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Creative Commons

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May 1, 2024 Updated May 10, 2025 20 minute read

Creative Commons (CC) is a global non-profit organization and a set of legal tools that provide creators with a simple, standardized way to grant public permission to share and use their creative work on conditions of their choice. It is not an alternative to copyright; rather, it works alongside copyright, allowing creators to modify copyright terms to best suit their needs. At its core, Creative Commons aims to build a richer, more collaborative, and more accessible public commons of creative and intellectual works that anyone can use and build upon, legally and easily.

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A collection of essays by one of the leading proponents of free software and open source.
A legal and historical analysis of copyright law and its impact on creativity.
A critical examination of the history of copyright law and its implications for the future of creativity.
A vision for a digital public library that would make all of the world's knowledge freely available.
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An exploration of the new creative possibilities that are emerging in the digital age.
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