Creative Commons (CC) is an American non-profit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon …

Feb 1, 2026 · Wikimedia Commons is part of the non-profit, multilingual, free-content Wikimedia family.

May 15, 2018 · The purpose of this wiki is to help you learn more about CC and give you a chance to collaborate with us. CC relies on its community of users to keep it strong, so now is your chance to …

There are several types of Creative Commons licenses. Each license differs by several combinations that condition the terms of distribution. They were initially released on December 16, 2002, by …

Every one of Wikipedia's 55 million plus articles are shared openly and freely using a CC license. All images of public-domain works in the Met's collection are openly available under Creative Commons …

Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law.

Feb 16, 2010 · Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.

Sep 20, 2025 · More CC‐themed photos by the Creative Commons staff are available here. For images on Wikimedia Commons (this project) licensed with Creative Commons licenses, see …

Dec 29, 2025 · It aims to help uploaders decide whether an image or other media file is acceptable on Wikimedia Commons. If you are a re-user looking for information on how to use Commons content in …

Aug 11, 2024 · Text in a cell means the license exists, and if the license template is blue, it actually exists on Wikimedia Commons. Each license is followed by an external link to its Creative Commons …