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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 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 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
- 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:
- Creative Commons Attribution License (not free for Debian)
- Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (not free for Debian)
- GNU Free Documentation License when no invariant sections are specified (this is important)
- Free Art License (not free for Debian)
- Against DRM 2.0
- All free software licenses. While many of them are specific to software, some are worded so as to apply to all kinds of digital works. For example, the GNU GPL is often applied to non-software works (such as computer graphics, game scenarios...).
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.)