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The commons belongs to us all


"Black soul singer Isaac Hayes performs at the International Amphitheater in Chicago..." by John H. White, here remixed by CC, is in the public domain.




Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to defending and nurturing a commons of shared knowledge and culture that powers human creativity, equity, and innovation.







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The CC licenses and public domain tools give everyone from individuals to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their work under copyright law.

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Celebrate CC’s 25th Anniversary

This year, Creative Commons marks 25 years of powering the world’s sharing—a quarter century of building the legal, technical, and social infrastructure that enables open knowledge, creativity, and collaboration worldwide. We invite you to celebrate with us—and to help shape the next chapter of the commons.
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If we want ethical and equitable AI, we must protect and nourish the commons it relies on. Learn about how we’re adapting to address sharing in the age of AI, from developing new frameworks like CC signals, strengthening licensing guidance, and advocating for policies that keep access to knowledge open and equitable.
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Image by Diego Delso is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.







"London King's Cross rainbow light tunnel" by The wub, here remixed, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.



"Library" by thievingjoker is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. "A New View of the Moon" from NASA, here remixed, is marked in the public domain. "Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition (1911)" by Stewart Butterfield is licensed under CC BY 2.0. "Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)" by Ogata Kōrin, 1709, is marked in the public domain.




Attribution in the Age of AI
by Jack Hardinges, Irina BejanLicenses & Tools, Sustaining the CommonsImage by Diego Delso is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Attribution has always been a cornerstone of working with other people’s creativity and knowledge. As Creative Commons reminds us, practicing attribution serves many important functions, from providing verifiable evidence of a claim, to paying respect to the work of others, and creating pathways for traffic and financial value to flow. Despite the importance of attribution, many of today’s AI systems fail to acknowledge the sources of knowledge and creativity that make them possible.





Introducing the CC Open Heritage Companion
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Takeaways from a London Workshop on CC Signals
by Sarah Hinchliff PearsonLicenses & Tools "London King's Cross rainbow light tunnel" by The wub, here remixed, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.




The Legacy of 25 Years of Creative Commons
by Jocelyn MiyaraEvents "Library" by thievingjoker is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. "A New View of the Moon" from NASA, here remixed, is marked in the public domain. "Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition (1911)" by Stewart Butterfield is licensed under CC BY 2.0. "Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)" by Ogata Kōrin, 1709, is marked in the public domain.

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