From Signals to Infrastructure: Strengthening the Commons for the AI Era

In this post, we outline our plans to build upon and strengthen CC signals in order to support our goal of sustained access to human knowledge. We do not have all the answers yet. What we do have is a framework for how we will work toward them. The post From Signals to Infrastructure: Strengthening the Commons for the AI Era appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 13 May 2026 | 3:00 am

How can Equitable Access to Heritage Help Solve Global Challenges? An Exploratory Dialogue

How can equitable access to heritage help solve global challenges? That is the question we addressed during our Exploratory Dialogue, a major event we hosted on 29 April, 2026, at UNESCO House in Paris, France, to celebrate the Open Heritage Statement and explore its synergies with UNESCO’s priorities in tackling the most urgent problems facing the world today.  The post How can Equitable Access to Heritage Help Solve Global Challenges? An Exploratory Dialogue appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 6 May 2026 | 12:25 pm

Update on CC Signals: What Changed and Why

It’s been a while since we last shared an update on CC signals and our work around AI and the commons. Over the past several months, we’ve been deep in research, in conversation, and in active collaboration with communities, policymakers, and practitioners. We took the time to understand where power is consolidating, where harms are emerging, and where meaningful intervention is actually possible. We are now at a point where we believe we can act in ways that will have real impact. The post Update on CC Signals: What Changed and Why appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 23 April 2026 | 10:52 am

Licensing Best Practices for the Sharing of Scientific Data

Today, we are sharing our newest report, Licensing Best Practices for Sharing Scientific Data. This report builds on our 2023 report Recommended Best Practices for the Better Sharing of Climate Data with the goal of extending the open data practices originally designed for climate data to other disciplines. The post Licensing Best Practices for the Sharing of Scientific Data appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 20 April 2026 | 9:53 am

Call for Proposals: Regional Events Celebrating CC’s 25th Anniversary

Gathering is a vital part of relationship building among and across movements, and we know we have supporters around the globe excited to get more involved in our work. Creative Commons has chapters around the world—communities of practice in a wide variety of topics from science and culture to open source—who are best suited to… The post Call for Proposals: Regional Events Celebrating CC’s 25th Anniversary appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 16 April 2026 | 1:55 pm

Celebrating 25 Years of Choosing to Share

Today, we kick off celebrations for CC’s 25th anniversary. Please join us throughout the rest of 2026 as we commemorate a quarter century of sharing.  The post Celebrating 25 Years of Choosing to Share appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 14 April 2026 | 3:00 am

CC Hosts Open Heritage Statement Event in Amsterdam

On Monday 2 March 2026, Creative Commons (CC) and Internet Archive Europe, together 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 this blog post, we offer a recap of the dynamic discussions and share why they matter for CC.  The post CC Hosts Open Heritage Statement Event in Amsterdam appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 6 March 2026 | 10:54 am

AI’s Infrastructure Era: Reflections from the AI Impact Summit in Delhi

Last month, we published a preview of what we intended to bring to the AI Impact Summit in Delhi: a focus on data governance, shared infrastructure, and democratic approaches to AI that genuinely advance the public interest rather than replicate existing power imbalances. That piece outlined our core interventions and the principles that have guided our thinking as we grapple with how to ensure openness, agency, and equity in the age of AI.  The post AI’s Infrastructure Era: Reflections from the AI Impact Summit in Delhi appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 4 March 2026 | 11:24 am

CC Licenses, Data Governance, and the African Context: Conversations and Perspectives

Over the past year,  we’ve been engaged in a series of conversations with a small group of researchers specializing in IP, AI policy, and data governance about what CC  licensing means—and does—in African contexts today. What started as an organic exchange in various spaces has revealed something larger: a strong appetite to move these conversations into the open. At stake are not only questions about CC licenses but deeper issues of data sovereignty, equity, governance, and power in global knowledge systems. The post CC Licenses, Data Governance, and the African Context: Conversations and Perspectives appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 18 February 2026 | 1:41 pm

Building What Comes Next: Community Engagement at Creative Commons

Over the past year, Creative Commons communities around the world have continued to show what’s possible when people come together around shared values of openness, collaboration, and care. In 2025 we were focused on gathering feedback on our ongoing preference signals explorations, creating and gathering feedback on new governance frameworks for future implementation, streamlining community communication channels, and transitioning to an open source chat platform for community collaboration. The post Building What Comes Next: Community Engagement at Creative Commons appeared first on Creative Commons.

Posted on: 17 February 2026 | 1:48 pm