CC’s Next Generation Licenses - Welcome Version 4.0! - Creative Commons
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We proudly introduce our 4.0 licenses, now
available for adoption
worldwide. The 4.0 licenses — more than two years in the making — are the most global, legally robust licenses produced by CC to date. We have incorporated dozens of improvements that make sharing and reusing CC-licensed materials easier and more dependable than ever before.
We had
ambitious goals in mind
when we embarked on the versioning process coming out of the 2011 CC Global Summit in Warsaw. The new licenses achieve all of these goals, and more. The 4.0 licenses are extremely well-suited for use by governments and publishers of public sector information and other data, especially for those in the European Union. This is due to the expansion in license scope, which now covers
sui generis
database rights that exist there and in a handful of other countries.
Among other exciting new features are improved readability and organization, common-sense attribution, and a new mechanism that allows those who violate the license inadvertently to
regain their rights automatically
if the violation is corrected in a timely manner.
You can find highlights of the most significant improvements
on our website
, track the course of the public discussion and evolution of the license drafts on
the 4.0 wiki page
, and view a recap of the
central policy decisions
made over the course of the versioning process.
The 4.0 versioning process has been a truly collaborative effort between the brilliant and dedicated
network of legal and public licensing experts
and the active, vocal
open community
. The 4.0 licenses, the public license development undertaking, and the Creative Commons organization are stronger because of the steadfast commitment of all participants.
With the 4.0 licenses published, we will be turning our attention to
official translations of the legal code
in partnership with our affiliate network and larger community. Translations of our new deeds are also underway, with a
significant number already completed
Thank you and congratulations to everyone who participated in making 4.0 a reality!
Posted 25 November 2013
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