Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law.

Creative Commons (CC) is an American non-profit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon …

Nov 10, 2025 · A Creative Commons license is a public copyright license that lets creators give permission for their works to be used by others in specified ways. Unlike traditional copyright, which …

May 31, 2024 · In 2001, Creative Commons created a suite of licenses that would help bridge these gaps and make it easier for creators to give permission for their content and for the general public to …

Oct 10, 2025 · This guide provides an introduction to Creative Commons licensing, including how it relates to copyright and how one might create and use Creative Commons-licensed works.

Dec 2, 2025 · Creative Commons is a set of free, public licenses that gives creators a standardized way to grant the public permission to use and share their creative works under copyright law. The …

Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that empowers people to grow and sustain the thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture we need to address the world's most …

A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work". [a] A CC license is used when an author wants to …

At UNCW, we'll most often talk about Creative Commons in reference to the licenses that creators can apply to their work, which allow for broader sharing and reuse than typical "all rights reserved" …

Oct 29, 2025 · Since its founding, Creative Commons has become an essential part of efforts to democratize access to information. Its licenses have become the default for open information and …