Full attribution license
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The Full Attribution License is a copyright
-based license created by Steven Carroll, a developer who wrote the license to allow third parties to use material in exchange for a link to the author's website. It was released on January 5, 2008.
Many of the previous licenses, notably all the "give it away free" licences, grant certain baseline rights, such as the right to distribute the copyrighted work without changes, at no charge. Others, such as the GNU Free Documentation License
restrict the changes that a distributor can make. But none thus far demanded payment for using the material in the form of web-links.
The Full attribution license was based on the text of the MIT License
. The additional linking requirement represents a dramatic change from the laissez-faire MIT license.
Link building
has become a traded currency on the Internet as companies and individuals have been widely trading links in exchange for cash and other benefits. These linkers believe that they will improve their ranking
in search engines such as Google
. Thus a currency has been created by linking, which has a value that can be traded with others or used for commercial benefits.
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
-based license created by Steven Carroll, a developer who wrote the license to allow third parties to use material in exchange for a link to the author's website. It was released on January 5, 2008.
Many of the previous licenses, notably all the "give it away free" licences, grant certain baseline rights, such as the right to distribute the copyrighted work without changes, at no charge. Others, such as the GNU Free Documentation License
GNU Free Documentation License
The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project. It is similar to the GNU General Public License, giving readers the rights to copy, redistribute, and modify a work and requires all copies and...
restrict the changes that a distributor can make. But none thus far demanded payment for using the material in the form of web-links.
The Full attribution license was based on the text of the MIT License
MIT License
The MIT License is a free software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . It is a permissive license, meaning that it permits reuse within proprietary software provided all copies of the licensed software include a copy of the MIT License terms...
. The additional linking requirement represents a dramatic change from the laissez-faire MIT license.
Link building
Search engine optimization
Search engine optimization is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the "natural" or un-paid search results...
has become a traded currency on the Internet as companies and individuals have been widely trading links in exchange for cash and other benefits. These linkers believe that they will improve their ranking
Search engine results page
A search engine results page , is the listing of web pages returned by a search engine in response to a keyword query. The results normally include a list of web pages with titles, a link to the page, and a short description showing where the Keywords have matched content within the page...
in search engines such as Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
. Thus a currency has been created by linking, which has a value that can be traded with others or used for commercial benefits.