'''Creative Commons''' ('''CC''') is ajẹ́ [[non-profit organization|àgbájọ aláìjẹ́-tièrè]] headquarteredkan to bujoko insi [[San Francisco, California]], UnitedUSA Statesto devotedn tosise expandinglati these rangeopo ofise [[creativity|creativealátinúdá]] worksto availablewa forfun othersawon toelomiran buildlati upontunse legallylona andtobofinmu toati sharelati pelu awon elomiran.<ref>[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ Creative Commons FAQ]</ref> Agbajo Theohun organizationti hassegbesile releasedorisi severalawon [[copyrightlicense|iwe ase]]- [[licensecopyright|etoawoko]]sknownto won asje [[Creative Commons licenses|iwe ase Creative Commons]] freesi ofigboro chargelofe tolai thegba publicowo. Thesewon licensesiwe allowase creatorswonyi togba communicateawon whicholuda rightsni theyaaye reservelati so iru awon eto wo ni won dimu, andati whichawon rightseto theywo ni won [[waive|fisile]] forfun theanfani benefitawon ofaraja recipientstabi orawon otheroluda creatorsmiran. An easy to understand one-page explanation of rights, with associated visual symbols, explains the specifics of each Creative Commons license. This simplicity distinguishes Creative Commons from an all rights reserved copyright. Creative Commons was invented to create a more flexible copyright model, replacing "all rights reserved" with “some rights reserved”. [[Wikipedia]] is one of the notable web-based projects using one of its licenses.
The organization was founded in 2001 by [[Lawrence Lessig|Larry Lessig]], [[Hal Abelson]] and [[Eric Eldred]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yupnet.org/boyle/archives/169#4|title=The Public Domain, James Boyle|accessdate=2010-02-05}}</ref> with support of the Center for the Public Domain. The first set of copyright licenses were released in December 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://creativecommons.org/about/history/|title=History of Creative Commons|accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref> In 2008, there were an estimated 130 million works licensed under Creative Commons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://creativecommons.org/about/history/|title=History of Creative Commons|accessdate=2010-02-05}}</ref> Creative Commons is governed by a board of directors and a technical advisory board. [[Esther Wojcicki]], journalism teacher from Palo Alto, CA, is currently the chair of the board. Creative Commons has been embraced by many as a way for content creators to take control of how they choose to share their intellectual property. There has also been criticism that it doesn't go far enough.
