Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\r\n\r\n \t- Name the most important considerations before applying a CC license or CC0<\/li>\r\n \t
- Apply a license and CC0 using CC\u2019s Choosers<\/li>\r\n \t
- Evaluate which license to apply based on relevant factors<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
Big Question \/ Why It Matters<\/h2>\r\nWhat should creators consider before applying a CC license or CC0 to their work? There are several options for creators who choose to share using CC. There are also many things to think about before applying any CC license or CC0, including whether you have all the rights you need and if not, how you must indicate that to the public.\r\nPersonal Reflection \/ Why it Matters To You<\/h2>\r\nHow would you go about choosing a particular CC license for your work? Do you know how to go about actually attaching a license to your work once you have chosen one? What if you change your mind about the license?\r\nAcquiring Essential Knowledge<\/h2>\r\nBefore you decide that you want to apply a Creative Commons license or CC0 to your creative work, there are some important things to consider:\r\n\r\nThe licenses and CC0 are irrevocable.<\/u> Irrevocable is a fancy word for a legal agreement that cannot be canceled. That means once you apply a CC license to a work, the CC license applies to the work until the copyright on the work expires. This aspect of CC licensing is highly desirable from the perspective of reusers because they have confidence knowing the creator can\u2019t arbitrarily pull back the rights granted them under the Creative Commons license.\r\n\r\nBecause the licenses are irrevocable, it is very important to carefully consider the options before deciding to use a CC license on a work.\r\n\r\nYou must own or control copyright in the work<\/u>. You should control copyright in the work to which you apply the license. For example, you don\u2019t own or control any copyright in a work that is in the public domain<\/a>, and you don\u2019t own or control the copyright in a\u00a0Britney Spears song<\/a>. Further, if you created the material in the scope of your employment, you may not be the holder of the rights and may need to get permission from your employer before applying a CC license. Before licensing, be mindful about whether you have copyright in the work to which you\u2019re applying a CC license.\r\n\r\nWhich Creative Commons license should I use?<\/b>\r\n\r\nThe six Creative Commons licenses provide a range of options for creators who want to share their work with the public while still retaining copyright. The best way to decide which license is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share and how you hope others will use your work.\r\n\r\nFor example, here are a few questions to consider:\r\n\r\nDo you think people might make interesting new works out of your creation? Do you want to give people the ability to translate your writing into different languages, or otherwise customize it for their own needs? If so, then you should choose a license that allows your work to be adapted.\r\n\r\nIs it important to you that your images are able to be incorporated into Wikipedia? If so, then you should choose CC BY, BY-SA, or CC0, because Wikipedia does not allow images licensed under any of the NonCommercial or NoDerivatives licenses except in limited circumstances.\r\n\r\nDo you want to give away all of your rights in your work so that it can be used by anyone in the world for any purpose? Then you might want to think about using the public domain dedication tool, CC0.\r\n\r\nIf you need some help deciding which license might be best for you, this flowchart from CC Australia might be useful (please note the information it contains is not legal advice): http:\/\/creativecommons.org.au\/learn\/fact-sheets\/licensing-flowchart\/<\/a>\r\n\r\n![\"ccchooseposter.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/certconvert.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/ccchooseposter-jpg.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
\r\nWhich Creative Commons license is right for me<\/a> by CC Australia, licensed under CC BY<\/a><\/p>\r\nHow do I actually go about applying a CC license to my work? <\/b>\r\n\r\nOnce you\u2019ve decided you want to use a CC license and know which license you want to apply, applying it is simple. Technically, all you have to do is indicate which CC license you are applying and include a link (or write out the URL, if you are working offline) to the relevant deed or legal code. You can do this in the copyright notice<\/a> for your work, on the footer of your website, or any other place that makes sense in light of the particular format and medium of your work. The important thing is to make it clear what the CC license covers and locate the notice in a place that makes that clear to the public.\r\n\r\nIt can be as simple as this notice from the footer of Wikimedia Commons<\/a>:\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/certconvert.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/null15.png\" "\\"\\"")
\r\n\r\nIf you are on a platform like Medium or Flickr, you should use the built-in tools on the platform to mark your own work with a license and identify yourself as the author. If you have a personal blog or a website, we recommend using the CC license chooser to generate code that identifies your chosen license. That code can be copied and inserted into your work online.\r\n\r\nTake some time to play around with the CC license chooser<\/a> now. After you select the boxes that indicate your preferences, the chooser generates the appropriate license based on your selections. Remember, the license chooser is not a registration page, it simply provides you with standardized HTML code and license statements.\r\n\r\n![\"chooser.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/certconvert.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/chooser-jpg.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
\r\n\r\n \r\nSidebar: How to apply CC0<\/p>\r\n
Like the licenses, CC0 has its own chooser. If you want to dedicate your work to the public domain, you can go to https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/choose\/zero\/waiver. Complete the required fields, agree to the terms, and then get the metadata to mark your work with CC0.<\/p>\r\nIf you want to mark the work in a different way or need to use a different format like closing titles in a video, you can visit https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/downloads\/ and access downloadable versions of all of the CC icons.\r\n\r\nWhatever method you use to mark your content, there are several important steps to properly mark your content.\r\n\r\nThere are three main aspects of marking<\/b> a work:\r\n\r\n1. Marking your own work<\/u> so that others can easily discover and reuse it\r\n\r\nAn example here from an article in the PLOS Biology journal<\/a>:\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/certconvert.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/null16.png\" "\\"\\"")
\r\n\r\n2. Indicating if your work is based on someone else\u2019s work<\/u> - If your work is a modification or adaptation of another work, indicate this and provide attribution to the creator of the original work. You should also include a link to the work you modified and indicate what license applies to that work.\r\n\r\nAnother example:\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/certconvert.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/null17.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/u>\r\n\r\n3, Marking work created by others<\/u> that you are incorporating into your own work\r\n\r\nAnother example, from a Saylor Academy course<\/a>:\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/certconvert.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/null18.png\" "\\"\\"")
\r\n\r\nIn every case, the goals are the same: you want to make it easy for others to know who created what parts of the work, identify the terms under which any given work, or part of a work, can be used, and provide information about works you used to create your new work or incorporated into your work. <\/b><\/i>\r\n\r\nThe best way to do this is to follow the TASL approach for your own portions of the content, and for the portions of the content created by others:\r\n\r\nT = title\r\nA = author (tell reusers who to give credit to)\r\nS = source (give reusers a link to the source of any third party material you used)\r\nL = license (tell reusers what license applies to which content and provide a link to the relevant deed(s))\r\n\r\nFor more examples of how to mark your own work in different contexts, spend some time looking through CC\u2019s extensive marking page<\/a>.\r\nFinal remarks<\/h2>\r\nThere is no single answer for which CC license is the best, or even for how to mark your work. The best rule of thumb is to remember why you are sharing and then make your choices with that intention in mind.","rendered":"
The act of applying a CC license is easy, but there are several important considerations to think through before you do.<\/p>\n
![\"checklist-2277707_1280-evondue.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/certconvert.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/checklist-2277707_1280-evondue-jpg.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/p>\n
Checklist <\/i><\/a>by evondue<\/a> dedicated to the public domain using CC0<\/a>.<\/p>\nLearning Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n- Name the most important considerations before applying a CC license or CC0<\/li>\n
- Apply a license and CC0 using CC\u2019s Choosers<\/li>\n
- Evaluate which license to apply based on relevant factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Big Question \/ Why It Matters<\/h2>\n
What should creators consider before applying a CC license or CC0 to their work? There are several options for creators who choose to share using CC. There are also many things to think about before applying any CC license or CC0, including whether you have all the rights you need and if not, how you must indicate that to the public.<\/p>\n
Personal Reflection \/ Why it Matters To You<\/h2>\n
How would you go about choosing a particular CC license for your work? Do you know how to go about actually attaching a license to your work once you have chosen one? What if you change your mind about the license?<\/p>\n
Acquiring Essential Knowledge<\/h2>\n
Before you decide that you want to apply a Creative Commons license or CC0 to your creative work, there are some important things to consider:<\/p>\n
The licenses and CC0 are irrevocable.<\/u> Irrevocable is a fancy word for a legal agreement that cannot be canceled. That means once you apply a CC license to a work, the CC license applies to the work until the copyright on the work expires. This aspect of CC licensing is highly desirable from the perspective of reusers because they have confidence knowing the creator can\u2019t arbitrarily pull back the rights granted them under the Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n
Because the licenses are irrevocable, it is very important to carefully consider the options before deciding to use a CC license on a work.<\/p>\n
You must own or control copyright in the work<\/u>. You should control copyright in the work to which you apply the license. For example, you don\u2019t own or control any copyright in a work that is in the public domain<\/a>, and you don\u2019t own or control the copyright in a\u00a0Britney Spears song<\/a>. Further, if you created the material in the scope of your employment, you may not be the holder of the rights and may need to get permission from your employer before applying a CC license. Before licensing, be mindful about whether you have copyright in the work to which you\u2019re applying a CC license.<\/p>\nWhich Creative Commons license should I use?<\/b><\/p>\n
The six Creative Commons licenses provide a range of options for creators who want to share their work with the public while still retaining copyright. The best way to decide which license is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share and how you hope others will use your work.<\/p>\n
For example, here are a few questions to consider:<\/p>\n
Do you think people might make interesting new works out of your creation? Do you want to give people the ability to translate your writing into different languages, or otherwise customize it for their own needs? If so, then you should choose a license that allows your work to be adapted.<\/p>\n
Is it important to you that your images are able to be incorporated into Wikipedia? If so, then you should choose CC BY, BY-SA, or CC0, because Wikipedia does not allow images licensed under any of the NonCommercial or NoDerivatives licenses except in limited circumstances.<\/p>\n
Do you want to give away all of your rights in your work so that it can be used by anyone in the world for any purpose? Then you might want to think about using the public domain dedication tool, CC0.<\/p>\n
If you need some help deciding which license might be best for you, this flowchart from CC Australia might be useful (please note the information it contains is not legal advice): http:\/\/creativecommons.org.au\/learn\/fact-sheets\/licensing-flowchart\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Which Creative Commons license is right for me<\/a> by CC Australia, licensed under CC BY<\/a><\/p>\nHow do I actually go about applying a CC license to my work? <\/b><\/p>\n
Once you\u2019ve decided you want to use a CC license and know which license you want to apply, applying it is simple. Technically, all you have to do is indicate which CC license you are applying and include a link (or write out the URL, if you are working offline) to the relevant deed or legal code. You can do this in the copyright notice<\/a> for your work, on the footer of your website, or any other place that makes sense in light of the particular format and medium of your work. The important thing is to make it clear what the CC license covers and locate the notice in a place that makes that clear to the public.<\/p>\nIt can be as simple as this notice from the footer of Wikimedia Commons<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
If you are on a platform like Medium or Flickr, you should use the built-in tools on the platform to mark your own work with a license and identify yourself as the author. If you have a personal blog or a website, we recommend using the CC license chooser to generate code that identifies your chosen license. That code can be copied and inserted into your work online.<\/p>\n
Take some time to play around with the CC license chooser<\/a> now. After you select the boxes that indicate your preferences, the chooser generates the appropriate license based on your selections. Remember, the license chooser is not a registration page, it simply provides you with standardized HTML code and license statements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sidebar: How to apply CC0<\/p>\n
Like the licenses, CC0 has its own chooser. If you want to dedicate your work to the public domain, you can go to https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/choose\/zero\/waiver. Complete the required fields, agree to the terms, and then get the metadata to mark your work with CC0.<\/p>\n
If you want to mark the work in a different way or need to use a different format like closing titles in a video, you can visit https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/downloads\/ and access downloadable versions of all of the CC icons.<\/p>\n
Whatever method you use to mark your content, there are several important steps to properly mark your content.<\/p>\n
There are three main aspects of marking<\/b> a work:<\/p>\n
1. Marking your own work<\/u> so that others can easily discover and reuse it<\/p>\n
An example here from an article in the PLOS Biology journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
2. Indicating if your work is based on someone else\u2019s work<\/u> – If your work is a modification or adaptation of another work, indicate this and provide attribution to the creator of the original work. You should also include a link to the work you modified and indicate what license applies to that work.<\/p>\n
Another example:<\/p>\n
<\/u><\/p>\n
3, Marking work created by others<\/u> that you are incorporating into your own work<\/p>\n
Big Question \/ Why It Matters<\/h2>\r\nWhat should creators consider before applying a CC license or CC0 to their work? There are several options for creators who choose to share using CC. There are also many things to think about before applying any CC license or CC0, including whether you have all the rights you need and if not, how you must indicate that to the public.\r\nPersonal Reflection \/ Why it Matters To You<\/h2>\r\nHow would you go about choosing a particular CC license for your work? Do you know how to go about actually attaching a license to your work once you have chosen one? What if you change your mind about the license?\r\nAcquiring Essential Knowledge<\/h2>\r\nBefore you decide that you want to apply a Creative Commons license or CC0 to your creative work, there are some important things to consider:\r\n\r\nThe licenses and CC0 are irrevocable.<\/u> Irrevocable is a fancy word for a legal agreement that cannot be canceled. That means once you apply a CC license to a work, the CC license applies to the work until the copyright on the work expires. This aspect of CC licensing is highly desirable from the perspective of reusers because they have confidence knowing the creator can\u2019t arbitrarily pull back the rights granted them under the Creative Commons license.\r\n\r\nBecause the licenses are irrevocable, it is very important to carefully consider the options before deciding to use a CC license on a work.\r\n\r\nYou must own or control copyright in the work<\/u>. You should control copyright in the work to which you apply the license. For example, you don\u2019t own or control any copyright in a work that is in the public domain<\/a>, and you don\u2019t own or control the copyright in a\u00a0Britney Spears song<\/a>. Further, if you created the material in the scope of your employment, you may not be the holder of the rights and may need to get permission from your employer before applying a CC license. Before licensing, be mindful about whether you have copyright in the work to which you\u2019re applying a CC license.