Creative Commons Flashcards
What do creative commons licences help you do?
- How to download and share digital content legally
- To let people know you want them to reuse your own work
When something is created (photo, document, music track) what is it automatically protected by?
Copyright
What does copyright enable people to say/do?
Enables people to say who can share and reuse their creations
What must you obtain before sharing or reusing work?
The creator’s permission, even when it’s posted online
What if a creator wants everyone to reuse their work without hassle of granting permission over and over?
Creative Commons provides licensing tools that are free to use
What happens when you apply a licence to your work?
Refines your copyright and streamlines how you give permission
How is someone able to download a video for their use from a creator without asking for their permission?
The creator has given them permission with a Creative Commons licence
Allow people to use their work as long as they acknowledge them as the creator
What are the benefits of a Creative Commons licence?
- Legally robust
- Easy for user to understand
What are some additional rules a Creative Commons license can include?
Creative Commons License Elements
What are the Creative Commons License Elements?
- Attribution
- Non-Commercial
- No Derivatives
- Share Alike
What is attribution and what is its symbol?
Symbol: person in circle with text “BY” underneath
Meaning: must acknowledge creator when publishing project containing original work from the creator
What is non-commercial and what is its symbol?
Symbol: $ in circle with slash through it with text “NC” underneath
Meaning: no one other than creator is permitted to make money from their work, user can distribute the work to their friends but cannot sell them
What is no derivatives and what is its symbol?
Symbol: = in circle with next “ND” underneath
Meaning: creator hasn’t given permission to change original work, users can use original work but must ask for permission before retouching/mixing work
What is share alike and what is its symbol?
Symbol: backwards cycle with arrow text “SA” underneath
Meaning: new creations that use the work need to carry the same licence, can share the work in new project but must share work under same terms that the creator has
What does each CC licence include?
Gives permission to share and includes the attribution rule
Automatically allowed to share but must give credits
What elements are optional?
- Non-Commercial
- No Derivatives
- Share Alike
Can choose which of these 3 to add if any
What does SA require new works to be licensed under?
Same terms (as creator’s og content)
Which license element restricts the most freedom from re-users?
BY + NC + ND restricts the most freedom
Which license element allows re-users the most freedom?
BY (included in all license)
What are BY + SA sometimes referred to as?
Free cultural works approved licenses
Anything with NC restricts what for reusers?
Restricts commercial use of work
What does ND not give permission to?
Permission for adapting or remixing
What are the 6 combinations that makeup CC licenses?
From most freedom to least freedom
1. BY
2. BY + SA
- BY + NC
- BY + ND
- BY + NC + ND
- BY + NC +SA
What are the differences between the 6 combinations that makeup CC licences?
How many rules apply when someone wishes to use a creators work
