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Category: Licenses & Tools
Meet the Recipients of the Fall 2024 CC Certificate Scholarship
by Shanna Hollich CC Certificate, Licenses & ToolsSchool by Thomas Hawk is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. The Creative Commons (CC) Certificate courses are widely considered an essential resource for open access education and for increasing capacity for individuals and institutions using the CC licenses to increase open access. The CC Certificate program offers in-depth courses about CC licenses, open practices, and…
CC Legal Tools Recognized as Digital Public Goods
by Cable Green, Creative Commons About CC, Licenses & Tools, Sustaining the Commons“Power Grid” by Ram Joshi is licensed via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. We’re proud to announce Creative Commons’ Legal Tools have been reviewed and accepted into the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) DPG Registry. The DPGA is a multi-stakeholder initiative, endorsed by the United Nations Secretary-General, that is working to accelerate the attainment of the UN…
Six Insights on Preference Signals for AI Training
by Rebecca Ross Events, Licenses & Tools, Policy, Technology“Eagle Traffic Signals – 1970s” by RS 1990 is licensed via CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.. At the intersection of rapid advancements in generative AI and our ongoing strategy refresh, we’ve been deeply engaged in researching, analyzing, and fostering conversations about AI and value alignment. Our goal is to ensure that our legal and technical infrastructure remains…
Questions for Consideration on AI & the Commons
by Anna Tumadóttir About CC, Licenses & Tools, Policy“Eight eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun” by Charles Le Brun is licensed via CC0. The intersection of AI, copyright, creativity, and the commons has been a focal point of conversations within our community for the past couple of years. We’ve hosted intimate roundtables, organized workshops at conferences, and run public events, digging into the…
An Invitation for Creators, Activists, and Stewards of the Open Movement
by Shannon Hong, Creative Commons Licenses & Tools, PolicyDear Open Movement Creators, Activists, and Stewards, A key question facing Creative Commons as an organization, and the open movement in general, is how we will respond to the challenge of shaping artificial intelligence (AI) towards the public interest, growing and sustaining a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture. So much of generative AI…
CC Responds to the United States Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
by Creative Commons Better Internet, Copyright, Licenses & Tools, TechnologyIn August, the United States Copyright Office issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking public responses to 34 questions (and several sub-questions) about the intersection of copyright law and artificial intelligence. The comment period closed on 30 October with over 10,000 individuals and organizations responding, representing a broad spectrum of interests on how copyright should apply in relation to generative AI. CC joined in the conversation to provide our own thoughts on copyright and AI to the copyright office.
Announcing CC’s Open Infrastructure Circle
by Creative Commons Licenses & Tools, Sustaining the Commons, TechnologyCC Licenses make it possible to share content legally and openly. Over the past 20 years, they have unlocked approximately 3 billion articles, books, research, artwork, and music. CC’s Legal Tools are a free and reliable public good. Yet most people are unaware that their infrastructure and stewardship takes a lot of money and work to maintain. That’s why we’re launching the Open Infrastructure Circle (OIC) — an initiative to obtain annual or multi-year support from foundations, corporations, and individuals for Creative Commons’ core operations and license infrastructure.
Sorry: This video does not exist. CC’s Open VIdeo Blocked by Automatic Copyright Robots
by Catherine Stihler Licenses & Tools, Open CreativityA key video disappeared from the CC home webpage after the video hosting service Vimeo tagged the open work with an invalid automated copyright violation takedown notice. Learn more about what happens when automated copyright filters go wrong.
CC and Communia Statement on Transparency in the EU AI Act
by Creative Commons Better Internet, Licenses & Tools, Open Culture, Open Knowledge, TechnologyThe European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act will be discussed at a key trilogue meeting on 24 October 2023. CC collaborated with Communia to summarize our views emphasizing the importance of a balanced and tailored approach to regulating foundation models and of transparency in general.
Making AI Work for Creators and the Commons
by Creative Commons Better Internet, Community, Events, Licenses & Tools, Open Culture, Open Knowledge, TechnologyOn the eve of the CC Global Summit, members of the CC global community and Creative Commons held a one-day workshop to discuss issues related to AI, creators, and the commons. Emerging from that deep discussion and in subsequent conversation during the three days of the Summit, this group identified a set of common issues and values.