Difference between revisions of "License type"

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Different organizations license their resources in different ways. Licenses, in general, tell you how you can use the material. Some are more restrictive than others. Most resources fall under these seven license types:
 
Different organizations license their resources in different ways. Licenses, in general, tell you how you can use the material. Some are more restrictive than others. Most resources fall under these seven license types:
  
1. copyright
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*1. copyright
2. CC copyright
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*2. CC copyright
3. GNU copyright
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*3. GNU copyright
4. FLOSS|
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*4. FLOSS|
5. government license
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*5. government license
6. public domain
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*6. public domain
7. various
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*7. various

Revision as of 01:37, 12 March 2008

Different organizations license their resources in different ways. Licenses, in general, tell you how you can use the material. Some are more restrictive than others. Most resources fall under these seven license types:

  • 1. copyright
  • 2. CC copyright
  • 3. GNU copyright
  • 4. FLOSS|
  • 5. government license
  • 6. public domain
  • 7. various