Free content
For the use of free content on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Free content. Free Cultural Works logo Free content , libre content , or free information , is any kind of functional work, work of art, or other creative content that meets the definition of a free cultural work. [1] Contents 1 Definition 2 Legal matters 2.1 Copyright 2.2 Public domain 2.3 Copyleft 3 Usage 3.1 Media 3.2 Software 3.3 Engineering and technology 3.4 Academia 3.5 Legislation 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further reading Definition A free cultural work (free content) is, according to the definition of Free Cultural Works, one that has no significant legal restriction on people's freedom to: use the content and benefit from using it, study the content and apply what is learned, make and distribute copies of the content, change and improve the content and distribute these derivative works. [1] [2] Free content encom...