Creative Commons
Acronym: CC
General Information
Identification Code: 15262256432-95
Website: http://creativecommons.org
Entity Form: Non-governmental organization
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 8/16/2011
Last Update: 1/11/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1
Mission & Interests
Goals: Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.
The infrastructure we provide consists of a set of copyright licenses and tools that create a balance inside the traditional “all rights reserved” setting that copyright law creates.
Our tools give everyone from individual creators to large companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to keep their copyright while allowing certain uses of their work — a “some rights reserved” approach to copyright — which makes their creative, educational, and scientific content instantly more compatible with the full potential of the internet. The combination of our tools and our users is a vast and growing digital commons, a pool of content that can be copied, distributed, edited, remixed, and built upon, all within the boundaries of copyright law. We’ve worked with copyright experts around the world to make sure our licenses are legal (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Communication
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Environment
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
Digital Services Act
Digital Market Act
Artificial Intelligence Act
Data Act
Communication Activities: Discussions
Blog posts
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Creative Commons211 Hope Street
Post Code: 94042
City: Mountain View
Country: UNITED STATES
Phone:
Indic Phone: 1
Phone Number: 415429-6753
EU Office
Address: Creative Commons211 Hope Street
Post Code: 94042
City: Mountain View
Country: UNITED STATES
Phone:
Indic Phone: 1
Phone Number: 415429-6753
Financial Data
Closed Year:
Start Date:
End Date:
Funding Sources:
- Donations
- Grants
Contributions:
Total Budget: 65000
Grants:
Current Year:
Grants:
Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 3
Members: 3
Members F T E: 0.75
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: N/A
Organisation Members: Coalition for Creativity
International Communia Association
European Internet Forum
Current Job Opportunities
Lead Policy Advocate for Creative Commons
Creative Commons
mid-levelBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025