Creative Commons Policies

Creative Commons Licensing

Except where noted otherwise, all content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons license. We do not assert a copyright in the text of our licenses. Modified versions of our licenses, however, should not be labeled as 'Creative Commons.'

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Creative Commons Trademark policy

The double C in a circle, the words and logotype "Creative Commons," and any combination of the foregoing, whether integrated into a larger whole or standing alone, are Creative Commons' trademarks.

Corporate Logo and Logotype: Creative Commons licenses the use of its trademarked corporate logo (shown immediately to the right) on the condition that the trademark licensee use the mark to point to the Creative Commons homepage, http://creativecommons.org and only to the Creative Commons homepage. Creative Commons retains full, unfettered, and sole discretion to revoke this trademark license for any reason whatsoever or for no specified reason.

Creative Commons Public Copyright License Marks. Creative Commons licenses the use of its trademarked CC logo in the context of, but not limited to, its Public Copyright License Marks (shown immediately to the right) on the condition that licensee use the mark to point to a Creative Commons license or Commons deed on the Creative Commons server, and only to such marks; and provided that licensor does not alter or remove the hyperlink embedded in such logo as made available on Creative Commons webpage. Creative Commons retains full, unfettered, and sole discretion to revoke this trademark license for any reason whatsoever or for no specified reason. Creative Commons is particularly likely to revoke said license if, in its full, unfettered, and sole discretion, it finds that licensee's use of the mark is likely to bring disrepute to licensor or its mark.

Public Domain Dedication Mark. Creative Commons licenses the use of its trademarked CC logo in the context of, but not limited to, its Public Domain Dedication Mark (shown immediately to the right) on the condition that licensee use the mark to point to the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication on the Creative Commons server, and only to such marks; and provided that licensor does not alter or remove the hyperlink embedded in such logo as made available on Creative Commons webpage. Creative Commons retains full, unfettered, and sole discretion to revoke this trademark license for any reason whatsoever or for no specified reason. Creative Commons is particularly likely to revoke said license if, in its full, unfettered, and sole discretion, it finds that licensee's use of the mark is likely to bring disrepute to licensor or its mark.