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Celebrating 25 years of CC

View this email in your browser Hi concerns2me, It’s our 25th Anniversary! Last week, we officially launched our Keep the Internet Human campaign, inviting you to help us reach our ambitious goal of raising $5 million in honor of this milestone. We’re sharing stories showcasing how we’re working to Keep the Internet Human. Today, we want to go back to the start…    As Cory Doctorow shared in his recent blog post, “Creative Commons arose out of the copyright wars of the early 2000s, in which the severe deficiencies of using copyright as the primary form of internet regulation were becoming ever clearer.” To respond to the threats posed by restrictive copyright laws and enable open sharing online, Creative Commons was founded in 2001. In 2002, we introduced the first set of CC licenses.  Since then, CC licenses have grown in popularity, popping up in every corner of the internet. Today, there are tens of billions of works licensed under one of the Creative Commons Licenses. This includes all Wikipedia content, in every language, created since 2009 when Wikipedia transitioned exclusively to CC licenses! Want to learn more about the history of CC? Last week, we hosted Creative Commons 101: A Brief History. In case you missed it, you can watch a recording here.    Will you support our 25th anniversary campaign to Keep the Internet Human? Here's how you can help:     Donate Make a donation - the first 250 donors who give $125 or more will receive a signed copy of Cory Doctorow’s exclusive art book, Canny Valley! Can you commit to a recurring or annual gift? Become a member of our Open Infrastructure Circle. Would you prefer to send a check or wire transfer or add CC to your will? See our Donor FAQ for other ways to make a donation.    Share Share why you want to Keep the Internet Human or how CC has impacted your work on social media, with the hashtag #CCTurns25 and tagging @creativecommons. Submit to our Zine! We’re collecting stories from 25 years of CC to create a special Zine to commemorate our community’s contributions, achievements and memories exploring the theme “Remix is Resistance.”  Tell us about how you first got involved CC! What was your CC origin story? Share it here.   Meet the CC Team Save the date for our upcoming virtual and in-person events: May 5 - 8, 2026 | CC @ RightsCon26 in Lusaka, Zambia June 3, 2025 @ 2pm EDT / 6pm UTC | Legal Office Hours (register here) June 8, 2026 @ 5pm EDT / 9pm UTC | Community Office Hours (register here) June 17, 2026 @ 10am EDT / 2pm UTC | CC 101: Intro to the CC Licenses (details and registration coming soon) Thank You! CC Team  Donate to Creative Commons This email is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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