List of free content licenses

This is a list of free content licenses, referring specifically to non-software and non-hardware data. For a list of free software licenses, see lists of those approved by the FSF, those approved by the OSI, and a comparison of such licenses.

List

For documents and text

• GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL)
• FreeBSD Documentation License
• GNU Simpler Free Documentation License

For other content types, including audio and video

• Design Science License (DSL)
• Against DRM license
• Dominion Rules Licence
• Open Audio License
• Simputer General Public License
• Creative Archive Licence
• Free Art license
• Libre Commons licenses
• Creative Commons Attribution and Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Software licenses

Some free software licenses, including the GNU General Public License and European Union Public Licence, can also be used to license free content, although the FSF has recommended against using the GPL for educational works^[1].

References

1. ^ "Can I use the GPL for something other than software?"