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Creative Commons is a global nonprofit protecting your right to access and share information, and participate in knowledge.
We safeguard and strengthen the global commons, which is made up of all shared knowledge and culture, so that we can power human creativity, equity, and innovation.
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.
Used by Wikipedia, Flickr, The Met, Khan Academy, and millions more globally!
About CC LicensesWe steward the open infrastructure of sharing and contribute to a thriving creative commons with, and for, community.
Get InvolvedWhether through our CC Certificate courses, tailored facilitation, or legal office hours, we support organizations working to expand the global commons. Learn, collaborate, and lead with openness at the center.
Request Training or ConsultingIf 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.
Explore AI and the CommonsIf you are a researcher, scientist, or knowledge producer, you are a creator. The knowledge you record as a research output is the scaffolding for collaboration.
Our latest video that explains open licenses for research outputs and encourages researchers to use CC licenses for data, preprints, manuscripts, and journal articles.
Watch the videoThe Towards a Recommendation on Open Cultural Heritage (TAROCH) Coalition unites over 60 institutions and organizations from 25 countries that share a belief in the transformative potential of open solutions. Together, they developed the Open Heritage Statement: a global call for equitable access to public domain heritage in the digital environment.
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The Creative Commons Open Education Team is pleased to provide a snapshot of progress made toward opening access and equity in education, through a look at our collective efforts in 2022.1 We laud the CC open education community for its important work throughout 2022. CC and community members' open education efforts in 2022 included, but
