Creative Commons RDF Schema Snapshot 2002-12


From: http://creativecommons.org/learn/technology/metadata/schema.rdf. 2002-12-16 version. See "Creative Commons Project."


<rdf:RDF xmlns="http://web.resource.org/cc/"
    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
    xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#">
    <rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Work">
        <dc:title>work</dc:title>
        <dc:description>a potentially copyrightable work</dc:description>
        <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/swap/pim/doc#Work"/>
    </rdfs:Class>
    <rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Agent">
        <dc:title>agent</dc:title>
        <dc:description>something (e.g. a person, corporation or computer) capable of creating things</dc:description>
    </rdfs:Class>
    <rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/License">
        <dc:title>license</dc:title>
        <dc:description>a set of requests/permissions to users of a Work, e.g. a copyright license, the public domain, information for distributors</dc:description>
    </rdfs:Class>
    <rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Permission">
        <dc:title>permission</dc:title>
        <dc:description>an action that may or may not be allowed or desired</dc:description>
    </rdfs:Class>
    <rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Requirement">
        <dc:title>requirement</dc:title>
        <dc:description>an action that may or may not be requested of you</dc:description>
    </rdfs:Class>
    <rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Prohibition">
        <dc:title>prohibition</dc:title>
        <dc:description>something you may be asked not to do</dc:description>
    </rdfs:Class>
    
    <License rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/PublicDomain">
        <dc:title>public domain</dc:title>
        <dc:description>no copyright; everything is permitted without restriction</dc:description>
    </License>
    <Permission rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Reproduction">
        <dc:title>reproduction</dc:title>
        <dc:description>making multiple copies</dc:description>
    </Permission>
    <Permission rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Distribution">
        <dc:title>distribution</dc:title>
        <dc:description>distribution, public display, and publicly performance</dc:description>
    </Permission>
    <Permission rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/DerivativeWorks">
        <dc:title>derivative works</dc:title>
        <dc:description>creation and distribution of derivative works</dc:description>
    </Permission>
    
    <Requirement rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Notice">
        <dc:title>copyright notices</dc:title>
        <dc:description>copyright and license notices be kept intact</dc:description>
    </Requirement>
    <Requirement rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/Attribution">
        <dc:title>attribution</dc:title>
        <dc:description>credit be given to copyright holder and/or author</dc:description>
    </Requirement>
    <Requirement rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/ShareAlike">
        <dc:title>share alike</dc:title>
        <dc:description>derivative works be licensed under the same terms as the original work</dc:description>
    </Requirement>
    <Prohibition rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/CommercialUse">
        <dc:title>commercial use</dc:title>
        <dc:description>exercising rights for commercial purposes</dc:description>
    </Prohibition>
    <rdf:Property rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/license">
        <dc:title>has license</dc:title>
        <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/Work"/>
        <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/License"/>
        <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/swap/pim/doc#ipr"/>
        <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights"/>
    </rdf:Property>
    <rdf:Property rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/permits">
        <dc:title>permits</dc:title>
        <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/License"/>
        <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/Permission"/>
    </rdf:Property>
    <rdf:Property rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/requires">
        <dc:title>requires</dc:title>
        <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/License"/>
        <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/Requirement"/>
    </rdf:Property>
    <rdf:Property rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/prohibits">
        <dc:title>prohibits</dc:title>
        <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/License"/>
        <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/Prohibition"/>
    </rdf:Property>
    <!-- Utility Terms -->
    
    <rdf:Property rdf:about="http://web.resource.org/cc/derivativeWork">
        <dc:title>has a derivative work</dc:title>
        <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/Work" />
        <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://web.resource.org/cc/Work" />
        <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/source" />
    </rdf:Property>
</rdf:RDF>

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