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1. • • Absolutely not. CC has responded to claims to the contrary. CC licenses are copyright licenses, and depend on the existence of copyright to work. CC licenses are legal tools that creators and other rights holders can use to offer certain usage rights to the public, while reserving other rights.
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   Does cc require a copyright?

   • CC does not require or provide any means for creators or other rights holders to register use of a CC license, nor does CC maintain a database of works distributed under Creative Commons licenses. CC also does not require registration of the work with a national copyright agency. What do the terms and conditions of a CC license apply to?

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   Are CC's copyright licenses universal policy tools?

   • CC’s copyright licenses are not universal policy tools. Copyright is the primary obstacle to reuse that our licenses solve, but there are many other issues related to the reuse of content that our licenses do not address and that reusers should be aware of.

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   How many copyright licenses does Creative Commons offer?

   • Creative Commons offers a core suite of six copyright licenses. Because there is no single “Creative Commons license,” it is important to identify which of the six licenses you are applying to your material, which of the six licenses has been applied to material that you intend to use, and in both cases the specific version.

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   What is a CC license?

   • CC licenses are legal tools that creators and other rights holders can use to offer certain usage rights to the public, while reserving other rights. Those who want to make their work available to the public for limited kinds of uses while preserving their copyright may want to consider using CC licenses.

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   Can I use a CC license if I do not own material?

   • You should not apply a license to material that you do not own or that you are not authorized to license. Are you aware that CC licenses are not revocable? You are free to stop offering material under a CC license at any time, but this will not affect the rights associated with any copies of your work already in circulation.

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   Can CC0 be used to release software into the public domain?

   • However, the Free Software Foundation currently does not recommend using CC0 to release software into the public domain because it explicitly does not grant a patent license. In February 2012, CC0 was submitted to Open Source Initiative (OSI) for their approval.

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3. creativecommons.org › faqFrequently Asked Questions - Creative Commons

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   Jun 3, 2024 · Creative Commons offers licenses and tools to the public free of charge and does not require that creators or other rights holders register with CC in order to apply a CC license to a work.

4. creativecommons.org › share-your-work › cclicensesAbout CC Licenses - Creative Commons

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   You must own or control copyright in the work. Only the copyright holder or someone with express permission from the copyright holder can apply a CC license or CC0 to a copyrighted work. If you created a work in the scope of your job, you may not be the holder of the copyright.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Creative_Commons_licenseCreative Commons license - Wikipedia

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   In 2011, the Free Software Foundation added CC0 to its free software licenses. However, the Free Software Foundation currently does not recommend using CC0 to release software into the public domain because it explicitly does not grant a patent license.

7. wiki.creativecommons.org › wiki › CC_FactsheetCC Factsheet - Creative Commons

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   Feb 13, 2017 · Creative Commons (CC) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation that develops legal and technical tools used by individuals, cultural, educational, and research institutions, governments, and companies worldwide to overcome barriers to sharing and innovation.

8. www.newmediarights.org › guide › legalA citizen's legal guide to using Creative Commons licenses

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   The Creative Commons license suite is essentially a set of flexible, pre-written, copyright licenses that provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use a creative work – under certain conditions.

9. creativecommons.org › share-your-work › use-remixCreative Commons Licenses - Creative Commons

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   Attribution ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to “copyleft” free and open source software licenses.

10. meta.wikimedia.org › wiki › Open_Content_-_AOpen Content - A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons ...

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    Jan 14, 2024 · To mark works in the public domain, CC offers two tools: The CC0 (No Rights Reserved) declaration to dedicate own works to the public domain and the Public Domain Mark to label works which are already free of protection, e.g. because the term of protection has expired or because they were not protected in the first place.