Sarah Hinchliff Pearson

General Counsel

Sarah Hinchliff Pearson is the General Counsel at Creative Commons. Her multi-disciplinary toolkit includes law, journalism, and an MBA.

Sarah found her way to the open movement through a lifelong interest in the future of media. She has a long history with Creative Commons, beginning as a member of the legal team that created the Version 4.0 license suite. She was most recently a lawyer at DuckDuckGo, returning to Creative Commons in 2024.

Sarah lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband, two kids, and 100-pound lap dog.

Posts by Sarah Hinchliff Pearson

Toward a Better Internet: Building Prosocial Behavior into the Commons

by Jane Park, Sarah Hinchliff Pearson About CC

What does it mean to exhibit prosocial behavior? For our purposes, we mean behavior that leads to healthy collaboration and meaningful interactions online.

Made with Creative Commons: Available at the CC Summit

by Paul Stacey, Sarah Hinchliff Pearson Uncategorized

Our new book was released to Kickstarter backers today and will be available at the CC Global Summit and in wide release May 5.