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Image: “State Public Health Laboratory in Exton Tests for COVID-19” by Governor Tom Wolfe (CC BY)

## Open Access matters—especially during a global health emergency.

The race to find a vaccine for COVID-19 exemplifies why rapid and unrestricted access to scientific research and educational materials is so vital.

CC’s Response to COVID-19

## What's
Happening

### Open COVID Pledge: Removing Obstacles to Sharing IP in the Fight Against COVID-19

Creative Commons has joined forces with other legal experts and leading scientists to offer a simple way for universities, companies, and other holders of intellectual property rights to support the development of medicines, test kits, vaccines, and other scientific discoveries related to COVID-19 for the duration of the pandemic. The Open COVID Pledge grants the … Read More “Open COVID Pledge: Removing Obstacles to Sharing IP in the Fight Against COVID-19”

About CC

### Just One Giant Lab Co-Founder Leo Blondel on the Power of Community and Open Source During COVID-19

Open science

### Tech Giants Join the CC-Supported Open COVID Pledge

Open science

### Open-Source Medical Hardware: What You Should Know and What You Can Do

Open access

### Open Access in Practice: A Conversation with President Larry Kramer of The Hewlett Foundation

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## The growing commons

1.6 billion works and counting. Explore these featured Creative Commons Licensed resources below — from literary works, to videos, photos, audio, open education, scientific research and more! Or you can share your work, and help light up the global commons!