List of free content licenses
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For documents and text
- GNU Free Documentation LicenseGNU Free Documentation LicenseThe GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project. It is similar to the GNU General Public License, giving readers the rights to copy, redistribute, and modify a work and requires all copies and...
(GFDL) - FreeBSD Documentation LicenseFreeBSD Documentation LicenseThe FreeBSD Documentation License is the license that covers most of the documentation for the FreeBSD operating system.The license is very similar to the 2-clause Simplified BSD License used by the rest of FreeBSD, however, it makes the meanings of "source code" and "compile" less ambiguous in the...
- GNU Simpler Free Documentation LicenseGNU Simpler Free Documentation LicenseThe GNU Simpler Free Documentation License is a proposed version of the GNU Free Documentation License that has no requirements to maintain Cover Texts and Invariant Sections...
For other content types, including audio and video
- Design Science LicenseDesign Science LicenseDesign Science License is a copyleft license for free content such as text, images, music and other content but not for documentation or source code. The DSL was written by Michael Stutz.-External links:*...
(DSL) - Against DRM licenseAgainst DRM licenseAgainst DRM 2.0 is a free copyleft license for artworks. It is the first free content license that contains a clause about related rights and a clause against DRM.The first clause authorizes licensee to exercise related rights;...
- Dominion Rules LicenceDominion Rules LicenceThe Dominion Rules Licence is the open gaming licence under which the Dominion Rules role-playing game system is distributed. It is notable for being one of the earliest examples of an open gaming licence, predating the better known Open Game License....
- Open Audio LicenseOpen Audio LicenseThe Open Audio License is a free music license, created in 2001 by the Electronic Frontier Foundation . It provides freedom and openness of use for music and other expressive works...
- Simputer General Public LicenseSimputer General Public LicenseThe Simputer General Public License, or the SGPL is an open content hardware distribution license drafted specifically for the purpose of distributing Simputers. As a license it has been loosely modeled on the GPL but in substance it is very different....
- Creative Archive Licence
- Free Art licenseFree Art licenseThe Free Art License is a copyleft license that grants the right to freely copy, distribute, and transform creative works without needing the author's explicit permission.The Free Art License recognizes and protects these rights...
- Libre Commons licensesLibre SocietyThe Libre Society is a radical artistic and cultural movement that is committed to releasing free/libre/open-source art, music and literature. The Libre Society released a manifesto, called the Libre Manifesto, as its call to action....
- Creative Commons Attribution and Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Software licenses
Some free software licenses, including the GNU General Public LicenseGNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
and European Union Public Licence
European Union Public Licence
The European Union Public Licence is a software licence that has been created and approved by the European Commission. It is a free software licence.Its first version 1.0 was approved on 9 January 2007....
, can also be used to license free content, although the FSF has recommended against using the GPL for educational works.