README.md

creativecommons.org

Website parent project (When we share, everyone wins - Creative Commons), legalcode and translations, and primary GitHub repository for public issues

Overview

This repostory is currently for:

1. Public help and support Issues
2. Legalcode and translations
3. Styles and other Includes
4. Instllation of the website

Issues

This repository's Issues is also the primary location for public help and support.

Legalcode and Translations

Relevant directories:

• docroot/legalcode: legalcode and translations "source" files
• tools: tools to assist with managing the translations

Also see:

• Legal Code Translation Policy - CC Public Wiki: Documents Legal/Translation process and policy
• Legal Tools Translation - Creative Commons: Translation status for 4.0 and CC0 licenses

English Licenses

Our public copyright licenses incorporate a unique and innovative "three-layer" design:

1. Legal code: the traditional legal tool that most lawyers know and love
2. Human Readable Deed: a format that normal people can read... a handy reference for licensors and licensees
3. Machine Readable RDF: recognizes that software, from search engines to office productivity to music editing, plays an enormous role in the creation, copying, discovery, and distribution of works (Three “Layers” Of Licenses - About The Licenses - Creative Commons)

License	Source File	Legal Code	Deed	RDF
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	Source File	Legal Code	Deed	RDF
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0	Source File	Legal Code	Deed	RDF
CC BY-NC 4.0	Source File	Legal Code	Deed	RDF
CC BY-ND 4.0	Source File	Legal Code	Deed	RDF
CC BY-SA 4.0	Source File	Legal Code	Deed	RDF
CC BY 4.0	Source File	Legal Code	Deed	RDF
CC0 1.0	Source File	Legal Code	Deed	RDF

Styles and other Includes

⚠️ WARNING: Any change to style or other includes must be duplicated within the creativecommons/new-creativecommons.org respository.

Installation

⚠️ WARNING: Use of the bootstrap scripts in the master branch is NOT recommended. Instead, see the dev2019 branch for current/ongoing work.

Child Repositories

In addition to this one, the following child repositories are also used:

• License Engine (chooser, deeds, legalcode, RDFs):

  • creativecommons/cc.engine
  • creativecommons/cc.i18n
  • creativecommons/cc.license
  • creativecommons/cc.licenserdf
  • creativecommons/rdfadict

• WordPress and styles:

  • creativecommons/new-creativecommons.org

License

• LICENSE (Expat/MIT License)