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In this 20th anniversary year of the CC license suite, we are pleased to be renewing our commitment to license stewardship. Creative Commons has always taken its stewardship responsibilities seriously, engaging in multi-year consultation processes for versioning the tools, publishing official translations of the licenses into dozens of languages, and working to educate people about how the licenses work within the law and with new technologies.

Before entering the next chapter of CC’s work as steward of the CC licenses and public tools, we took a look back at the various ways in which we have supported our tools, and our communities over the past 20 years. And then, with your help, we set out to craft a concrete set of principles and responsibilities to guide this work in future years.

To do this, we engaged in a public consultation through calls, webinars, and written input to find out what our stakeholders think good stewardship looks like. The result of those efforts is memorialized on this License Stewardship page on the CC site. We will be using this as a signpost for our work going forward, and we will be counting on all of you to help us stay accountable to the values and activities described there. 

In short, as we look to new endeavors for the organization, we want to ensure we do not neglect the foundational tools that serve as infrastructure for wide swaths of the digital commons. 

Last but not least, we are excited to be restarting a dedicated mailing list for license enthusiasts and experts. In years past, CC has had various mailing lists designed to serve as spaces for conversation and debate about license interpretation and other related issues. This new mailing list is designed to replicate that function, and serve as a place where people can ask questions and discuss thorny issues about CC licenses and public domain tools. The recent and ongoing issue around aggressive license enforcement is one example of the types of topics likely to be discussed in this forum. If you are interested in joining, you can sign up here. 

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Join us on Wednesday, 23 February for an online panel discussion, as we explore how open access to cultural heritage materials encourages artists to discover, share, and remix such materials. 

In advance of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development — Mondiacult 2022, Creative Commons is pleased to participate in the ResiliArt x Mondiacult initiative to celebrate better access to culture and allow artists and creators to participate in a generative creative cycle. 

Our upcoming ResiliArt x Mondiacult webinar will explore how open access to cultural heritage materials encourages artists to discover, share, and remix such materials. We will hear from artists and heritage professionals firsthand as they share their vision for better sharing of cultural heritage to support contemporary creativity in the digital space. They will also consider how better sharing can act as an engine for sustainable cultural development, through fair remuneration and open business models. Our panelists will examine the power of open licensing and the importance of Creative Commons’ infrastructure as a catalyst for the dissemination and revitalization of culture.

Panelists include: 

• Brigitte Vézina | Director of Policy, Open Culture, and GLAM at Creative Commons (Moderator)
• Hessel van Oorshot | Founder & “Chief of Noise” at Tribe of Noise
• Eddie Grey | Los Angeles-based composer, arranger, songwriter, and sound designer 
• Eline de Graaf | Curator of Collections at Het Nieuwe Instituut
• Iván Martínez | Free knowledge activist and human rights defender at R3D 
• Jesica Pullo | Founding Director at BIOTICO

Date: Wednesday 23 February 2022
Time: 16:00 – 17:30 UTC / 11:00 – 12:30 EST / 8:00 – 9:30 PST | View your local time zone
Location: Join us from wherever you are based! We’ll be using Zoom to host the event.

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Calling all artists! Participate in #CCSharesCulture, our new Open Culture Remix Art Contest! The theme this year is “Love Culture? Share Culture!”

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Creative Commons licenses, we are excited to announce the launch of our brand new Open Culture Remix Art Contest #CCSharesCulture to celebrate better sharing of cultural heritage throughout the world. 

Better sharing of cultural heritage can unlock tremendous creative potential, as people remix content in new and inventive ways. Our goal for #CCSharesCulture is to showcase the astonishing creativity that open access to cultural heritage can trigger. Together, we can show how open access positively impacts contemporary culture and creativity outside institutional contexts, and how it is a true engine for cultural and social development. 

Participants can reuse public domain or CC BY-licensed images, paintings, photographs, drawings, etc. digitized in open collections from anywhere in the world to create, submit, and share original artworks.  Here is a list of institutions with public domain/openly licensed collections to get you started.  

Submission deadline: April 30, 2022

Submissions

Entry is free of charge. Create an original artwork on the theme of “Love Culture? Share Culture!” supported by a brief description telling the story behind the artwork, including how the artwork conveys your emotions and relates to the theme. Add a title and share a personal profile of yourself. Submit your art work here >>

By submitting an entry to the contest, you agree to the Creative Commons Open Culture Remix Art Contest Rules. 

What can you win?

1st place: cash award of US$1000
2nd place: cash award of US$500
3rd place: cash award of US$250
4th-7th: “honorable mention” – a copy of “Made with Creative Commons” signed by Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons
8th-10th place: “honorable mention” – a copy of “Made with Creative Commons”
Public choice award: Creative Commons merchandise

Term and timeline

The Contest begins on 14 February, 2022, and ends on 30 April, 2022, at 11:59 PM UTC. 

• Submissions open: February 14, 2022
• Submissions close: April 30, 2022 
• Shortlisted entries and winners announced: May 2022
• Live event with winners: June 2022

How will the winners be selected?

A panel of five judges, open culture and/or open creativity experts, will judge the entries based on their conformity with the theme, expression of theme, originality, creativity, quality, artistic expression, personal expression, visual appeal, and overall impact. The brief descriptions accompanying the artworks will also be taken into account. 

Public choice award: The public will be invited to vote for the Public’s Choice award. 

How will the artworks be used?

Accepted artworks, along with the participants’ full name and description, will be published on the Creative Commons website, promoted via Creative Commons’ online media channels, and adapted for other possible promotional and editorial purposes, at Creative Commons’ discretion. 

Note that the CC BY license or CC0 Public Domain Dedication applied to the submitted artwork gives the public permission to use the artwork for any purpose, including for commercial purposes. Please familiarize yourself with the terms of the applicable legal tool before you enter the contest, and apply it to your artwork. 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the contest, please contact us at communications@creativecommons.org.

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Episodes will be released twice a week until June 2022. Missed episode four of our Open Culture VOICES series? Catch up here >>

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