Links to free (and semi-free) content
From Virginia Tech Free Culture Wiki
This page will host links to content of interest that a member or members of the group wishes to share with the community, whether that community is our own chapter or the entire planet.
Please list both the license of the content in question and whether it is free content or semi-free content. A work is considered free if it meets the Free Software Definition as adapted to general content. That is, users are free to use the content in any way they wish, they are free to distribute the content, and are free to modify the content and distribute their modifications. A work is considered semi-free if there are restrictions placed on commercial distribution and/or modification. You may list your links under your name and provide a brief description of the linked content, but this is considered optional.
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Free
Creative Commons
- http://creativecommons.org
- Creative Commons is a non-profit charity that provides licenses to content creators around the world. It promotes itself as providing a balance between full copyright and the public domain, allowing creators to give rights to others while retaining certain rights for themselves.
- License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (unless otherwise noted)
TorrentFreak
- http://torrentfreak.com
- TorrentFreak is a news site that posts stories relating to the world of BitTorrent, as well as other news in the file sharing world.
- License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License
Semi-free
Electronic Frontier Foundation
- http://www.eff.org
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation was established to protect civil liberties in the digital age. The EFF focuses on key issues such as copyrights and patents, free speech, and privacy.
- License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 (unless otherwise noted)
Free Software Foundation
- http://www.fsf.org
- The Free Software Foundation is a non-profit charity that funds and organizes campaigns and contribution to further the goals of the free software movement. Established by Richard Stallman in 1983, the FSF now focuses on various campaigns for software freedom and related issues.
- License: GNU Verbatim Copying License
xkcd
- http://xkcd.com
- "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe"
- License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License
Uncyclopedia
- http://uncyclopedia.org
- The content-free encyclopedia
- License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 License

