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hello everyone,

my name is bianca and i am a hobby dj and music producer from germay, so excuse my bad english

i just wanted to say thank you for your great service and community!

i am new to the scene and just wanted to ask some questions:

1a.) if i would release some self-made sounds under the cc0-license, can people use them, without crediting me?

1b.) is that the only difference between cc0- and cc-by-license?

2a.) am i allowed to sample and modify cc0 music/sounds and distribute (freely and or commercially) that music?

3a.) i've read that i am not of course not allowed to say, that i am the author of a sound/sample/loop but what if i sampled a cc0 sample? can the title be named bianca - track xyz or am i not allowed to do this?

3b.) what about creating a drumkit/sf2 file out of different cc0 sounds/music - can i title the drumkit or must there be a hint to all authors of the different content?

4.) what is the main difference between public domain and cc0?

Hello!
Mandatory disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, so these answers can't all be taken as authoritative, but it's a start

1a.) Yes, the user of a sound released as CC0 can "copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission."

You can refer to this official page: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.de
and the more detailed one: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode

1b.) Basically, yes

2a.) Yes

3a.) If your work is not just the CC0 sample itself but at least a transformation of it, or even better, a more complex work that includes that sample (e.g. a complete track), you can.

3b.) With CC0 sources you don't have to mention and credit the authors of the single sources, although it might still be a nice thing to do if possible
Consider anyway that if the authors were keen on being acknowledged, they could have chosen CC-BY.

4.) I think it's a matter of law systems mainly. Public domain is contemplated by the U.S.A. laws, but the "Roman" law system states that the author of any content must always be mentioned, even if the use is free (sort of CC-BY). CC0 allows to bring public domain style even where it wasn't part of the law system.

I hope this helps!