Creative Commons Corporation

non-profit-organization creating copyright licenses for the public release of creative works
Organization nonprofit_organization Q43449
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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.

Creative Commons Corporation

Summary

Creative Commons Corporation is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,190 views/month, #6 of 3,287).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creative Commons Corporation's field of work was public license[3].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's field of work was copyright[4].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's field of work was license[5].
  • Creative Commons Corporation received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[6].
  • Creative Commons Corporation received the Prix Ars Electronica[7].
  • Creative Commons Corporation received the Open Publishing Awards[8].
  • Creative Commons Corporation was a member of Communia[9].
  • Creative Commons Corporation was a member of Open Source Initiative[10].
  • Creative Commons Corporation was a member of Open Education Global[11].
  • Creative Commons Corporation was a member of UNESCO Global Open Science Partnership[12].
  • Creative Commons Corporation was a member of Re:Create Coalition[13].
  • Creative Commons Corporation is in the country of United States[14].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's video is recorded as Creative Commons-Clips zur freien Nutzung – einfach erklärt (Terra X, ZDF).webm[15].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[16].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's instance of is recorded as publishing house[17].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's instance of is recorded as author[18].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's founder is recorded as Lawrence Lessig[19].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's founder is recorded as Hal Abelson[20].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's founder is recorded as Eric Eldred[21].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's logo image is recorded as CC-logo.svg[22].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Mountain View[23].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Anna Tumadóttir[24].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's ISNI is recorded as 0000000460859474[25].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152808990[26].
  • Creative Commons Corporation's GND ID is recorded as 7565402-7[27].

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Founding

Founders include Lawrence Lessig[19], Hal Abelson[20], and Eric Eldred[21]. +2001-01-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Creative Commons Corporation[28].

Identity

Creative Commons Corporation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Creative Commons'}[29]. Its part of is recorded as free-culture movement[30]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CC'}[31] and {'lang': 'mul', 'text': '🅭'}[32].

Leadership

Creative Commons Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Anna Tumadóttir[24].

Operations

Creative Commons Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Mountain View[23].

Industry

Fields of work include public license[3], a type of license[33]; copyright[4], a legal term or legal concept[34]; and license[5].

Ownership

Creative Commons Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as Creative Commons license[35].

Recognition

Awards received include FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[6], an award[36], founded in 2005[37]; Prix Ars Electronica[7], a cultural prize[38], in Austria[39], founded in 1987[40]; and Open Publishing Awards[8], an award[41], founded in 2019[42].

Why It Matters

Creative Commons Corporation ranks in the top 0.18% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,190 views/month, #6 of 3,287).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 117 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Works attributed to it include Creative Commons license[45], headquartered in Mountain View[46], written by it[47]; Creative Commons NonCommercial license[48], written by it[49]; and Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike[50], a license[51], written by it[52].

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].

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  31. [32] . creativecommons.org. creativecommons.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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