CC0
This article describes a DRAFT under discussion; contents, specifications and recommendations may change until the public discussion is complete.
Contents
Summary
CC0 is a protocol that enables people to WAIVE any rights associated with a work so it has no copyright or neighboring rights restrictions attached to it.
CC0 improves and extends the current CC public domain dedication. Key additions:
- A protocol facilitating the conveyance of norms with a waiver statement.
- "Universal" rather than U.S.-centric.
A beta version of the protocol, including the traditional components of the CC architecture -- legalcode, human-readable explanation, machine-readable metadata, and tools, has been launched for public discussion on 2008-01-15 and a second beta on 2008-04-16.
Demonstration
Published Pages
- http://labs.creativecommons.org/zero/waiver.html
- http://labs.creativecommons.org/zero/waiver_with_norms.html
CC0 Chooser
Deeds and Legalcode
- http://labs.creativecommons.org/licenses/zero/1.0/
- http://labs.creativecommons.org/licenses/zero/1.0/legalcode
Note: View the deeds via the published pages examples above to see how published metadata is used to inform deed display.
How do you get involved?
- Jump on over to the cc-community and/or cc-licenses email lists for further discussion on CCZero.
- Review the CC0 Technical Overview and provide feedback.
- If your site or organization plans to implement CC0, see CC0 Implementations.
Adopters
- Add your project here!
