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Copyright & Intellectual Property: Creative Commons

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Definition and Links

"Creative Commons is a global nonprofit organization that enables sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge through the provision of free legal tools."  https://creativecommons.org/faq/#what-is-creative-commons-and-what-do-you-do

For more information, check out the following links:

CreativeCommons.org

License Chooser

The Creative Commons License Options

There are six different license types, listed from most to least permissive here:

  •    CC BY: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.

            CC BY includes the following elements:
            BY  – Credit must be given to the creator

 

  •    CC BY-SA: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms.

            CC BY-SA includes the following elements:
            BY  – Credit must be given to the creator
            SA  – Adaptations must be shared under the same terms

 

  •    CC BY-NC: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. 

            It includes the following elements:
            BY  – Credit must be given to the creator
            NC  – Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted

 

  •    CC BY-NC-SA: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. 

            CC BY-NC-SA includes the following elements:
            BY  – Credit must be given to the creator
            NC  – Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted
            SA  – Adaptations must be shared under the same terms

 

  •    CC BY-ND: This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. 

            CC BY-ND includes the following elements:
            BY  – Credit must be given to the creator
            ND  – No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted

 

  •    CC BY-NC-ND: This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. 

            CC BY-NC-ND includes the following elements:
            BY  – Credit must be given to the creator
            NC  – Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted
            ND  – No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted

 

The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 

   CC0 (aka CC Zero) is a public dedication tool, which allows creators to give up their copyright and put their works into the worldwide public domain. CC0 allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, with no conditions.

 

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/

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