Creative Commons

American  

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): a creative commons license.

   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.

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Etymology

Origin of Creative Commons

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

This article first appeared on KFF Health News and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2024

It also asserts she lifted an image without crediting the source as required by a Creative Commons license.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2024

When somebody makes an edit to Wikipedia, they agree to release their contribution to the public interest via a Creative Commons license.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2021

The Creative Commons system requires that all the original stories and any adaptations must be distributed freely, and the wiki itself warns creators that they won’t be getting rich.

From The Verge • Nov. 17, 2021

To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0 or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

From Any Coincidence Is by Callahan, Daniel