ambitious project with a gift today. www.classy.org/give/313412/...

I've written up a briefing note for @creativecommons.bsky.social on pay-to-crawl: new systems being used by websites to automate compensation for when their content is accessed by AI bots and other machines

Pay-to-crawl systems have emerged as a possible way to help sustain the creation of content online in the wake of AI. However, overbroad use of pay-to-crawl could represent a shift towards a more tightly controlled and monetised content ecosystem. Read the full brief for more! buff.ly/h0wdhXS

Next week is #GivingTuesday and we need your help to raise $100,000 before the end of this year! Support our large-scale response to unchecked AI development. Join us with a gift! www.classy.org/give/313412/...

How would equitable access to heritage change life for future generations in your region? Patricia Diaz Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile explains the lasting effects of open heritage. ✍️ Sign the Statement: lnkd.in/geJ3-uWJ

Earlier this year, CC Certificate for Educators alumni launched "Open Horizons: Creative Commons for Indonesia's Educators," a training initiative to promote openness, CC licenses, and ethical practices in sharing/creating digital content. Learn more about their journey: medium.com/creative-com....

We’re celebrating free culture in Uruguay! 🇺🇾 @CC_Uruguay is hosting a vibrant festival full of panels, creative workshops, and live music. If you’re in Montevideo, join in next week — and stay tuned for highlights! 🔗 festival.creativecommons.uy

The CC Certificate for Open Culture/GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) is a 10-week virtual professional development training course designed for institutions and community groups dedicated to cultural heritage preservation. Register for 2026: www.classy.org/event/2026-c...

The Getty Museum has made 88,000 artworks available for free under CC0 licenses! This is a huge win for open culture—for art lovers, creators, educators, learners, researchers, and all future generations. Huge congratulations to the Getty for this big step! getty.edu/art/collection 🖼️

A couple years ago, we identified five actions to advance open culture and better sharing of cultural heritage: 🤲 Protect the public domain from erosion. 👇 Reduce the term of copyright protection. 🧑‍⚖️ Legally allow necessary activities of cultural heritage institutions.

Find Creative Commons this month!

What 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.org

🎈We’ve signed the Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action to advance equitable access to public domain heritage and inform future international policy. @creativecommons.bsky.social ➡ Add your signature: openheritagestatement.org #OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCHCoalition #CreativeCommons

We 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: webcast.wipo.int/video/WIPO_I...

I am proud that Wikimedia Australia has signed the Open Heritage Statement. #OpenHeritageStatement #PublicDomain #GLAM #CreativeCommons @creativecommons.bsky.social

Arts Professional highlights some of the existing hurdles to open heritage that our Open Heritage Statement seeks to solve! www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...