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“[Twenty Years of Creative Commons (in Sixty Seconds)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/52543574218/)” by [Ryan Junell](http://www.junell.net/) and [Glenn Otis Brown](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gotisbrown/) for [Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/) is licensed via [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and includes adaptations of the multiple open and public domain works. View full licensing and attribution information about all works included in the video [on Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/52543574218/).
Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that empowers people to grow and sustain the thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture we need to address the world's most pressing challenges and create a brighter future for all.
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The nonprofit behind the licenses and tools the world uses to share
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For over 20 years, Creative Commons has supported a global movement built on a belief in the power of open access to knowledge and creativity. From Wikipedia to the Smithsonian, organizations and individuals rely on our work to share billions of historic images, scientific articles, cultural artifacts, educational resources, music, and more!
* “[Farmer and his brother making music](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017786790/)” by [Russell Lee](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/related/?fi=name&q=Lee%2C%20Russell%2C%201903-1986), here cropped, is marked with [CC PDM 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/).
* “[Flickr photowalk at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2019, Lisbon](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/32896267507/)” by [Sebastiaan ter Burg](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/), here cropped, is licensed via [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).
* “[Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2](https://www.flickr.com/photos/niaid/49557785797)” by [NIAID](https://www.flickr.com/photos/niaid/), here cropped, is licensed via [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).
* “[Children kabuki theater in Nagahama (warrior Kumagai, 12 y.o.)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lensonjapan/8724992177)” by [lensonjapan](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lensonjapan/), here cropped, is licensed via [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).
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* [Astronomical Clock](https://openverse.org/image/02c33f59-da93-4108-ae9a-d45788454258?q=astronomical+clock&p=19) by [olemartin](https://openverse.org/image/collection?source=flickr&creator=olemartin) is licensed under [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/?).
Astronomical Clock by olemartin is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. The team here at Creative Commons was delighted to publicly release our new organizational strategy on January 22, after almost a year of intensive team, community, and board consultations. For the next several years, our focus will be to: Strengthen the open infrastructure of sharing…
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