Copyleft concept

Alternatives to the OAL
Definitions and Resources

As the Open Audio License may not meet the needs of your particular situation, we offer this guide to other options you may wish to use in licensing your creative works.

Putting your work in the Public Domain - this allows people to share and make improvements with your work, but also allows people to convert your work back into a proprietary product.

The concept of "copyleft" - a general method for making a work free and requiring all modified and/or extended versions of such a work to be free as well.
Resources

* The linart project, whose purpose is to define, encourage, and promote free art and a community of those who make it.
* The Design Science License, a copyleft license which ensures that the attribution integrity of a work is kept.
* The Free Art License, a French alternative to the OAL.
* The GNU General Public License, though generally used for software, this very popular copyleft license can be easily adapted for use with just about any copyrightable medium.
* The Open Content License, another OAL alternative, requiring credit given when due.
* The Open Music License, a flexible license that has variations to accomodate the needs of many types of artists.
* The Open Directory Project list of Open Content resources.