- Number of Creative Commons works.
- Governments and intergovernmental organizations.
- Books.
- Comics.
- Educational resources.
- Games.
- Video games.
- Images and photos.
What are Creative Commons?
Creative Commons is
a global nonprofit organization
that enables sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools, with affiliates all over the world who help ensure our licenses work internationally and raise awareness about our work.
What are Creative Commons sites?
Over 1 billion CC-licensed works exist across millions of websites. The majority are hosted on content platforms that provide CC license options for their users. CC platforms make it easy for users to
discover and collaborate on images, video, music, research and educational texts
.
What are the 4 Creative Commons licenses?
- Attribution CC BY. …
- Attribution ShareAlike CC BY-SA. …
- Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND. …
- Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC. …
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA. …
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND.
What are the 6 types of Creative Commons?
There are six different Creative Commons licenses:
CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND
. The letter pairs indicate conditions for use. CC BY is the most open license.
What is the most common Creative Commons license?
The
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license or “BY-NC-ND”
is the most restrictive license offered by CC.
Can I use an image with a Creative Commons license?
Although Public Domain, Creative Commons (CC) or GNU Public Licenses
allow free usage of images and photos
, and the license status makes them seem safe to use, reality is using these kind of images in your website or online publication can be very risky, legal-wise.
Do I need to cite Creative Commons?
A Creative Commons license (CC0) grants the right to use an image without credit, but we encourage Seneca students
to cite any work that isn
‘t their own. When in doubt, cite any images you’re using regardless of licensing, unless your instructor has clearly stated otherwise.
How do I get a Creative Commons license?
- What is Creative Commons? (or try the excellent Get CC Savvy course here at School of Open)
- You don’t need to register your work – just pick a license!
- Make sure your work is copyrightable.
- Make sure you have the rights.
- Make sure you understand how Creative Commons licenses operate.
Can you make money from Creative Commons?
Can I still make money from a work I make available under a Creative Commons license?
Yes
. One of our goals is to encourage creators and rights holders to experiment with new ways to promote and market their work. … As the rights holder, you may still sell your own work commercially.
Are Creative Commons images free?
Free for personal or commercial projects
. Images licensed under Creative Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash.
What does a Creative Commons license allow you to do?
WHAT IS A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE? … Every Creative Commons license allows
the creator to retain copyright whilst allowing others to copy and distribute and make use of their work non-commercially
. The Creative Commons license also ensures creators get the recognition and credit for the work they produce and share.
Can you sell Creative Commons?
What is Creative Commons? As the copyright owner in your work,
you can sell or license it to others
, which could be done through a contractual agreement.
Is Creative Commons copyright free?
A major goal behind Creative Commons is to make sure that creators get the proper credit for their work. These licenses are based on existing copyright laws and last as
long as copyright
. Beyond that, creators can give licensors extra rights for using their works.
How is Creative Commons different from regular copyright?
Copyright
grants authors the exclusive rights regarding the use and reproduction of their original work
. Creative Commons applies to copyrighted work while Copyright immediately applies to originally created work. Creative Commons was founded in 2001 while the first Copyright law was in 1662.
How many Creative Commons Licence types are there?
Choosing a License
The
six licenses
and the public domain dedication tool give creators a range of options. The best way to decide which is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share your work, and how you hope others will use that work. For help, try the Creative Commons License Chooser.