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Creative Commons

Creative Commons (“CC”) is a nonprofit organization that provides free, legally sound copyright licenses that enable creators to share their work with varying levels of permissions. These licenses empower artists, writers, educators, and others to grant permissions in a way that balances openness with control.

There are several types of Creative Commons licenses, each with specific conditions:

• Attribution (“CC BY”) – Allows anyone to use, modify, and distribute the work as long as credit is given to the original creator.
• Attribution-ShareAlike (“CC BY-SA”) – Similar to CC BY but requires derivatives to be licensed under the same terms.
• Attribution-NoDerivs (“CC BY-ND”) – Allows redistribution as long as the work remains unchanged and credit is given.
• Attribution-NonCommercial (“CC BY-NC”) – Allows modification and redistribution, but only for non-commercial purposes.
• Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (“CC BY-NC-SA”) – Combines non-commercial use with the requirement to share derivatives under the same license.
• Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (“CC BY-NC-ND”) – The most restrictive license, permitting only non-commercial sharing with credit and no modifications.

MIT License

The MIT License is a permissive open-source software license that allows users to freely use, modify, distribute, and even sell the software, as long as the original copyright notice and permission notice remain included in all copies or substantial portions of the software.

Key Features of the MIT License:

• Freedom to Use – Anyone can use the software for any purpose, including commercial projects.
• Freedom to Modify and Distribute – Users can modify the code and distribute it without restrictions.
• Minimal Restrictions – The only requirement is to retain the original copyright notice.
• No Warranty – The software is provided “as is,” meaning the author is not responsible for any issues or damages resulting from its use.