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== Summary == | |||
'''Free Cultural Works''' are works which anyone can | |||
* '''Use''' | |||
* '''Study''' | |||
* '''Copy''' | |||
* '''Change and Improve''' | |||
'''Free Culture Licenses''' are legal instruments by which copyright owners grant users these freedoms and make their works into Free Cultural Works. | |||
In addition to the 4 freedoms listed above '''Free Cultural licenses''' may also include certain restrictions. These can include: | |||
* '''Attribution''' - acknowledge other authors | |||
* '''Sharealike''' or '''Copyleft'''- derived works should be licensed under the same license as the original | |||
* '''Protection of Freedoms''' - the license may require additional permissions or information is distributed with the works (such as source code, design drawings, musical scores, access codes) where these are needed to create new versions of the work. | |||
== Preamble == | == Preamble == |