Metadata

When a user chooses a license, they're also given a bit of RDF metadata to go along with it.

What? Metadata is data about data. RDF is a system for encoding metadata. The Semantic Web is the plan for adding RDF to the Web.
Why? It lets computers find works and use them in a variety of innovative ways.
Use. Figure out how to embed CC license metadata in your favorite formats.
Implement. Learn how to programatically read and write our metadata.
Extend. Get the detailed information on our use of RDF.
Contact. Send us your questions, comments, and results.