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BETTER SHARING, BRIGHTER FUTURE

“Twenty Years of Creative Commons (in Sixty Seconds)” by Ryan Junell and Glenn
Otis Brown for Creative Commons is licensed via CC BY 4.0 and includes
adaptations of the multiple open and public domain works. View full licensing
and attribution information about all works included in the video on Flickr.

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to address the world's most pressing challenges and create a brighter future for
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THE NONPROFIT BEHIND THE LICENSES AND TOOLS THE WORLD USES TO SHARE

For over 20 years, Creative Commons has supported a global movement built on a
belief in the power of open access to knowledge and creativity. From Wikipedia
to the Smithsonian, organizations and individuals rely on our work to share
billions of historic images, scientific articles, cultural artifacts,
educational resources, music, and more!

 * “Farmer and his brother making music” by Russell Lee, here cropped, is marked
   with CC PDM 1.0.
 * “Flickr photowalk at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2019, Lisbon” by
   Sebastiaan ter Burg, here cropped, is licensed via CC BY 2.0.
 * “Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2” by NIAID, here cropped, is licensed via CC BY
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CREATIVE COMMONS JOINS THE DIGITAL PUBLIC GOODS ALLIANCE

by Cable Green, Creative Commons About CC

Today, Creative Commons (CC) joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a
new member. The DPGA is a multi-stakeholder initiative with a mission to
accelerate the attainment of the sustainable development goals in low- and
middle-income countries by facilitating the discovery, development, use of, and
investment in digital public goods (DPGs).


WHAT LIES AHEAD IN 2024

by Anna Tumadóttir About CC


WHERE IN THE WORLD IS… THIS PUBLIC DOMAIN MATERIAL? HELPING USERS REFER TO HOST
INSTITUTIONS.

by Connor Benedict, Brigitte Vézina Open Heritage


NEW REVISIONS TO CC CERTIFICATE COURSE CONTENT = NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TRANSLATIONS

by Shanna Hollich, Jennryn Wetzler CC Certificate


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 * "We Shine Together" by Ana Lopes, here, cropped, is licensed under CC
   BY-NC-SA 4.0.
 * Somos El Bien Común" by Eréndira Derbez for Creative Commons, here cropped,
   licensed via CC BY 4.0.

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