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* [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution License] | * [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution License] | ||
* [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License] | * [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License] | ||
* [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] | * [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] when no invariant sections are specified (this is important) | ||
* [http://artlibre.org/licence/lal/en/ Free Art License] | * [http://artlibre.org/licence/lal/en/ Free Art License] | ||
* All [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html free software licenses], including the GNU GPL, the BSD license, and various others. These are sometimes also used for works which are not software. | * All [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html free software licenses], including the GNU GPL, the BSD license, and various others. These are sometimes also used for works which are not software. | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 1 May 2006
Tentatively, the following licenses are known to meet the criteria set out by the definition:
- Creative Commons Attribution License
- Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- GNU Free Documentation License when no invariant sections are specified (this is important)
- Free Art License
- All free software licenses, including the GNU GPL, the BSD license, and various others. These are sometimes also used for works which are not software.
In addition, works in the public domain are also free content as per the definition.
To be verified:
Controversial:
- Against DRM license - very vague, legally speaking, about what exactly it tries to forbid. If it forbids use even for developing DRM, bundling with DRM, etc., it is not a free content license.