"Open by itself does very little, but enables a lot." At Open @ UNGA81 with @opensource.org & @creativecommons.bsky.social, our own amanda casari explored what it takes to make good on openness—from investing in vendor-neutral standards to rethinking trust & maintainer tooling in the AI era.

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At UNGA81, OSI joined conversations on Open Source AI, digital sovereignty, and digital public infrastructure. Open by itself does very little but enables a lot.... https://opensource.org/blog/open-enables-a-lot-the-osi-at-unga81

More than 10,000 historical images from Chile are now CC licensed through the platform enterreno.com, making it easier for people and institutions to find and reuse images like this alpaca 🦙 Image: "Alpaca en Hacienda Graneros en Graneros, 1983", Jorge Sánchez, CC BY-NC, Turistel Archive.

If you missed the Open Preprints webinar today, catch the recording to learn about CC's policy framework for funders and institutions, our advocacy strategies for researchers and libraries, and concrete steps to make preprints open by default. buff.ly/yAO8gn9

Open Preprints | 13 October 2026

Join CC staff for an interactive, 60-minute webinar and discussion about our work with experts across the research ecosystem to adopt open licensing and research preprints, in collaboration with…

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Find something you want to understand better. Democracy's Library makes government publications easier to discover and use, so you can find the records behind the issues that shape our society. #ToolsYouCanUse

Our next webinar is tomorrow, October 13, at 12pm EDT! Join CC staff for "Open Preprints: Licensing and Other Practical Policy Tools for Research Funders, Librarians, and Institutions." buff.ly/8B735Wn "Spectra of metalloids" by René Henri Digeon is in the public domain.

Open Preprints: Licensing and Other Practical Policy Tools for Research Funders, Librarians, and Institutions

Register for Creative Commons' webinar on open preprints on October 13, 2026.

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Today is #DAFDay, a national day recognizing the power of generosity through donor-advised funds. For 25 years, CC has been advocating for the commons and powering open sharing online with the help of our community of donors. Support the future of open sharing with a gift! buff.ly/V3is87h

After Creative Commons hosted an Exploratory Dialogue on Open Heritage at UNESCO House, we returned to Paris with a smaller group to discuss how Member States can help advance action at UNESCO to establish a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Heritage. Read the recap from the event: buff.ly/DQsT0C2

From Reflection to Action: 8 Hot Takes from CC’s Open Heritage Roundtable - Creative Commons

Creative Commons shares eight takeaways from the Open Heritage Roundtable, which is working toward a UNESCO Recommendation on Open Heritage.

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If you missed the event this morning, you can catch the recording now! Watch "Community Voices on AI: Attribution as the Norm," featuring panelists Monica Granados, Todd Carpenter, Archie Davis, Andrew Farrior, Rita Ho, and Pau Giner! buff.ly/y069URW

Community Voices on AI: Attribution as the Norm | 1 Oct

Join practitioners from Creative Commons, NISO, AXM, and the Wikimedia Foundation for a grounded community conversation about why attribution should be the norm in AI systems, and how the field is…

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This year, our annual community survey received responses from 62 community members from 23 countries. They shared their experiences, priorities, ideas, and hopes for the future of the Commons. In a new blog post, we share key takeaways and our community strategy for the year ahead. buff.ly/uJ4aEjR

What We Heard From the Creative Commons Community - Creative Commons

Creative Commons shares the key takeaways from their annual community survey and what 2027 will bring for community engagement.

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Our next event "Community Voices on AI: Attribution as the Norm," exploring attribution in AI systems, is tomorrow, October 1, from 10-11am EDT! Register below. Can't make it? Watch our social channels later this week for the event recording. buff.ly/l9dR6Bz

Community Voices on AI: Attribution as the Norm

Register for CC's virtual event as part of the Community Voices on AI series.

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Recently, CC convened experts, practitioners, and builders for a day of conversation about the collaborative underpinnings of openness. In a new blog post, Anna Tumadóttir reflects on throughlines from the symposium and how to allow open resources to exist, evolve, and endure. buff.ly/PqzU9ZB

Openness & Digital Sovereignty: Who Sustains the Commons? - Creative Commons

Creative Commons' CEO, Anna Tumadóttir, reflects on lessons learned from the symposium on open collaboration on the margins of UNGA 81.

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In two upcoming webinars on October 14, we will present on our updated Guidance on CC Licenses in the Age of AI and how it impacts different sectors like Education, Science and Culture. We will then take questions from the audience and hear about any feedback you might have. buff.ly/Ofo43CY

CC has been exploring questions around artificial intelligence for a long time. As the technology, its impacts, and what we’ve learned from communities have evolved, so has our thinking. But our principles have not. buff.ly/iu2xM7Z

A Principled Approach as the Sands Shift - Creative Commons

Creative Commons has been exploring questions around artificial intelligence for a long time: how this profound technological shift might affect people’s motivations to share, whether the intentions…

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The first of the four regional events celebrating CC's 25th anniversary took place in Kochi a couple weeks ago! The workshop brought together archivists, GLAM practitioners, and language activists in an event that centered Indigenous languages, community archives, and the knowledge commons.

