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=Welcome to CC's License and Legal Tools Translation Project!=
 
=Welcome to CC's License and Legal Tools Translation Project!=
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Please note this page is currently under construction
  
 
This is the main portal for projects translating the suite of six CC licenses and the CC0 waiver.   
 
This is the main portal for projects translating the suite of six CC licenses and the CC0 waiver.   
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'''Note:''' Translations are to help people understand Creative Commons licenses by allowing them to read the licenses in their own languages.  The English licenses will remain the legally controlling versions unless otherwise noted.
 
'''Note:''' Translations are to help people understand Creative Commons licenses by allowing them to read the licenses in their own languages.  The English licenses will remain the legally controlling versions unless otherwise noted.
  
Official Translation Protocol - coming soon
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==Translation Process==
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'''Who:''' Translation teams may be composed of one or more Affiliate Teams from the CC Affiliate Network and other volunteers within the Creative Commons Community who are interested in making the licenses accessible to a wider community.  We strongly suggest having at least one lawyer fluent in both languages on the team because words can often have very specific legal meanings.
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'''Step 1:''' The translation team works on a first draft, literal translation of the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ international CC licenses] or [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode CC0].  Contact the team to find out how to contribute to the translation.
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'''Step 2:'''
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Protocol for Official Translation - coming soon

Revision as of 23:19, 12 April 2011

Welcome to CC's License and Legal Tools Translation Project!

Please note this page is currently under construction

This is the main portal for projects translating the suite of six CC licenses and the CC0 waiver.

Languages with fully translated licenses

None at this time

Languages currently being translated

  • Arabic (currently not posted)
  • Russian (currently not posted)

Note: Translations are to help people understand Creative Commons licenses by allowing them to read the licenses in their own languages. The English licenses will remain the legally controlling versions unless otherwise noted.

Translation Process

Who: Translation teams may be composed of one or more Affiliate Teams from the CC Affiliate Network and other volunteers within the Creative Commons Community who are interested in making the licenses accessible to a wider community. We strongly suggest having at least one lawyer fluent in both languages on the team because words can often have very specific legal meanings.

Step 1: The translation team works on a first draft, literal translation of the international CC licenses or CC0. Contact the team to find out how to contribute to the translation.

Step 2:


Protocol for Official Translation - coming soon