Creative+Commons

=Creative Commons=

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Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that offers an alternative to full copyright whose expressed vision is "nothing less than realizing the full potential of the internet--universal access to research and education, full participation in culture--to drive a new era of development, growth, and productivity." CC aims to maximize digital creativity, sharing, and innovation by developing, supporting, and stewarding legal and technical infrastructure. This infrastructure consists largely of multiple levels of copyright [|licences]and tools. Copyright experts from around the world have been consulted and contributed toward creating licenses that are legally solid, globally, applicable, and responsive to users' needs. The tools offered, combined with creators / service users, are amassing a growing and dynamic digital commons, which contains content that can be copied, distributed, edited, remixed, and built upon all within the limits of the law. Creative Commons helps creators stay protected by copyright law to the extent that they so wish, and provides the tools for them to do so. For example, many Flikr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license; these can be browsed or searched through by content under each type of license at [].

The main website is interlinked to its official [|weblog], [|wiki], [|frequently asked questions] page, and a large international [|affiliate network] around the globe.