Creative Commons Corporation
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Creative Commons Corporation is a nonprofit organization founded on January 15, 2001 . It was established by Lawrence Lessig, Hal Abelson, and Eric Eldred . The organization is headquartered in Mountain View [1][2].
Creative Commons Corporation operates as a nonprofit organization [3] and employs 147 people [4]. Its mission and activities are supported by its structure as a nonprofit entity [3]. The founders established the organization to advance the sharing and use of creative works through standardized licensing .
The organization maintains its operations from its headquarters in Mountain View [1][2] and continues to function with a staff of 147 employees [4]. Its legal status as a nonprofit organization [3] defines its operational framework and governance. The founding date of January 15, 2001 marks the beginning of its efforts to expand access to creative content.
Key Facts
- Field of work: public license[3], copyright[4], license[5]
- Award received: FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[6], Prix Ars Electronica[7], Open Publishing Awards[8]
- Member of: Communia[9], Open Source Initiative[10], Open Education Global[11], UNESCO Global Open Science Partnership[12], Re:Create Coalition[13]
- Country: United States[14]
- Instance of: publishing house[15], author[16]
- Founder: Lawrence Lessig[17], Hal Abelson[18], Eric Eldred[19]
- Headquarters location: Mountain View[20]
- Chief executive officer: Anna Tumadóttir[21]
- Part of: free-culture movement[22]
- Commons category: Creative Commons[23]
- Unicode character: 🅭[24]
- Has part(s): Creative Commons Global Network[25]
- Website account on: identi.ca[26]
- Inception: January 15, 2001[27]
- Official website: https://creativecommons.org/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Creative Commons[29]
- Email address: mailto:info@creativecommons.org[30]
- Product or material produced: Creative Commons license[31]
- Employees: 147[32]
- Depicted by: Creative Commons icon[33]
- Phone number: +1-415-429-6753[34]
- Described by source: Bibliographic Scan of Digital Scholarly Communication Infrastructure[35], The varying openness of digital open science tools[36], Dictionnaire des biens communs[37]
- Partially coincident with: open educational resource[38]
- Official name: Creative Commons[39]
- Motto text: Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.[40]
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Identity
Short names include CC[41] and 🅭[42].
Why It Matters
Creative Commons Corporation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Works attributed to it include Creative Commons license[45], headquartered in Mountain View[46]; Creative Commons NonCommercial license[47]; and Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike[48], a license[49].
FAQs
What awards did Creative Commons Corporation receive?
Honors received include FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[6], Prix Ars Electronica[7], and Open Publishing Awards[8].