Most authors, whatever their field of activity, whatever their amateur or professional status, have a genuine interest in favoring an ecosystem where works can be spread, re-used and derived in creative ways. Many communities have formed to exercise those new possibilities and create a wealth of collectively re-usable works. Social and technological advances make it possible for a growing part of humanity to access, create, modify, publish and distribute various kinds of works - artworks, scientific and educational materials, software, articles - in short: anything that can be represented in digital form. The definition itself is not a license it is a tool to determine whether a work or license should be considered "free." The definition distinguishes between free works, and free licenses which can be used to legally protect the status of a free work. It also describes certain permissible restrictions that respect or protect these essential freedoms. This document defines "Free Cultural Works" as works or expressions which can be freely studied, applied, copied and/or modified, by anyone, for any purpose.
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