Editing Open Audio License (section)

{{short description|Free music license created by the Electronic Frontier Foundation}}
The '''Open Audio License''' is a [[free music]] license created in 2001 by the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] (EFF).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eff.org/IP/Open_licenses/200108_eff_oal_article.html |title=Artists & Audiences Strike a New Deal with Open Licensing of Music |author=Robin D. Gross |date=August 2001 |publisher=[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040824140734/http://www.eff.org/IP/Open_licenses/200108_eff_oal_article.html |archivedate=24 August 2004 |accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref>
It provides freedom and openness of use for [[music]] and other expressive works. Publication of the first version of the Open Audio License spurred the creation of the original [[Open Music Registry]] to support the license and provide a directory for finding works released under the license.