cc-viewer

cc-viewer previews Creative Commons licenses attached to media, generates attribution strings, and validates license metadata. Conceptually, it parses license identifiers, maps them to standard attribution templates, and assembles text and links. This helps creators, educators, and publishers confirm compliant usage before publishing. The tool supports common CC licenses (e.g., CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC0) and can tailor attribution to locale and output format. Core value lies in consistency, auditability, and faster licensing checks across assets. Use cases include blog images, slides, datasets, and multimedia projects where attribution correctness matters for legal and ethical compliance. It also provides a metadata validation report that flags missing fields like year, author, or license URL, and suggests defaults based on license type. The unique differentiator is integrated license-aware attribution generation plus optional batch validation for large media libraries. Outputs include an attribution text block, a direct license URL, and a validation summary suitable for publication notes and metadata catalogs.