Public copyright license
public copyright licensescopyright licencelicenseOpen copyright licensepublic-domain-like license
A public license or public copyright licenses is a license by which a copyright holder as licensor can grant additional copyright permissions to any and all persons in the general public as licensees.wikipedia
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Creative Commons license
CC-By-SACC BY-SACC0
Some public licenses, such as the GNU GPL and the CC BY-SA, are also considered free or open copyright licenses. The implied license imposed by the Berne Convention, and the public domain (the CC0 license as waiver), are the references for any other public license. The 2009 released CC0 was created as public domain license for all content with compatibility with also law domains (e.g. Civil law of continental Europe) where dedicating into public domain is problematic.
A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work".
Anti-copyright notice
anti-copyright can call noticeAnti-copyright license
However, "anti-copyright" statements typically do not take the form of either sophisticated public copyright licenses or a simple dedication to the public domain; instead, they usually just encourage wide distribution.
Copyleft
copyleft licenseweak copyleftSoftware hoarding
When a libre license has a share-alike term, it is called a copyleft license.
GNU General Public License
GPLGNU GPLGPLv2
Some public licenses, such as the GNU GPL and the CC BY-SA, are also considered free or open copyright licenses.
Free license
open licensefreely licensedFree
Some public licenses, such as the GNU GPL and the CC BY-SA, are also considered free or open copyright licenses.
Developing country
developing countriesdeveloping worlddeveloping nations
The former Creative Commons (CC) Developing Nations License was not a public copyright license, because it limited licensees to those in developing nations.
Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Knowledge InternationalOpen KnowledgeThe Open Knowledge Foundation
According to the Open Knowledge Foundation, a public copyright license does not limit licensors either.
Free Software Foundation
FSFRespects Your FreedomHigh Priority Free Software Projects
The Free Software Foundation keeps a list of FSF-approved software licenses and free documentation licenses.
Open Source Initiative
OSIOpen Source Initiative (OSI)Open Source software
The Open Source Initiative keeps a similar list of OSI-approved software licenses.
Implied license
The implied license imposed by the Berne Convention, and the public domain (the CC0 license as waiver), are the references for any other public license.
Berne Convention
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic WorksBerne Convention of 1886Bern Convention
The implied license imposed by the Berne Convention, and the public domain (the CC0 license as waiver), are the references for any other public license.
Public domain
public domain resourcepublic-domainPD
The implied license imposed by the Berne Convention, and the public domain (the CC0 license as waiver), are the references for any other public license.
Waiver
waivedwaivewaives
The implied license imposed by the Berne Convention, and the public domain (the CC0 license as waiver), are the references for any other public license.
The Open Definition
Open Definition
Considering all cultural works, as in the Open Definition, the four freedoms summarizes the main differences:
The Free Software Definition
Free Software DefinitionFour Essential Freedomsfour freedoms
Considering all cultural works, as in the Open Definition, the four freedoms summarizes the main differences:
Comparison of free and open-source software licenses
List of software licensesfree software licensesComparison of free software licenses
They include free and open source software licenses and free content licenses.
Share-alike
ShareAlikeShare Alike Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license
Share-alike licenses require derivatives of the licensed work to be released under the same license as the original.
Permissive software license
permissivepermissive licensepermissive free software license
Libre licenses without share-alike terms are sometimes called permissive licenses.
Creative Commons
CCiCommonsCC-BY-2.0
The former Creative Commons (CC) Developing Nations License was not a public copyright license, because it limited licensees to those in developing nations.
WTFPL
Do What The Fuck You Want To Public LicenseWTFPLv2
The 2000 released WTFPL license is a short public domain like software license.
Software license
licenselicensedsoftware licensing
The 2000 released WTFPL license is a short public domain like software license.
License compatibility
compatibleincompatiblecompatibility
The 2009 released CC0 was created as public domain license for all content with compatibility with also law domains (e.g. Civil law of continental Europe) where dedicating into public domain is problematic.
Civil law (legal system)
civil lawcivilcivil law system
The 2009 released CC0 was created as public domain license for all content with compatibility with also law domains (e.g. Civil law of continental Europe) where dedicating into public domain is problematic.
Continental Europe
mainland EuropeContinentalthe Continent
The 2009 released CC0 was created as public domain license for all content with compatibility with also law domains (e.g. Civil law of continental Europe) where dedicating into public domain is problematic.
