When comparing AGPL vs Creative Commons, the Slant community recommends AGPL for most people. In the question“What are the best open-source licenses?” AGPL is ranked 3rd while Creative Commons is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose AGPL is:
Designed to ensure that end-users can access source code, even when applications run on remote web servers.
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Pros
Pro Protects user freedom in the cloud
Designed to ensure that end-users can access source code, even when applications run on remote web servers.
Pro Ensures that derivitave works are also protected by strong copyleft
Works extending the original must be licensed in a similar fashion to the AGPL, preserving and extending the user freedoms originally granted.
Pro Protects the author
The author of the software avoids any risk for how the software may be used by others.
Pro Ensures source access
Designed to make sure users have the freedom to access source code.
Pro Easy to use licensing decision tool helps customizing the license type
The Creative Commons has an easy-to-understand utility for choosing which style of the Creative Commons you want to use.
Pro Can restrict commercialization
A popular optional clause to the creative commons is the "Attribution-NonCommercial" clause, which restricts work to non-commercial use.
Cons
Con Cannot be sublicensed
Con Can restrict commercialization
Con Not recommended for software
Creative Commons does not recommend using CC licenses for software.