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'''CC0''' is the "no copyright reserved" option in the Creative Commons toolkit - it effectively means relinquishing all copyright and similar rights that you hold in a work and dedicating those rights to the [[public domain]].
==Summary==  
 
  
*CC0 is a protocol that enables people to
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CC0 is a single purpose tool, designed to take on the dedication function of the former, deprecated [[Public Domain Dedication and Certification]].
**(a) ASSERT that a work has no legal restrictions attached to it, OR
 
**(b) WAIVE any rights associated with a work so it has not legal restrictions attached to it, and  
 
**(c) "SIGN" the assertion or waiver.
 
  
*CC0 is similar to what the CC public domain dedication does now. The key addition is that the assertion that content is in the public domain will be vouched for by users, so that there is a platform for reputation systems to develop. People will then be able to judge the reliability of content's copyright status based on who has done the certifying.
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How effectively CC0 works will depend on the legal regime in which the work is used, but the tool is intended to effectively release rights even in jurisdictions where it is difficult to do so.
  
*A beta version of the protocol, including the traditional components of the CC architecture -- legalcode, human-readable explanation, machine-readable metadata, and tools, will be released for public discussion on January 15, 2008.
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Note that CC0 is a three-tier instrument.  We recognize that a waiver may not be effective in some jurisdictions.  CC0's enforceability is not solely dependent on the waiver. The fall back public license -- the second tier -- is similar to our Attribution-only license but without the attribution requirement. The third tier is a non-assertion by the copyright holder that even if the waiver and license do not operate as intended, the copyright holder will not take any actions that prevent a user of the work from exercising rights consistent with the intention of the copyright holder as expressed in CC0.  
  
==Media==
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For detailed information, see the [[CC0 FAQ]].
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==Who is using it?==
 
  
''Once this is fully launched in January, there are already some organizations that will roll this out.''
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==CC0 Translations==
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Translations of CC0 may be conducted according to the [[Legal Code Translation Policy]].  
  
* [http://tranche.proteomecommons.org ProteomeCommons.org Tranche Project] ([http://www.proteomecommons.org/dev/dfs/examples/sciencecommons/ implementation details])
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See the [https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Legal_Tools_Translation#Translation_status_of_the_4.0_licenses_and_of_CC0 CC0 translations completed or in progress].
* [[Internet Archive]]
 
* [[Open Library]] (project by [[Internet Archive]])
 
* [[Talis]]
 
* [[Microformats]] Community
 
* [[Open Knowledge Foundation]]
 
  
There will be others announced. Stay tuned!
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[[Category:License]]
 
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[[Category:CC0]]
==How do you get involved?==
 
Jump on over to the [http://creativecommons.org/contact CC-Community and/or CC-Licenses email lists] for further discussion on CCZero.
 

Latest revision as of 08:22, 28 November 2016

CC0 is the "no copyright reserved" option in the Creative Commons toolkit - it effectively means relinquishing all copyright and similar rights that you hold in a work and dedicating those rights to the public domain.

CC0 is a single purpose tool, designed to take on the dedication function of the former, deprecated Public Domain Dedication and Certification.

How effectively CC0 works will depend on the legal regime in which the work is used, but the tool is intended to effectively release rights even in jurisdictions where it is difficult to do so.

Note that CC0 is a three-tier instrument. We recognize that a waiver may not be effective in some jurisdictions. CC0's enforceability is not solely dependent on the waiver. The fall back public license -- the second tier -- is similar to our Attribution-only license but without the attribution requirement. The third tier is a non-assertion by the copyright holder that even if the waiver and license do not operate as intended, the copyright holder will not take any actions that prevent a user of the work from exercising rights consistent with the intention of the copyright holder as expressed in CC0.

For detailed information, see the CC0 FAQ.

CC0 Translations

Translations of CC0 may be conducted according to the Legal Code Translation Policy.

See the CC0 translations completed or in progress.