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Copyright and Intellectual Property

What is the Creative Commons?

Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that maintains a system of licensing models that let's creators choose how others can use their copyrighted work. This system allows creators to be more open with their work while still retaining their copyright. It offers a free, easy, and standard way of protecting your work while still allowing for distribution. Follow this link to find out more on Creative Commons. 

Choosing a Copyright License

There are 6 different licenses that offer varying degrees of permissions access. The list that follows is from most permissive to least permissive. 

  • CC BY - Allows others 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-SA - Allows others 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-NC - Allows others 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.

 

  • CC BY-NC-SA - Allows others 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-ND - Allows others to 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-NC-ND - Allows others to 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. 

All information was sourced directly from the Creative Commons website. For more information please follow this link to be taken to their homepage.