Creative Commons
[kri-ˈā-tiv ˈkä-mənz]
noun
Creative Commons
1. A non-profit organization that provides free, standardized licenses allowing creators to share their work while retaining copyright, with varying degrees of restrictions on use
The photographer released her work under a Creative Commons license so others could use it for free.
A fotógrafa lançou seu trabalho sob uma licença Creative Commons para que outros pudessem usá-lo gratuitamente.
2. Any of the specific licensing frameworks (such as CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC0) that allow creators to define how their intellectual property can be used
This image is available under Creative Commons attribution, meaning you can use it if you credit the author.
Esta imagem está disponível sob Creative Commons com atribuição, o que significa que você pode usá-la se creditar o autor.
Creative Commons has become fundamental to open culture and digital sharing in both Brazil and the USA. In Brazil, it's particularly important in academic settings, open educational resources (OER), and digital activism. The organization has Portuguese-language support and localized licenses for both Brazil and Portugal, making it accessible to non-English speakers and compliant with local copyright laws.
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