Definition of Free Cultural Works: Difference between revisions

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 [[File:Definition of Free Cultural Works logo notext.svg|thumb|upright=0.85|Definition of Free Cultural Works logo, selected in a logo contest in 2006<ref>[http://freedomdefined.org/Logo_contest Logo contest] on freedomdefined.org (2006)</ref>]]The '''Definition of Free Cultural Works''' evaluates and recommends compatible free content licenses.
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-== History==
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-The [[Open Content Project]] by [[David A. Wiley]] in 1998 was a predecessor project which defined [[open content]]. In 2003, Wiley joined the [[Creative Commons]] as "Director of Educational Licenses" and announced the Creative Commons and their [[Creative commons license|licenses]] as successors to his Open Content Project.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030802222546/http://opencontent.org/ OpenContent is officially closed. And that's just fine.] on opencontent.org (30 June 2003, archived)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030806102812/http://creativecommons.org/press-releases/entry/3733 Creative Commons Welcomes David Wiley as Educational Use License Project Lead] by matt (June 23rd, 2003)</ref>
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-Therefore, Creative Commons' [[Erik Möller]]<ref name="history"/> in collaboration with [[Richard Stallman]], [[Lawrence Lessig]], [[Benjamin Mako Hill]],<ref name="history"/> Angela Beesley,<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://freedomdefined.org/History |title=History - Definition of Free Cultural Works |publisher=Freedomdefined.org |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> and others started in 2006 the Free Cultural Works project for defining [[Free culture movement|free content]]. The first draft of the ''Definition of Free Cultural Works'' was published 2 April 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freedomdefined.org/?title=Definition&offset=20070213&action=history |title=Revision history of "Definition" - Definition of Free Cultural Works |publisher=Freedomdefined.org |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> The 1.0 and 1.1 versions were published in English and translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freedomdefined.org/Definition |title=Definition of Free Cultural Works |publisher=Freedomdefined.org |date=2008-12-01 |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref>
-The ''Definition of Free Cultural Works'' is used by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Licensing_policy |title=Resolution:Licensing policy |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> In 2008, the Attribution and Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons licenses were marked as "Approved for Free Cultural Works".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8051 |title=Approved for Free Cultural Works |publisher=Creative Commons |date=2009-07-24 |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref>
-Following in June 2009, [[Wikipedia]] migrated to [[Multi-licensing|use two licenses]]: the [[Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]] as main license, additionally to the previously used [[GNU Free Documentation License]] (which was made compatible<ref name="onepoint3faq">{{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3-faq.html |title=FDL 1.3 FAQ |publisher=Gnu.org |access-date=2011-11-07}}</ref>).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Licensing_update_approval|title=Resolution:Licensing update approval - Wikimedia Foundation}}</ref> An improved [[license compatibility]] with the greater free content ecosystem was given as reason for the license change.<ref>[https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/15411 Wikipedia + CC BY-SA = Free Culture Win!] on creativecommons.org by Mike Linksvayer, June 22nd, 2009</ref><ref>[http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/06/30/licensing-update-rolled-out-in-all-wikimedia-wikis/ Licensing update rolled out in all Wikimedia wikis] on wikimedia.org by Erik Moeller on June 30th, 2009 ''"Perhaps the most significant reason to choose CC-BY-SA as our primary content license was to be compatible with many of the other admirable endeavors out there to share and develop free knowledge"''</ref>
-In October 2014, the [[Open Knowledge Foundation]]'s [[The Open Definition|Open Definition]] 2.0 for ''Open Works'' and ''Open Licenses'' described "open" as synonymous to the definition of free in the "Definition of Free Cultural Works" (and also the [[Open Source Definition]] and [[Free Software Definition]]).<ref>[http://opendefinition.org/od/2.1/en/ Open Definition 2.1] on opendefinition.org</ref> A distinct difference is the focus given to the [[public domain]] and that it focuses also on the accessibility ("[[open access]]") and the readability ("[[open format]]s"). The same three creative commons licenses are recommended for [[open content]] ([[CC BY]], [[CC BY-SA]], and [[CC0]]<ref>[http://opendefinition.org/licenses/ licenses] on opendefinition.com</ref><ref>[https://blog.creativecommons.org/2013/12/27/creative-commons-4-0-by-and-by-sa-licenses-approved-conformant-with-the-open-definition/ Creative Commons 4.0 BY and BY-SA licenses approved conformant with the Open Definition] by Timothy Vollmer on creativecommons.org (December 27th, 2013)</ref><ref>[https://blog.creativecommons.org/2014/10/07/open-definition-2-0-released/ Open Definition 2.0 released] by Timothy Vollmer on creativecommons.org (October 7th, 2014)</ref>) as additionally three for [[open data]] intended own licenses, the Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and Licence (PDDL), the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) and the [[Open Data Commons Open Database License]] (ODbL).
 =="Free cultural works" approved licenses==