PC-0069 · Commons project

Creative Commons

Licenses creative works for easier noncommercial sharing and distribution.

licensing commonsopen-content licensing organizationDocumented in the book
Open website listed in the book ↗Historical link from the source book; current status has not been reviewed.Correct this record

About this project

Directory status
Main directory record
How the book uses it
Direct subject, Supporting work
Status in the book
operating at book date
Book citation
Ch. 2, pp. 37, 40 | Ch. 3, pp. 52-53, 69 | Ch. 4, pp. 102-103, 121 | Ch. 10, pp. 291-295, 302, 304
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Current status

Current status has not yet been reviewed. The book description and citation remain available below.

Website listed in the 2007 book

www.creativecommons.org ↗

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What this record includes

Type of project

licensing commons, open-content licensing organization

Work described in the book

Licenses creative works for easier noncommercial sharing and distribution. Flexible licensing service that uses private rights to create public goods. Flexible rights licenses supporting public-domain dedication and public reuse. Modular licenses for sharing music, art, video, text, and educational materials.

Responsible organization

The responsible organization, funding, and governance still need review.

Long-term access

Present-day preservation information has not yet been reviewed. Historical links remain below.

Book source

This section summarizes what the book says and gives its chapter and printed pages. Present-day updates appear separately above.

Chapter 2 · The Growth of the Commons Paradigm

Licenses creative works for easier noncommercial sharing and distribution.

Printed pages 37, 40 · Direct subject · licensing commons · described in the main text

Chapter 3 · A Framework for Analyzing the Knowledge Commons

Flexible licensing service that uses private rights to create public goods.

Printed pages 52-53, 69 · Direct subject · licensing commons · described in the main text

Chapter 4 · Countering Enclosure: Reclaiming the Knowledge Commons

Flexible rights licenses supporting public-domain dedication and public reuse.

Printed pages 102-103, 121 · Direct subject · licensing commons · described in the main text

Chapter 10 · Free/Open-Source Software as a Framework for Establishing Commons in Science

Modular licenses for sharing music, art, video, text, and educational materials.

Printed pages 291-295, 302, 304 · Supporting work · open-content licensing organization · described in the main text

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