Creative Commons

Consider these questions as you review the examples below. Try the quiz from the left menu: What Have You Learned? after you’ve spent some time with this section.

If you create and post your own work online and want others to be able to see and use it, consider using a Creative Commons license.  There are numerous license options for how you choose to make it available.

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Here is an example of a CC license that you might find attached to a piece of work. This license would allow you to use a photo, for example, only if you give proper attribution; if you do not use it for commercial purposes; and if you don’t make any changes to the original. Check out the different licenses available at Creative Commons licenses.

• You automatically have copyright over any material that you have created including writing, photos, music, etc.  Others cannot copy or use what you’ve created without your permission. If you want to allow others to use or share your work consider using a Creative Commons license.
• Creative Commons (CC) enables producers of material to allow others to use it without traditional copyright restrictions. Many users of photo sharing websites such as Flickr take advantage of CC so that their works can be distributed and seen by more people.
• CC licenses allow you to choose the terms by which others can use your work. For example, you can stipulate that other people credit you, that they do not use your work for monetary gain or that they do not modify your work when using it (i.e. make a derivative based on your original).
• Digital Tattoo has created a set of video tutorials teaching how to find and cite open access images. Find them on our YouTube channel.
• Check out www.creativecommons.org for more details.