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Creative Commons license

Also known as: Creative Commons license, Creative Commons, CC license, Creative Commons Licence

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Open Hardware Licenses - P2P Foundation Wiki wiki.p2pfoundation.net P2P Foundation Jun 17, 2015 7 facts

claimThe Open Architecture Network allows users to choose any Creative Commons license, including public domain, for architectural designs and plans.

claimPonoko allows users to choose between full copyright and Creative Commons licenses for digital fabrication designs.

perspectiveThe author of the Open Manufacturing list post argues that the Open Source Hardware (OSHW) community made a mistake by initially releasing their logo under a Creative Commons license, as this action denies the community a potential legal lever for control.

claimThingiverse allows users to choose between standard copyright, Creative Commons licenses, GPL, or public domain for digital designs of physical objects.

quoteArduino and Freeduino developers acknowledge that Creative Commons licenses do not apply to physical production, stating: 'You don’t need to give attribution on the physical products that you might make with these files, as copyright in general, and CC2.5 in particular, do not apply to physical objects.'

claimReleasing a schematic under a Creative Commons license protects the drawing of the schematic, but does not protect the physical circuit that can be built from that schematic.

claimCreative Commons and GPL licenses apply only to works eligible for copyright, such as theater plays, pictures, films, and musical works, and do not apply to the underlying ideas presented in a file.

Lesson 3: licenses and open science hardware ucla-imls-open-sci.info UCLA Library Jun 13, 2025 3 facts

claimMany Open Source Hardware (OSH) projects use software licenses like GPL or MIT, or Creative Commons licenses, without fully understanding their implications, which can lead to confusion or legal uncertainty.

claimCreative Commons licenses are not designed for functional objects, and standard software licenses may fail to account for physical reproduction or patent rights in hardware projects.

claimCreative Commons licenses containing Non-Commercial (NC) or No Derivatives (ND) clauses are not considered truly open source because they restrict reuse and are therefore not suitable for Open Source Hardware (OSH).

Brief History of Open Source Hardware Organizations and ... oshwa.org Open Source Hardware Association 2 facts

perspectiveThinh Nguyen, legal counsel at Creative Commons, and Wiibanks advised attendees at the March 2010 Opening Hardware workshop to determine community norms for open source hardware rather than pursuing legal recourse.

accountIn early 2010, Ayah Bdeir, a Creative Commons fellow and creator of the open source hardware module system littleBits, consulted with Creative Commons advisor John Wiibanks regarding the launch, operation, and protection of open source hardware enterprises.

Open Hardware licenses curriculum.openhardware.space Open Hardware Curriculum 1 fact

claimThe CERN-OHL-S license requires derivative projects to be re-shared under the same license, functioning similarly to Copyleft licenses like GNU GPL 3.0 and Creative Commons 'share alike'.

A comprehensive overview on demand side energy management ... link.springer.com Springer Mar 13, 2023 1 fact

claimThe article 'A comprehensive overview on demand side energy management towards smart grids: challenges, solutions, and future direction' is published under a Creative Commons license, which requires users to obtain permission from the copyright holder for uses not permitted by the license or statutory regulation.

A Quick and Dirty Guide to Open Source Hardware Licensing michaelweinberg.org Michael Weinberg Oct 6, 2017 1 fact

claimDocumentation is a required component of the open source hardware definition and is covered by copyright, for which the author recommends applying a Creative Commons license.

The Middle East Conflict and the Future of the Region's Political Order internationalaffairs.org.au Australian Institute of International Affairs Mar 17, 2026 1 fact

claimThe article titled 'The Middle East Conflict and the Future of the Region's Political Order' is published under a Creative Commons Licence and may be republished with attribution.

Defining open hardware - LWN.net lwn.net LWN.net Oct 18, 2023 1 fact

quoteArduino's current introduction page states: "The plans of the Arduino boards are published under a Creative Commons license, so experienced circuit designers can make their own version of the module, extending it and improving it."

The Complete Guide to Open Source Licenses - FOSSA fossa.com FOSSA 1 fact

claimData and Content Licenses, such as Creative Commons, are designed for non-software content, documentation, or data.

The Open Source Definition - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimThe Open Source Definition is available under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) license.