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Ryan Merkley / Rannie Turingan / CC0

Why Creative Commons must succeed

Why am I joining CC? Because its success is so vital, and I want to ensure we succeed. Creativity, knowledge, and innovation need a public commons – a collection of works that are free to use, re-use, and build upon – the shared resources of our society. The restrictions we place on copyright, like fair use and the public domain, are an acknowledgement that all creativity and knowledge owe something to what came before.”

CC is proud to welcome its incoming CEO, Ryan Merkley.

Open Policy Network
The Massachusetts State House
Tony Fisher / CC BY
(cropped, color adjusted, OPN logo added)

We’re excited to announce the launch of the Open Policy Network, a coalition of organizations committed to advancing policies that require open licenses for publicly funded materials. Find out how to get involved.

Lawrence Lessig, Webby Award
Lawrence Lessig
Joi Ito / CC BY
(cropped, Webby logo added)

Last week, Lawrence Lessig won a lifetime achievement Webby Award for his work as co-founder of Creative Commons. Have you heard his five-word acceptance speech?

Les licences Creative Commons
Les licences Creative Commons (still)
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
CC BY-SA

The French Ministry of Culture and Communications to embrace Creative Commons licenses. Watch the beautiful new video it made with CC France to explain CC licenses.

Authors Alliance logo
 
 
 

Who is speaking up for authors who want to see their works disseminated more freely? Enter the Authors Alliance.

Posted 29 May 2014

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