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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has just launched its newly updated policy for Immediate Access to Research! CC is proud to have worked with HHMI as part of our Preprint Policy Framework. When HHMI scientists share CC BY licensed preprints, students, educators, and researchers can: 🔬 Adapt cutting-edge science into educational materials. 🌍 Rapidly share research in many languages. 🌐 Immediately access initial and revised preprints without the delays of traditional journal publishing    📰 Participate in more transparent and equitable peer review

After almost 15 years, CC's Director of Open Education, Cable Green, PhD, is moving on from Creative Commons. Cable's leadership, vision, and passion for access to knowledge have left an indelible mark on CC and the broader open movement, and we are grateful that he will always be a part of the Creative Commons community! Join us in thanking Cable and wishing him well in all that is to come! Read more about Cable's work at CC and his impact on the open movement: https://lnkd.in/gkBpXwDS

✍️Here's something worth a read today! ✍️ Patricia Diaz Rubio, the Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile and TAROCH participant, wrote a Medium article on the Open Heritage Statement and what open access to cultural heritage could mean for Latin America. En español: https://buff.ly/8GFk4MV

CC's CEO Anna Tumadóttir spoke with the World Economic Forum about the need for reciprocity in the new digital age of AI.

We're honored to collaborate with the Consulate General of Canada in New York | Consulat général du Canada à New York for an upcoming curated gathering on AI's impact on the creative industries. We're also thrilled to announce our panel, which will include Prithy A. (Senior Analyst, Standards Council of Canada), Sarah Robertson (Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP), Avijit Ghosh, PhD (Technical AI Policy Researcher, Hugging Face), Rebecca Ross (Director of Strategic Communications, Creative Commons), and moderator Madhavi Singh (Deputy Director, Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University). We'll be sharing learnings from this gathering with the community here and in future newsletters and reports. #ResponsibleTech #AllTechIsHuman

The recording from the Open Heritage Statement Launch is now available! Watch how experts from around the world came together to shape a shared vision for equitable access to public domain heritage in the digital environment. 📹 Watch now: https://buff.ly/dVBAvXs 🎈 Learn more & sign the Statement: openheritagestatement.org #OpenHeritageStatement #TAROCH #UNESCO 

The Museum Journal featured the launch of our Open Heritage Statement in their latest article, delving into the barriers to open access identified in the Statement as well as our commitments to action. Read the article: https://buff.ly/vpsN8em The Wikimedia Foundation also published an article underlining their decision to sign the Statement, citing their longterm dedication to human knowledge as a shared resource. Read the article: https://buff.ly/VU56Abb

Open Newswire is an aggregator of news articles available for free use under CC licenses! Their goals are to boost readership, expand coverage (they include articles in over 90 languages!), and free up resources for reporting staff to chase under-reported local news in their own communities. Check out this incredible new resource: www.opennewswire.org

The Open Heritage Statement is a collective call to action. It affirms that equitable access to public domain heritage is a fundamental right and sets out commitments to remove unnecessary barriers, promote sustainable digital practices, and strengthen collaboration across borders. Join us for the launch webinar on 14 October to learn why the Statement was developed by the TAROCH Coalition, what it calls for, and how it connects to global cultural goals, alongside voices from around the world sharing experiences, challenges, and opportunities for the future. https://lnkd.in/gt4Uv4Ky

Today we launch the Open Heritage Statement, a global call to action to break down barriers and shape the future of access to heritage in the public domain. Sign to help keep heritage open and equitable for everyone: https://buff.ly/CfNFufB Then, join us for the launch webinar on 14 October at 14:00 UTC to explore its vision, impact, and how you can get involved. Register: https://buff.ly/UnD5yTJ