Licensdelad

Licensdelad is a Swedish term used to describe content that is distributed under one or more licenses. It denotes that rights to use, share, modify, or redistribute the material are governed by a license rather than being all rights reserved or in the public domain. In practice, licensdelad material carries a license statement or metadata indicating the applicable terms and conditions.

The term is commonly encountered in publishing, software, creative media, and online repositories. It is typically paired with a specific license identifier, such as Creative Commons, MIT, or GPL, and may specify requirements such as attribution, non-commercial use, or share-alike restrictions. For example, a photograph labeled as licensdelad under CC BY 4.0 signals that others may reuse the image if they credit the author and comply with the license terms.

Licensdelad content requires attention to the exact license terms attached to it. Different licenses impose different permissions and obligations, which can include attribution requirements, prohibition of commercial use, or the obligation to share derivative works under the same license. It is important to distinguish licensdelad material from public domain content, which is not governed by a license, and from cases where rights are restricted or reserved.

See also: copyright, open license, Creative Commons, public domain, license metadata.