If you're looking to pursue a professional development opportunity this summer, Library Juice Academy is offering a 4-week course on Creative Commons licenses and copyright running from August 4-31. Designed for librarians at all levels, the course provides an introduction to open licensing concepts and practices. By taking this course, you’ll learn foundational concepts in open licensing, open access, and open education, including how to make the most of our 6 different CC licenses and 2 public domain tools. The course consists of readings, discussions, quizzes, and a cumulative project, and is offered by CC’s very own, Shanna Hollich. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ePTHJsxd
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CC is an international nonprofit organization that empowers people to grow and sustain the thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture we need to address the world’s most pressing challenges and create a brighter future for all. Together with our global community and multiple partners, we build capacity and infrastructure, we develop practical solutions, and we advocate for better sharing: sharing that is contextual, inclusive, just, equitable, reciprocal, and sustainable.
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http://creativecommons.org/
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- 11-50 employees
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- Mountain View, CA
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- 2001
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- copyright, public domain, internet, web, semantic web, rdf, legal, licenses, licensing, open content, free culture, publishing, open access, and education
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The EU has now released the final version of the #AIAct Code of Practice. While we're still reviewing the text, we're heartened by the way it incorporates feedback from CC and other public interest organizations regarding transparency and copyright provisions. In particular, the text makes changes that support #OpenSource and #OpenScience, as well as the development of open datasets.
We've now submitted our comments on the third draft of the EU #AIAct Code of Practice (CoP). The good news is that the third draft: ✔️ Appropriately clarifies that content should be “lawfully accessible” and that developers need not confirm whether the publication of the work was lawful. 📋 Defines and lists “piracy domains” in a proportionate way, rather than expecting developers to make subjective legal judgments. ✏️ Makes diligence on use of third party datasets more feasible, related to the robots.txt standard. 📌 Does foreclose the application of limitations and exceptions to outputs. While that version now broadly addresses our key concerns & better aligns with relevant EU legislation, there remains areas for improvement. We call on the drafters to: 🚫 Remove reference to “any subsequent version of the [robots.txt] standard" in Measure 1.2.3(1)(a). ⚠️ Remove the word “manifestly” and the implication that Signatories should follow “unfounded” requests in Measure I.2.6. We look forward to continuing to engage in this critical policy development. Read our full response below. You can also review how we contributed to the first and second drafts: https://lnkd.in/eid2cucA
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Last week, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee released a new own-initiative report on #generativeAI and #copyright. Learn more about our immediate reflections in this short article.
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When access to cultural heritage is open, everyone benefits. By leveraging the CC licenses and public domain tools, cultural heritage institutions can effectively share valuable materials and metadata, promoting widespread use and reuse with little to no copyright restrictions. Let’s ensure that faithful digital reproductions of public domain materials stay in the public domain. Learn how to navigate the right licenses and tools for your cultural heritage collection here: https://lnkd.in/eBnFWyv9
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Our policy work is gaining momentum, and this quarter, we’ve made significant progress. We engaged with the implementation of the EU’s AI Act and participated in the 46th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). We also continued to work with coalitions to support effective data governance for cultural works and institutions.
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Join our LinkedIn Live panel discussion tomorrow! This event tackles how Creative Commons licenses shape the reuse of research in the context of AI, publishing, and author rights. We’ll explore the following: - Do you retain copyright when publishing under a CC BY license? - How do Creative Commons licenses impact the use of research in training AI? - Why are some authors unable to reuse their own published figures? - What do funders and journals require when it comes to open licensing? - How do licensing decisions shape research visibility and impact? Register now to secure your spot before tomorrow's event 👇
Do you retain copyright when choosing a CC BY license? Why can some authors not reuse their own figures? How do open licenses affect data reuse for AI training? Join us for a live panel discussion exploring how Creative Commons licenses shape the reuse of research literature covering everything from AI training and tool development to author rights and publishing. Our speakers will share their experience working with copyright and open licensing, offering practical guidance for researchers and anyone working with Creative Commons licenses to share and protect their work. 🗣️ Our speakers: Taylor Campbell – Open Science Project Lead, Creative Commons Monica Granados – Director of Open Science, Creative Commons Kat Walsh – Copyright Counsel, Creative Commons Katie Hughes – Open Science Information Specialist, EMBL Melissa Harrison – Team Leader, Europe PMC / Literature Services, EMBL-EBI Join us for this LinkedIn Live to find out more and put your questions to our panel. #AI #creativecommons #linkedinlive
Panel discussion: what Creative Commons licenses mean for research and AI
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Flickr has upgraded to the CC 4.0 license suite! Head over to their blog to learn more about what this upgrade means for users: https://lnkd.in/guz6w2-v
Creative Commons 4.0 has landed on Flickr! It’s one small step for us, but one giant leap for sharing, collaborating, and attribution around the world. As the home of the largest collection of #CreativeCommons-licensed photos on the planet, #Flickr has long championed the power of CC licensing to help photographers share their work while maintaining control over how it’s used. Read our latest blog for a detailed rundown on what the new CC license suite covers, and hear directly from our friends over at Creative Commons on what makes this upgrade to CC 4.0 such a game changer: https://lnkd.in/guz6w2-v
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CC licenses make it easier for researchers to share their work with clear permissions. The CC BY license allows reuse with attribution, which many research funders encourage or require for open-access publications. As research continues to inform the training of generative AI tools, some publishers are steering authors who want more control over their work toward more restrictive licenses. On July 9 at 3:00 p.m. UTC, experts from CC, Europe PubMed Central, and EMBL will discuss the opportunities and challenges of various CC licenses for research publications and preprints during a webinar. They’ll cover topics such as whether you retain your copyright when choosing a CC BY license, how open licensing affects the reuse of data for AI training and research tool development, and why some authors are unable to reuse their work. This event is a fantastic opportunity to get informed and ask questions. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ePDGXpWz
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Last week, Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina, and Victoria Stobo from the CREATe Centre (University of Glasgow) and the Centre for Archive Studies (University of Liverpool) published a study commissioned by CC titled "Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector." The study aims to advance understanding of how open licensing is being used in cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) and to additionally share potential strategies that others could implement in their institution. The authors wrote an article that provides contextual background on the study and highlights their recommendations for CHIs. It also includes a link to the full report and a recording of last week's webinar where CC and the authors discussed the findings in detail. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e7jNjtTQ Image: Box of pigments and implements for painting on china by Reeves & Sons London England. Public Domain. Yale Center for British Art.
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Thank you to everyone who has shared feedback so far about CC signals. We’re listening, and this is just the beginning of the conversation. This update responds to early questions. A more comprehensive summary and next steps will be provided after the current consultation period has concluded. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ehVUyvRU