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 ====== Creative Commons Licensing ====== ====== Creative Commons Licensing ======
  
-[[https://creativecommons.org/|Creative Commons]] (CC) — international nonprofit founded by Lawrence Lessig in 2001. Provides free, standardized copyright licenses for creative works: writing, photos, music, art.+[[https://creativecommons.org/|Creative Commons]] (CC): international nonprofit founded by Lawrence Lessig in 2001. Provides free, standardized copyright licenses for creative works: writing, photos, music, art.
  
 ===== License Components ===== ===== License Components =====
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 | [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/|Attribution-NonCommercial]] | CC BY-NC | Non-commercial only, with credit | | [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/|Attribution-NonCommercial]] | CC BY-NC | Non-commercial only, with credit |
 | [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/|Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike]] | CC BY-NC-SA | Non-commercial + ShareAlike | | [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/|Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike]] | CC BY-NC-SA | Non-commercial + ShareAlike |
-| [[https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/|CC0]] | CC0 | Public domain dedication — all rights waived |+| [[https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/|CC0]] | CC0 | Public domain dedication: all rights waived |
  
-===== Why Not NC? =====+===== The Case Against NC =====
  
 The NonCommercial restriction sounds reasonable but is [[https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/NonCommercial_interpretation|notoriously vague in practice]]: The NonCommercial restriction sounds reasonable but is [[https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/NonCommercial_interpretation|notoriously vague in practice]]:
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   * Anyone can use, share, and adapt your work   * Anyone can use, share, and adapt your work
   * They must credit you (BY)   * They must credit you (BY)
-  * Derivatives must carry the same license (SA) +  * Derivatives must use the same license (SA) 
-  * No ambiguity about commercial use — it's allowed, but the openness is preserved+  * No ambiguity about commercial use: it's allowed, but the openness is preserved
  
 **Wikipedia is built on CC BY-SA.** Work published under CC BY-SA can be incorporated into Wikipedia and remain there permanently. **Wikipedia is built on CC BY-SA.** Work published under CC BY-SA can be incorporated into Wikipedia and remain there permanently.
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 Notable CC-licensed communities: Notable CC-licensed communities:
-  * [[https://ccmixter.org/|ccMixter]] — CC-licensed audio samples +  * [[https://ccmixter.org/|ccMixter]]: CC-licensed audio samples 
-  * [[https://freesound.org/|Freesound]] — CC sound library +  * [[https://freesound.org/|Freesound]]: CC sound library 
-  * Wikipedia — CC BY-SA+  * Wikipedia: CC BY-SA
  
 ===== Resources ===== ===== Resources =====
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