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==The grid==
=The grid=


{| align="center" border="1"
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! License
! License
! Intended scope
! Copyleft
! Copyleft
! Modifiability
! Modifiability
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| Against DRM
| Against DRM
| -
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
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| CC BY
| CC BY
| -
| no
| no
| no
| no
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| CC BY-SA
| CC BY-SA
| -
| yes
| yes
| no
| no
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| national adaptations
| national adaptations
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|-
| Design Science
| Design Science License
| -
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
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| Free Art License
| Free Art License
| -
| yes
| yes
| no
| no
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| GNU FDL
| GNU FDL
| documentation
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
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| GNU GPL
| GNU GPL
| software
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
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| same license (English version)
| same license (English version)
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= License list =
== Against DRM ==
* current version: 2.0
== Creative Commons licenses ==
=== Creative Commons BY (Attribution) ===
* current version: 2.5
=== Creative Commons BY-SA (Attribution-ShareAlike) ===
* current version: 2.5
== Design Science License ==
* ''not maintained anymore''
== Free Art License ==
* current version: 1.2
== GNU FDL (Free Documentation License) ==
* current version: 1.2
== GNU GPL (General Public License) ==
* current version: 2.0


==Current draft==
==Current draft==

Revision as of 15:57, 20 May 2006

The grid

License Intended scope Copyleft Modifiability Attribution Worldwide applicability
Against DRM - ? ? ? ?
CC BY - no no yes national adaptations
CC BY-SA - yes no yes national adaptations
Design Science License - yes yes no same license (English version)
Free Art License - yes no yes exact translations
GNU FDL documentation yes yes no same license (English version)
GNU GPL software yes yes no same license (English version)

License list

Against DRM

  • current version: 2.0

Creative Commons licenses

Creative Commons BY (Attribution)

  • current version: 2.5

Creative Commons BY-SA (Attribution-ShareAlike)

  • current version: 2.5

Design Science License

  • not maintained anymore

Free Art License

  • current version: 1.2

GNU FDL (Free Documentation License)

  • current version: 1.2

GNU GPL (General Public License)

  • current version: 2.0

Current draft

Tentatively, the following licenses are known to meet the criteria set out by the definition:

In addition, works in the public domain are also free content as per the definition.

To be verified:

Controversial:

  • IANG license - seeks to enforce lots of things that are outside of the copyright realm (like organization scheme, right of developers to have a voice in the development process, etc.)