Types of Creative Commmons Licenses
Information below is from the Creative Commons site.
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Attribution CC BY
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Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA
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Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND
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Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND
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"How to Attribute Creative Commons" by Foter is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Creative Commons
- What is Creative Commons and what do you do?"Creative Commons is a global nonprofit organization that enables sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge through the provision of free legal tools. Our legal tools help those who want to encourage reuse of their works by offering them for use under generous, standardized terms; those who want to make creative uses of works; and those who want to benefit from this symbiosis. Our vision is to help others realize the full potential of the internet. CC has affiliates all over the world who help ensure our licenses work internationally and who raise awareness of our work."
Read more about Creative Commons at the FAQ site. - Creative CommonsCreative Commons is a non-profit organization. Learn the basics of a creative commons, as well as about the licenses and how to choose a license.
- Best Practices for Attribution - Creative CommonsYou can use CC-licensed materials as long as you follow the license conditions. One condition of all CC licenses is attribution. Here are some good (and not so good) examples of attribution
- Consider the following before you select a CCThe following list sets out some basic things that you should think about before you apply a Creative Commons license to your material, or use Creative Commons-licensed material.
- Making your work with a CC licenseYou have chosen a CC license for your work. Now how do you go about letting the world know? Here are some examples of how to mark your work with the CC license.
- Step by Step how to choose a CCSteps to help you select your creative commons license.
Creative Commons Resources
- The beauty of “Some Rights Reserved” Introducing Creative Commons to librarians, faculty, and students by Molly KleinmanKleinman, Molly. "The Beauty of Some Rights Reserved: Introducing Creative Commons to Librarians, Faculty and Students" C&RL News, November 2008. 594-597.
- Open Licenses for Students -- Teaching MaterialsUse these PowerPoints to teach students about "Open Licenses." From Open Oregon
- Open WashingtonThis is a tool to help you build attributions for your Open Source.
- Creative Commons Explained In Simple TermsProvides brief explanation of creative commons and a video about what is a creative commons.
Other Resources
- Columbia University Libraries: Fair Use Checklist
"The Fair Use Checklist and variations on it have been widely used for many years to help educators, librarians, lawyers, and many other users of copyrighted works determine whether their activities are within the limits of fair use under U.S. copyright law (Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act). The four factors form the structure of this checklist. Congress and courts have offered some insight into the specific meaning of the factors, and those interpretations are reflected in the details of this form."
- Creative Commons: About CC Licenses
Introduction to CC license options and license elements from the Creative Commons website.
- Creative Commons: Creative Commons Platforms
A list of some of the best places to find searchable and shareable content under CC licenses.
- Creative Commons: License Chooser
Easy-to-use tool for determining the most appropriate license for your project's needs. From Creative Commons.
- Creative Commons Wiki: Best Practices for Attribution
How-to guide for attribution, including examples, from the Creative Commons wiki.
- Creative Commons Wiki: Considerations for Licensors and Licensees
List from the Creative Commons wiki that sets out some basic things that one should think about before applying a Creative Commons license to material, or using Creative Commons-licensed material.
- Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford: What is Open Licensing?
Detailed description of open licensing from the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford.
- Open Knowledge Foundation: Guide to Open Licensing
Information about open licensing from the Open Knowledge Foundation.
- Open Washington: Attribution Builder
Tool to help you build attributions for shared content. From Open Washington.
- Open Washington: Copyright and Open Licensing FAQ
Frequently asked questions about copyright and open licensing.