Creative Commons
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Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free, standardized copyright licenses to help creators legally share and reuse their work.
Aliases (4)
- Public Domain Mark ×2
- CC Search (now integrated into Openverse) ×1
- Creative Commons Global Network ×1
- creative commons ×1
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copyright organization
→
nonprofit organization → open content movement organization → |
| collaboratesWith |
Open Knowledge Foundation
→
UNESCO → Wikimedia Foundation → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| develops |
CC0 public domain dedication
→
Creative Commons licenses → Public Domain Mark → |
| discourages |
license misuse
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misrepresentation of authorship → |
| distinguishesFrom |
software-specific licenses such as the GNU General Public License
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| encourages |
legal sharing of creative works
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reuse and remixing of content → |
| focusesOn |
global legal usability of licenses
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interoperability of open licenses → legal tools for sharing creative works → standardized copyright licenses → |
| foundedBy |
Eric Eldred
→
Eric Saltzman → Hal Abelson → Lawrence Lessig → MIT Media Lab → |
| foundedInCity |
San Francisco, California, United States
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| hasBoardChair |
Lawrence Lessig
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| hasKeyConcept |
attribution
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free culture → no derivatives → noncommercial use → public domain dedication → share alike → |
| hasLanguageSupport |
multiple jurisdictions worldwide
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| hasLicenseVersion |
1.0
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2.0 → 2.5 → 3.0 → 4.0 → |
| hasMainGoal |
to expand the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share
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to provide free, standardized copyright licenses → |
| hasNotableProject |
CC Search (now integrated into Openverse)
→
Creative Commons License Chooser → |
| hasProgram |
Creative Commons Global Network
→
Open Culture program → Open Education program → Open GLAM program → Open Science program → |
| headquartersLocation |
Mountain View, California, United States
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| inception |
2001
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| legalForm |
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
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| licenseAppliesTo |
audio
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data → educational resources → images → software documentation → text → video → |
| licenseFamily |
CC0
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Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) → Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives (CC BY-ND) → Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) → Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) → Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) → Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) → Public Domain Mark → |
| licenseType |
copyleft-compatible licenses
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non-copyleft licenses → |
| motto |
When we share, everyone wins
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| operatesInArea |
copyright law
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open culture → open data → open education → open licensing → |
| supports |
cultural heritage digitization
→
open access publishing → open data initiatives → open educational resources → |
| website |
https://creativecommons.org
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