Creative Commons licenses give everyone a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law.
Licenses are built by adding different conditions, allowing customization of each work.
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| Acronym | Meaning | Details |
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| CC | Creative Commons | Blanket license for a creative commons work. |
| BY | Attribution | Attribution, or credit, must be given to the creator of the work. |
| SA | Share Alike | The work must be shared under the same terms as the original. |
| NC | Non Commercial | Only noncommercial uses are permitted. |
| ND | No Derivatives | The work must be used as is. No Derivatives or adaptations allowed. |
| CC0 | Creative Commons Zero | The work is in the Public Domain. The work may be used in any way, without restriction. |
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Attribution By You are free to share and adapt. Must give appropriate credit.
Share Alike Lets you remix, tweak, and build upon the original work, even for commercial purposes.
No Derivative Works Free to use and share, but must be changes allowed.
Non-Commercial Can copy, distribute, display, perform, or remix work - but only for non-commercial purposes.
Public Domain CC0 - waive all interests and rights that may exist in the work worldwide; effectiveness depends on jurisdiction 0 - free of all known copyright restrictions |
Public domain refers to works that do not fall under copyright restrictions.
Three main categories of public domain works:
