The internet and the broader landscape of knowledge sharing are undergoing seismic shifts. The rise of artificial intelligence, the consolidation of digital platforms, and the increasing enclosure of information threaten the foundations of an open, equitable web. An open, equitable web is a prerequisite for a thriving creative commons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For years, the open web functioned as a mostly reciprocal ecosystem: people shared, searched, learned, remixed, and built upon each other\u2019s work. The CC licenses and legal tools, along with the practices of open advocates around the world, allowed this web to thrive as a commons.\u00a0 Today, that reciprocity is under strain. New technologies and concentrations of power risk turning an open web into an extractive one where value flows in one direction, away from creators, communities, and the public interest. In that version of the web, knowledge is only accessible to the few with the most resources, and the gains from new technologies built on the commons are only shared with large rightsholders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We have always worked to ensure that knowledge can be shared freely and legally. Today, meeting that goal requires more than tools and licenses. It requires showing up where the future is being shaped and articulating clear, principled positions about how knowledge should flow in a rapidly changing world.<\/span><\/p>\n Our policy and advocacy work is grounded in a simple belief: the digital commons only thrives when people can access, use, and build on knowledge without unnecessary barriers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This is why CC engages not only in traditional policy processes, but also in the wider debates that shape norms, expectations, and practices across the digital landscape. When we take a stance on an emerging issue, we\u2019re doing so because the rules being defined now will determine whether the digital commons remains a commons at all.<\/span><\/p>\n We publish position papers, briefs, and analysis that help clarify what\u2019s at stake and offer principled paths forward. When emerging technologies disrupt longstanding norms, we articulate what a pro-commons future should look like.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2192 Read more about our positions informing how we advocate for copyright that protects the commons<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u2192 <\/a>Read more about our positions informing how we advocate for sharing in the age of AI<\/a><\/p>\n As a civil society organization working in support of the public interest, we strive to ensure our community is included in the conversations that are shaping the future of sharing and access. We provide issue briefs and other primers and offer trainings and information sessions to build capacity on these topics within the CC global community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2192 Read the latest Issue Briefs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n We participate directly in legislative, regulatory, and policy processes, at national, regional and international levels, offering expertise, responding to consultations, making interventions, and shaping the frameworks that govern knowledge and creativity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2192 Read a selection of our recent submissions.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n We work in partnership with like-minded organizations to collaboratively advance policy priorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Open Heritage Coalition<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n COMMUNIA Association for the Public Domain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Access to Knowledge Coalition<\/a> of research, education and cultural heritage institutions<\/span><\/p>\nOur Policy and Advocacy Priorities<\/span><\/h2>\n
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How We Show Up<\/span><\/h2>\n
Setting the Agenda Through Public Advocacy<\/span><\/h3>\n
Strengthening a Global Community Through Capacity Building\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
Engaging Where Decisions Are Being Made<\/span><\/h3>\n
Partnerships and Coalition Building\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n