Open Content License
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The Open Content License is a copyleft
license designed for distribution of open content
material. This license is not compatible with the any other license in that it requires derivative works to be licensed under the Open Content License.
The Open Content License, dated July 14, 1998, predates the GNU Free Documentation License
and other non-software public licenses, though discussions were held between David A. Wiley
, creator of the Open Content License, and Richard Stallman
, leader of the Free Software Foundation
, who created the GNU General Public License
for software and would create the GFDL. The license text is titled "Open Content License (OPL)" and the license is published at http://opencontent.org/opl.shtml. "OPL" stood for OpenContent Principles License. Another license released a year later, also by the Open Content Project
is called the Open Publication License
.
Copyleft
Copyleft is a play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions of the work...
license designed for distribution of open content
Open content
Open content or OpenContent is a neologism coined by David Wiley in 1998 which describes a creative work that others can copy or modify. The term evokes open source, which is a related concept in software....
material. This license is not compatible with the any other license in that it requires derivative works to be licensed under the Open Content License.
The Open Content License, dated July 14, 1998, predates the GNU Free Documentation License
GNU Free Documentation License
The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project. It is similar to the GNU General Public License, giving readers the rights to copy, redistribute, and modify a work and requires all copies and...
and other non-software public licenses, though discussions were held between David A. Wiley
David A. Wiley
David A. Wiley is an Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology & Technology at Brigham Young University. He is also Chief Openness Officer of Flat World Knowledge and founder of the Open High School of Utah...
, creator of the Open Content License, and Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman , often shortened to rms,"'Richard Stallman' is just my mundane name; you can call me 'rms'"|last= Stallman|first= Richard|date= N.D.|work=Richard Stallman's homepage...
, leader of the Free Software Foundation
Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the free software movement, a copyleft-based movement which aims to promote the universal freedom to create, distribute and modify computer software...
, who created the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
for software and would create the GFDL. The license text is titled "Open Content License (OPL)" and the license is published at http://opencontent.org/opl.shtml. "OPL" stood for OpenContent Principles License. Another license released a year later, also by the Open Content Project
Open Content Project
The Open Content Project was a project dedicated to creating Open content. Primarily designed for academics, the project's Open Publication License can easily be adapted to the needs of the artist or other content provider....
is called the Open Publication License
Open Publication License
Open Publication License is a license open publications created by the Open Content Project, which now recommends using one of the Creative Commons licenses....
.