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We are extending the deadline for submissions to the 25th anniversary zine to August 15! Send us your remixes, your poems, your photography, links to your songs. We want to highlight the messy, creative, playful, political live experiences of our community!
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As a part of our anniversary celebrations, we are pleased to announce the launch of a small fund for two to three regional events in 2026 to amplify the contributions of CC communities over the last 25 years. Read more details and about how to apply in our recent blog post.
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If you feel inspired after watching, share your own CC origin story! We'll be compiling some highlights as part of our anniversary celebrations. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for CC 101: A Brief History, the first event in celebration of our 25th anniversary! If you missed it, or just want to relive the experience, you can watch the recording of the event.
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Background photo: "Looking west - East Room replica - Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum" by Tim Evanson is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
We call this the "I Love Sharing" starter pack. For our anniversary, we've relaunched our merch store with all new designs and ways to wear your love for sharing on your sleeve.
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🎨 Submit to our Zine - we’re collecting stories from 25 years of CC to create a special zine to commemorate our community’s contributions, achievements, and memories exploring the theme “Remix is Resistance”. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🪩 Attend an event - all year long CC will be hosting virtual events to mark our anniversary (and there's one happening today 👀 ) creativecommons.org/events/
💌 Join our newsletter list to stay up to date on CC stories and news. mail.creativecommons.org/subscribe
🙏 Make a donation - the first 250 donors who give $125 or more will receive a signed copy of Cory Doctorow’s exclusive art book, Canny Valley! giving.gofundme.com/campaign/778...
This year Creative Commons turns 25! Since its founding, CC has created the infrastructure that makes open knowledge possible with CC licenses powering access to tens of billions of works online. Join us in celebrating; there are many ways to get involved 🧵
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We don't have a specific direction in mind. We want three designs that capture the the unique visual styles of different artists ❤️
Last year, ASAPbio and @creativecommons.bsky.social launched the Preprint Policy Framework that aligns funder and organizational policies to promote open, reusable, timely, and rigorous research communication.
Next month, we would like to discuss how organizations can join and endorse the framework.
There are still copies of Cory's exclusive new art book, Canny Valley, available to the first 250 donors who contribute $125 or more to CC's anniversary fundraising campaign. Give a gift and get your signed copy today!
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From 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.
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Calling 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: forms.gle/Y7uppNBYiiWr...
This event is next Tuesday. Reserve your spot today!
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Join @creativecommons.bsky.social and ASAPbio in a discussion about joining and endorsing the framework.
Register 👇️
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Creative 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!
giving.gofundme.com/campaign/778...
Image: "Creative Commons guiding the contributors" by Ju gatsu mikka, 2009, CC BY-SA 3.0. This image is a derivative work of "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugène Delacroix, 1830, in the public domain.
To 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.
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We will be publishing it for free in the coming months. Watch our account for info!
It's only March, but our ins and outs for the year are clear 📈
You 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!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Image: "old newspaper" by exoimperator, here remixed, is licensed with CC BY 2.0.
When 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.
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This 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!
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At 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.
Image: "Software Boxes" by Atomic Taco, here cropped and remixed by Creative Commons, is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0.
New 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. bit.ly/categorizing...