Creative Commons

Noun · Open Source

Definitions

  1. A family of licenses designed mainly for creative works such as writing, images, audio, and educational materials, allowing varying degrees of sharing and reuse under attribution and other conditions. They are often confused with software licenses, though they serve different domains.

    In plain English: A set of licenses that lets creative works be shared under specified conditions.

    Example: "The docs diagrams were released under Creative Commons, but the code itself used Apache 2.0."

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