The Creative Commons Rights Expression Language (CC REL) lets you describe copyright licenses in RDF. For more information on describing licenses in RDF and attaching those descriptions to digital works, see CC REL in the Creative Commons wiki.
Classes
Work
a potentially copyrightable work
License
a set of requests/permissions to users of a Work, e.g. a copyright license, the public domain, information for distributors
Jurisdiction
the legal jurisdiction of a license
Permission
an action that may or may not be allowed or desired
Requirement
an action that may or may not be requested of you
Prohibition
something you may be asked not to do
Permissions
Reproduction
making multiple copies
Distribution
distribution, public display, and publicly performance
Derivative Works
distribution of derivative works
Sharing
permits commercial derivatives, but only non-commercial distribution
Requirements
Notice
copyright and license notices be kept intact
Attribution
credit be given to copyright holder and/or author
Share Alike
derivative works be licensed under the same terms or compatible terms as the original work
Source Code
source code (the preferred form for making modifications) must be provided when exercising some rights granted by the license.
Copyleft
derivative and combined works must be licensed under specified terms, similar to those on the original work
Lesser Copyleft
derivative works must be licensed under specified terms, with at least the same conditions as the original work; combinations with the work may be licensed under different terms
Prohibitions
Commercial Use
exercising rights for commercial purposes
High Income Nation Use
use in a non-developing country
License Properties
cc:legalcode
The URL of the legal text of a License.
cc:deprecatedOn
A License may be deprecated; provides the date deprecated on.
Work Properties
cc:morePermissions
A related resource which describes additional permissions or alternative licenses for a Work which may be available.
cc:attributionName
The name the creator of a Work would like used when attributing re-use.
cc:attributionURL
The URL the creator of a Work would like used when attributing re-use.
cc:useGuidelines
A related resource which defines non-binding use guidelines for the work.
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