Creative Commons


noun
  1. Sometimes creative commons . a set of various licenses that allow people to share their copyrighted work to be copied, edited, built upon, etc., while retaining the copyright to the original work (often used attributively): We’re happy for other sites to share these photos under Creative Commons; a creative commons license.

  2. the nonprofit organization that releases these licenses.

Origin of Creative Commons

1
First recorded in 2000–05

Words Nearby Creative Commons

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How to use Creative Commons in a sentence

  • The license agreement (see below), is from Creative Commons and it gives you even more rights than you get to a regular book.

    Makers | Cory Doctorow
  • Creative Commons is not a party to this License, and makes no warranty whatsoever in connection with the Work.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow