Creative Commons
- Creative Commons ("CC") licenses provide copyright holders with standardized licenses, allowing them greater control over how their work is used.
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).