Creative Commons (CC) license
Definition: A set of free and easy-to-use copyright licences that define the rights of the authors and users of open data and materials in a standardized way. CC licenses enable authors or creators to share copyright-law-protected work with the public and come in different varieties with more or less clauses . For example, the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) allows you to share and adapt the material, under the condition that you; give credit to the original creators, indicate if changes were made, and share under the same license as the original, and you cannot use the material for commercial purposes .
Related terms: Copyright, Licence Alternative definition:Â (if applicable) Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that provides Creative Commons licences, with the goal to minimize legal obstacles to the sharing of knowledge and creativity. Alternative definition: (if applicable) Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that provides Creative Commons licences, with the goal to minimize legal obstacles to the sharing of knowledge and creativity.
Reference: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/
Drafted and Reviewed by: Tina Lonsdorf, Adrien Fillon, Gisela H. Govaart, Annalise A. LaPlume, Sam Parsons, Charlotte R. Pennington