Creative Commons

noun

1. Sometimes creative commons. a set of various licenses that allow people to share their copyrighted work to be copied, edited, built upon, etc., while retaining the copyright to the original work (often used attributively): a creative commons license.

   We’re happy for other sites to share these photos under Creative Commons;

   a creative commons license.

2. the nonprofit organization that releases these licenses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Creative Commons¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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