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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Guidance on Using CC Licenses in an AI Ecosystem creativecommons.org/2026/09/03/g... from @creativecommons.bsky.social #IPlaw #techpolicy #genAI #opendata #openweb

The retreat toward restrictions has real costs. When people share content under more restrictive terms, the result is a more limited pool of publicly accessible resources (or commons) for all of us. This means less material is available for researchers, educators, archivists, and the public interest uses that depend on open access.

With that in mind, decisions around open sharing must not be taken lightly. Given that copyright exceptions often mean CC license restrictions don't apply to AI use in the first place, using a more restrictive license isn't effective in preventing it. In fact, a more restrictive license may prevent the exact types of human sharing and reuse licensors are hoping to allow, while at the same time putting no restrictions against AI use. As a result, we continue to guide communities to share as openly as they can, using CC licenses and tools to the extent that it is consistent with their values and goals.

2:21 PM · Sep 4, 2026