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Creative Commons 101: An introduction to CC licences. This article forms part of Wired.co.uk's Creative Commons Week, which sees a range of articles published on the topics of CC licensing, as well as the past, present and future of the Creative Commons movement.

Creative Commons 101: An introduction to CC licences

The Creative Commons movement is 10 years old, but what is it? How do the licences work? Who uses them? And what are the pros and cons? Wired.co.uk helps you navigate the licensing system with this introductory guide. About The Licenses. Our public copyright licenses incorporate a unique and innovative “three-layer” design.

About The Licenses

Each license begins as a traditional legal tool, in the kind of language and text formats that most lawyers know and love. We call this the Legal Code layer of each license. But since most creators, educators, and scientists are not in fact lawyers, we also make the licenses available in a format that normal people can read — the Commons Deed (also known as the “human readable” version of the license).

The independent music community. Royalty Free Music by Bensound. Freesound.com - Freesound Resources and Information. This website is for sale! Free Music Archive. CcMixter.