Creative Commons

  • Creative Commons ("CC") licenses provide copyright holders with standardized licenses, allowing them greater control over how their work is used.
  • There are Six Creative Commons licenses available, half allow for commercial use and half do not. 
  • Since we are a commercial publisher, we cannot use content licensed under the non-commercial ("NC") licenses. 
  • If the content you wish to use is licensed under an NC license, you must obtain permission to use the content from the right holder. 
  • Below is a snapshot of the license terms:

Here is a snapshot of the license terms:

Licenses          Attribution Required Commercial Use Edits Allowed New Work Requires Same License Use Content Under This License
CC BY X X X   Yes
CC BY-SA X X X X Yes, if not making edits to content - otherwise by permission only
CC BY-ND X X     Yes, if not making edits to content - otherwise by permission only
CC BY-NC X   X   No - By permission only
CC BY-NC-SA X   X X No - By permission only
CC BY-NC-ND X       No - By permission only

 Failing to properly cite the source puts us in violation of the license and subject to copyright infringement claims. 

Providing Proper Credit

  • Proper attribution is always required for all CC licenses. 
  • A proper citation includes the following:

    • Title, Author, and Source/Location link/url

    • Name of the license and link/url to the terms

Example of proper citation: 

Photo of Ceiling frescos in Sonntagberg Basilica by Daniel Gran, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sonntagberg_Basilika_Deckenfresken_03.JPG, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

Note:

Creative Commons licenses only apply to the copyright in the material.  If there are personal rights associated with content distributed under a CC license, proper permission from the individuals appearing within the material must be obtained (for instance, any individuals appearing within CC-licensed images).