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Left: "The "Piebald" Horse" by Paulus Potter, 1650, CC0 1.0, Getty. Right: "The Dells, Chimney Rock by unknown artist, 1900, CC0 1.0, Getty.

Guidance on Using CC Licenses in an AI Ecosystem

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Since 2002, Creative Commons (CC) licenses have served as legally enforceable tools for digital sharing. Beyond their functionality, they also signal a commitment to open sharing in the public interest.  CC’s general guidance has been to acknowledge and support all valid uses for each of our current six licenses and two public domain tools.  

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  • "Open Heritage Roundtable" by Dee Harris, 2026, is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

  • "Archiving the Present workshop" by Subhashish, 2026, is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

  • A photo of a full room during the OPEN @ UNGA81 symposium in New York in 2026.

    Photo by Anna Tumadóttir, 2026, is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

  • Still from Awasəwehlαwə́lətinα wikəwαmok | They Returned Home (2023), Andreas Burgess & Jane Anderson in collaboration with James Francis, Jennifer Neptune & Darren Ranco. ©️ Penobscot Nation and Local Contexts. This material carries TK Attribution, TK Outreach, and TK Non-Commerical Labels.

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