Join practitioners from Creative Commons, NISO, AXM, and the Wikimedia Foundation for a grounded community conversation about why attribution should be the norm in AI systems, and how the field is actually building solutions for the future. buff.ly/w8WYiwY

Community Voices on AI: Attribution as the Norm - Creative Commons

Creative Commons hosts an event discussing the importance and possibility of attribution in AI current and future AI systems.

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CC and Local Contexts recently launched a new publication entitled "Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data." In a new blog post, we offer some background to the publication and recap the launch webinar. Read the blog: buff.ly/uVYOHlT Watch the event recording: buff.ly/ycgUAby

Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Data - Creative Commons

Creative Commons launches "Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data: Recommendations from Creative Commons and Local Contexts."

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Our updated "Guidance on Using CC Licenses in the Age of AI" contextualizes the use of existing licenses as AI reshapes the digital landscape. Our goal is to continue to balance public access with licensor choice, providing options even in this new complex world of sharing. buff.ly/feUVKin

Guidance on Using CC Licenses in an AI Ecosystem - Creative Commons

Creative Commons publishes guidance on sharing openly using CC licenses and tools to meet your goals in the age of AI.

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Tomorrow, September 1 at 3 pm UTC, Creative Commons and Local Contexts are hosting a virtual conversation with the authors of "Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data." Register for the event: pro.gofundme.com/event/respon... Read the guidance: zenodo.org/records/2107...

Responsibilities, Ethics, and Access: A Conversation with the Authors of "Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Indigenous Data"

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A quote from a new community member this morning: "JUST LEARNED ABOUT CC 20 MIN AGO. I THINK CC IS THE SH*T. I MEAN THAT. I BELIEVE IN KNOWLEDGE/INFORMATION SHARING." Couldn't have said it better ourselves ❤️

In partnership with Local Contexts, our September 1 webinar "Responsibilities, Ethics, and Access" will explore how cultural institutions can apply practical, community-centered approaches to Indigenous collections. This webinar will be presented in both English and Spanish. buff.ly/ieyp02B

@uoylibrary.bsky.social is now a community member of the @creativecommons.bsky.social Open Infrastructure Circle. We are supporting the technical and legal maintenance of CC Licences, which are critical to the future of open research and preserving the at-risk global commons 🔓🌍

Open Infrastructure Circle - Creative Commons

Creative Commons (CC) has launched the Open Infrastructure Circle (OIC)  to ensure our organization is around for years to come. We are looking for institutions to commit to a recurring or multi-year ...

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Looking to support free and only-licensed news? We've made a list of all the Creative Commons-licensed news outlets that are active on Bluesky. Have a browse or follow them in bulk here below! #Journalism #CreativeCommons @creativecommons.bsky.social

Register for our next Community Office Hours! Our Sr. Manager of Community Strategy and Engagement will be online to answer questions about the CC community, how to get involved, and more. Plus, connect with other community members to share your ideas and learn from peers. buff.ly/H4wmyWo

Community Office Hours | September 2026 - Creative Commons

Join CC's office hours to ask questions about the CC community, share ideas for collaborations, and learn more about how to get involved.

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99% of my art is CC-Licensed; CC-licensing is one of the few things from my Bay Area years I still deeply believe in. CC-licensed images are the best alternative to slop and Getty.

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Don't forget: "CC 201: Finding & Reusing CC-Licensed Works" is tomorrow at 10am EDT! This webinar will walk you through the best places to find CC-licensed content, how to reuse works under each license, how to properly attribute, and more. buff.ly/7XSigHJ

Join us Sept. 21 at NYU for a @creativecommons.bsky.social commons -led discussion on open source and AI “sovereignty.” Can open source provide a decentralized alternative to today’s AI stack-- and if not, what would it take? Register: creativecommons.org/event/open-u...

The Architecture of Participation: Progress at Bellagio and globally

AI Sovereignty, the Architecture of Participation, and our Rockefeller-sponsored Bellagio Convening

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“We do research because we want to understand the world a little bit better. To get that information out, we need to have as few barriers as possible.” University of Toronto featured our very own Monica Granados and her career making research free and accessible in a new article! buff.ly/eF9Tzs7

The recent emergence of generative artificial intelligence has had a phenomenal impact on cultural heritage institutions, threatening their economic stability and clashing with the values and norms of the commons. Read more and learn how to get involved in our newest blog post! buff.ly/KrNeMYU

Open Heritage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Creative Commons

Creative Commons shares how the rise of generative artificial intelligence has affected cultural heritage institutions and open sharing.

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Our next Legal Office Hours are on September 1 at 2 pm EDT/6 pm UTC! Legal Office Hours offer the chance to ask all of your licensing, open sharing, and copyright questions to a member of our legal team. They are open to all, so register today and then get your questions ready! buff.ly/abimnTu

CC's Legal Office Hours

September 1 | 2 pm EDT/6 pm UTC

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Alongside UNGA 81, CC is bringing together leading civil society and digital rights organizations for a day-long symposium examining how to balance digital sovereignty with open collaboration. Programming will be held at the NYU Engelberg Center from 10 am-3 pm. Register: buff.ly/0uhqRxm

Congrats to Cory Doctorow for his seventh consecutive week on the Canadian bestseller list for "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI!" Right now, donors who give $125 USD or more will receive a signed copy of Cory Doctorow’s previous limited-edition art book, Canny Valley. buff.ly/IBXqVxs

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