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Common Platforms

Over 1 billion CC-licensed works exist across millions of websites. The majority are hosted on content platforms that provide CC license options for their users. CC platforms make it easy for users to discover and collaborate on images, video, music, research and educational texts. This page highlights some of the best known platforms for sharing …

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Can you get sued for not paying attribution?

Are CC licenses and others enforceable in a court of law? Yes, Creative Commons licenses are drafted to be enforceable around the world, and have been enforced in court in lots of jurisdictions all around the world. To CC’s knowledge, the licenses have never been held unenforceable or invalid. CC licenses contain a “severability” clause. This allows …

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What licenses do

The Creative Commons copyright licenses and tools forge a balance inside the traditional “all rights reserved” setting that copyright law creates. CC tools give everyone from individual creators to large companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. The combination of CC tools and CC users is a vast …

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Share your work

Use Creative Commons tools to help share your work. Our free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple, standardized way to give your permission to share and use your creative work— on conditions of your choice. You can adopt one of our licenses by sharing on a platform, or choosing a license below. Share your work on a …

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Common Licenses

What Creative Commons licenses do? The Creative Commons copyright licenses and tools forge a balance inside the traditional “all rights reserved” setting that copyright law creates. The tools give everyone from individual creators to large companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. The combination of the tools …

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What CC Does

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a globally-accessible public commons of knowledge and culture. CC makes it easier for people to share their creative and academic work, as well as to access and build upon the work of others. By helping people and organizations share knowledge and creativity, CC aims to build …

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