Why Open Content Matters

Learn how open content and Creative Commons licensing can help you create safe, reusable H5P content.

Speaker: Peter Leth, Chair of OpenDenmark
March, 2026

Overview

In this webinar, Peter Leth — educator, Creative Commons advocate, and H5P Ambassador — explains why open content matters and how to use it with confidence.

You’ll learn how Creative Commons licensing works, where to find free, legal media, and how to use H5P’s metadata fields to give credit correctly.

Whether you’re new to open content or want to use it more in your workflow, this session gives you clear, practical steps to get started.

Key takeaways

Find free, legal content

There are billions of openly licensed assets you can use in your H5P content today.

Understand copyright

If you didn’t create it, you may need permission. Learn the simple rules to stay compliant.

Give credit with ease

Add attribution directly inside your content using H5P’s built-in metadata fields.

About the speaker

Peter Leth, Educator, Creative Commons Advocate & H5P Ambassador

Peter has worked with H5P since 2017 and has spent over two decades helping educators use media and technology effectively. Based in Denmark, he has been active in the Creative Commons community for over 16 years and currently serves as Chair of OpenDenmark.

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Build interactive polls, quizzes, and videos with the assistance of AI right in your LMS, and instantly track participation with built-in analytics.

Make every lesson an experience that inspires

Build interactive polls, quizzes, and videos with the assistance of AI right in your LMS, and instantly track participation with built-in analytics.

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See how simple interactive lessons can be

Book a quick walkthrough with our team—we’ll show you how to create and track interactive learning in minutes.

See how simple interactive lessons can be

Book a quick walkthrough with our team—we’ll show you how to create and track interactive learning in minutes.

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H5P.org is where our story began

born from an open-source movement and fueled by a passionate global community.

Already a customer? Join the conversation in our community.

All rights reserved

2026

H5P.org is where our story began

born from an open-source movement and fueled by a passionate global community.

Already a customer? Join the conversation in our community.

All rights reserved

2026