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Creative CommonsLicense Basics

April 20, 2010Sue Gallaway, Centralia CollegeSeattle Open Textbook Adoption

Workshop

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All Rights Reserved

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Some Rights Reserved

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CC License Conditions

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

“Saving the world from failed sharing”

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The Six Main CC Licenses

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

cc by

cc by-sa

cc by-nd

cc by-nc

cc by-nc-sa

cc by-nc-nd

More accommodating

More restrictive

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Activity: Find your match!

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How did you do?

Attribution only

Attributioncc by

This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with your works licensed under Attribution.

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

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How did you do?

AttributionApply the same

license

Attribution Share Alikecc by-sa

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to open source software licenses. All new works based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use. http://creativecommons.org/about/li

censes/

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AttributionNo modification

Attribution No Derivativescc by-nd

This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you.

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

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AttributionNon-commercial use

Attribution Non-Commercialcc by-nc

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

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AttributionNon-commercial use

Apply the same license

Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alikecc by-nc-sa

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. Others can download and redistribute your work just like the by-nc-nd license, but they can also translate, make remixes, and produce new stories based on your work. All new work based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also be non-commercial in nature.

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

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AttributionNon-commercial use

No modification

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivativescc by-nc-sa

This license is the most restrictive of the six main licenses, allowing redistribution. This license is often called the “free advertising” license because it allows others to download your works and share them with others as long as they mention you and link back to you, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

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Licensing your work

http://creativecommons.org

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Licensing your work

http://creativecommons.org

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About non-commercial use -nc is incompatible with growing body of

free content -nc may rule out basic and beneficial uses -nc supports current copyright terms -nc will not likely increase your chance to

profit

If you want widespread use then apply the broadest license possible

The Case for Free Use: Reasons Not to Use a Creative Commons –nc Licensehttp://freedomdefined.org/Licenses/NC


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