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by aussiegall

What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons is an organization

that develops free copyright tools for

creators to use to share their works with

others.

Why does it exist?

To give creators a choice about how to

share their works.

Default copyright...

C

! is automatic

! is “all rights reserved”

! lasts a very long time

! keeps getting extended

But some creators want to share their

works under different conditions.

That!s where Creative Commons comes

in. With Creative Commons licenses,

creators can choose which freedoms to

grant and which rights to keep.

So how does it work?

Creative Commons licenses are simple,

standardized ways to grant copyright

permissions to your work.

Each license has different conditions.

Which license you choose will depend

on how you want to share your work.

Attribution

Non-Commercial No Derivative Works

Share Alike

Step 1: Choose Conditions

Do you want to receive attribution

(credit) for your work?

Do you want others to be able to modify,

adapt, translate, or otherwise remix your

work?

Do you want to allow commercial uses

of your work?

Do you want others to share

modifications of your work under the

same license?

Step 2: Receive a License

! built on copyright law. Does not replace, substitute, or provide an alternative to copyright.

! does not preclude fair use, but picks up where fair use leaves off.

! does not affect rights not covered by copyright, such as publicity or privacy rights.

! irrevocable and perpetual.

! can be changed/removed from a work.

! non-exclusive/allows for dual licensing.

CC minimizes transaction costs by granting

the public certain permissions beforehand

CC licenses are unique because they

are expressed in three ways.

Human

Readable Deed

Lawyer

Readable Legal

Code

Lawyer

Readable Legal

Code

<span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"

xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">

<span rel="dc:type" href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text" property="dc:title">My Photo</span> by

<a rel="cc:attributionURL"

property="cc:attributionName" href="http://joi.ito.com/my_photo">Joi Ito</a>

is licensed under a

<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License</a>.

<span rel="dc:source" href="http://fredbenenson.com/photo"/>

Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at <a rel="cc:morePermissions" href="http://ozmo.com/revenue_sharing_agreement">OZMO</a>.</

span>

</span>

Machine

Readable

Metadata

52 Jurisdictions Ported

Licensed Objects via Google & Yahoo!

365 million works

CC in Education

Open Educational Resources (OER) are

learning materials that are freely available

to use, remix, and redistribute.

http://flickr.com/photos/ryanr/142455033/

ryancr=

Because teachers and students are

consumers

AND creators

CC BY-NC-SA by Judy Baxter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/501511984/

Language barriers

Discovery barriers

Technical barriers

Cultural barriers

CC enables translation of educational

resources into different languages.

CC enables evolution of educational

resources through peer and student

edits.

CC enables easier discovery of

educational resources on the web.

CC enables translations of resources

into different formats.

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CC enables adaptation of resources

into local contexts.

CC enables innovation.

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Internet

Content

Licenses

Social, Organizational, Accreditation

The OER movement is poised to greatly further global access to and participation in education,

but only if a critical mass of educational institutions and communities interoperate legally

and technically via Creative Commons.

Attribute to with a link to

creativecommons.org

Creative Commons and the double C in a circle are registered trademarks of Creative Commons in the United States and other countries. Third party marks and brands are the

property of their respective holders.

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