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Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law. From the reuser’s perspective, the presence of a Creative Commons license on a copyrighted work answers the question, What can I do with this work?
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A Creative Commons ( CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work". [a] A CC license is used when an author wants to give other people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that the author has created.
Creative Commons is the nonprofit behind the open licenses and other legal tools that allow creators to share their work. Our legal tools are free to use. Use the license for your own material.
Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that provides free licenses and tools for sharing knowledge and culture. Learn how to choose, use, and search for CC licenses, and join a global community of open advocates.
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Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright. They apply on top of copyright, so you can modify your copyright terms to best suit your needs. We’ve collaborated with copyright experts all around the world to ensure that our licenses work globally. Getting a Creative Commons license is easy. Visit our Web site at ...
