What Is Creative Commons
Copyright 2005 Sharon HousleyCreative Commons is a nonprofit organization that allows artists, authors, publishers and musicians the option of creating and defining a flexible copyright for their creative works. Creative Commons was officially launched in 2001 by a group of intellectual property experts, lawyers and web publishers. Creative Commons licenses cover art, music, and writing, but is not designed for software.A Creative Commons license allows creators to place conditions on their copyrights. Traditionally, copyrig...