when were Creative Commons licenses first released?
December 16, 2002
who released them?
Creative Commons
is that a for profit foundation?
no
when was it founded?
2001
what is a Creative Commons license?
enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work
is it recommended for software?
no
what types of work can it be applied to?
books, plays, movies, music, articles, photographs, blogs, and websites
what version is the most current suite?
the 4.0
how many versions have there been?
Five
which licenses were approved as conforming to the "Open Definition" for content and data?
CC BY, CC BY-SA and CC0 licenses
who approved them?
the Open Knowledge Foundation
when did it give approval?
In October 2014
when should an author use a CC license?
when they want to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created
who does the license protect?
the people who use or redistribute an author's work
from what?
concerns of copyright infringement