Creative Commons is a non-profit organization which provides people with free licenses and other legal tools to allow for content to be shared, built upon, and redesigned within the rules of copyright. Redistribution or modification of CC licensed images requires attribution. Creative Commons also provides a legal tool for dedicating works to the public_domain, the CC0 Public Domain Dedication.

For more information, please visit http://creativecommons.org/about/

When adding this tag, it is helpful to include evidence in the description showing where the copyright holder indicated that the image is licensed under a Creative Commons license. For extra credit, create and include a link to an archival copy of the evidence to avoid loss through link rot. For more information, see license_info.

Disclaimer: This article is not legal advice. The information provided is not a substitute for legal advice and is not complete.

Related tags:

• cc0 = 'No rights reserved'
• cc-by = Attribution only
• cc-by-nd = Attribution + NoDerivatives
• cc-by-nc-nd = Attribution + NonCommercial + NoDerivatives
• cc-by-nc = Attribution + NonCommercial
• cc-by-nc-sa = Attribution + NonCommercial + ShareAlike
• cc-by-sa = Attribution + ShareAlike

See also:

• license_info
• public_domain

• forum #166619 - Tag Implication: creative_commons -> freely_redistributable (Aug. 2015)

External links:

• Creative Commons website:
• FAQ
• About CC Licenses