Open Licenses enable creators to proactively grant certain rights in advance while still retaining copyright. Creative Commons (CC) are open licenses.
Creative Commons licenses offer creators an opportunity to apply a license to new work to share in varying levels, rather than the traditional "All Rights Reserved" copyright.. CC licenses are legal tools, built on copyright law. The CC License 4.0 version is international, while earlier versions (3.0, 2.5, 2.1, 2.0, and 1.0) are applied by country..
Creative Commons Licenses provide a set of copyright licenses and tools that can be adapted on varying levels set by the creator. CC currently has 6 levels that define the following:
To apply a CC License to your work, you must be the copyright holder/owner.
The CC License Chooser guides you through the steps to apply the license to your work.
