ALL meanings of creative commons
cre·a·tive com·mon
C c - noun creative commons Sometimes, creative commons. a set of various licenses that allow people to share their copyrighted work to be copied, edited, built upon, etc., while retaining the copyright to the original work (often used attributively): We’re happy for other sites to share these photos under Creative Commons; a creative commons license. 1
- noun creative commons the nonprofit organization that releases these licenses. 1