\r\n\r\nWhich Creative Commons license should I use?<\/b>\r\n\r\nThe six Creative Commons licenses provide a range of options for creators who want to share their work with the public while still retaining copyright. The best way to decide which license is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share and how you hope others will use your work.\r\n\r\nFor example, here are a few questions to consider:\r\n\r\nDo you think people might make interesting new works out of your creation? Do you want to give people the ability to translate your writing into different languages, or otherwise customize it for their own needs? If so, then you should choose a license that allows your work to be adapted.\r\n\r\nIs it important to you that your images are able to be incorporated into Wikipedia? If so, then you should choose CC BY, BY-SA, or CC0, because Wikipedia does not allow images licensed under any of the NonCommercial or NoDerivatives licenses except in limited circumstances.\r\n\r\nDo you want to give away all of your rights in your work so that it can be used by anyone in the world for any purpose? Then you might want to think about using the public domain dedication tool, CC0.\r\n\r\nIf you need some help deciding which license might be best for you, this flowchart from CC Australia might be useful (please note the information it contains is not legal advice): http:\/\/creativecommons.org.au\/learn\/fact-sheets\/licensing-flowchart\/<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\nWhich Creative Commons license is right for me<\/a> by CC Australia, licensed under CC BY<\/a><\/p>\r\nHow do I actually go about applying a CC license to my work? <\/b>\r\n\r\nOnce you\u2019ve decided you want to use a CC license and know which license you want to apply, applying it is simple. Technically, all you have to do is indicate which CC license you are applying and include a link (or write out the URL, if you are working offline) to the relevant deed or legal code. You can do this in the copyright notice<\/a> for your work, on the footer of your website, or any other place that makes sense in light of the particular format and medium of your work. The important thing is to make it clear what the CC license covers and locate the notice in a place that makes that clear to the public.\r\n\r\nIt can be as simple as this notice from the footer of Wikimedia Commons<\/a>:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you are on a platform like Medium or Flickr, you should use the built-in tools on the platform to mark your own work with a license and identify yourself as the author. If you have a personal blog or a website, we recommend using the CC license chooser to generate code that identifies your chosen license. That code can be copied and inserted into your work online.\r\n\r\nTake some time to play around with the CC license chooser<\/a> now. After you select the boxes that indicate your preferences, the chooser generates the appropriate license based on your selections. Remember, the license chooser is not a registration page, it simply provides you with standardized HTML code and license statements.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\nSidebar: How to apply CC0<\/p>\r\n
Like the licenses, CC0 has its own chooser. If you want to dedicate your work to the public domain, you can go to https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/choose\/zero\/waiver. Complete the required fields, agree to the terms, and then get the metadata to mark your work with CC0.<\/p>\r\nIf you want to mark the work in a different way or need to use a different format like closing titles in a video, you can visit https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/downloads\/ and access downloadable versions of all of the CC icons.\r\n\r\nWhatever method you use to mark your content, there are several important steps to properly mark your content.\r\n\r\nThere are three main aspects of marking<\/b> a work:\r\n\r\n1. Marking your own work<\/u> so that others can easily discover and reuse it\r\n\r\nAn example here from an article in the PLOS Biology journal<\/a>:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n2. Indicating if your work is based on someone else\u2019s work<\/u> - If your work is a modification or adaptation of another work, indicate this and provide attribution to the creator of the original work. You should also include a link to the work you modified and indicate what license applies to that work.\r\n\r\nAnother example:\r\n\r\n<\/u>\r\n\r\n3, Marking work created by others<\/u> that you are incorporating into your own work\r\n\r\nAnother example, from a Saylor Academy course<\/a>:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn every case, the goals are the same: you want to make it easy for others to know who created what parts of the work, identify the terms under which any given work, or part of a work, can be used, and provide information about works you used to create your new work or incorporated into your work. <\/b><\/i>\r\n\r\nThe best way to do this is to follow the TASL approach for your own portions of the content, and for the portions of the content created by others:\r\n\r\nT = title\r\nA = author (tell reusers who to give credit to)\r\nS = source (give reusers a link to the source of any third party material you used)\r\nL = license (tell reusers what license applies to which content and provide a link to the relevant deed(s))\r\n\r\nFor more examples of how to mark your own work in different contexts, spend some time looking through CC\u2019s extensive marking page<\/a>.\r\nFinal remarks<\/h2>\r\nThere is no single answer for which CC license is the best, or even for how to mark your work. The best rule of thumb is to remember why you are sharing and then make your choices with that intention in mind.","rendered":"
The act of applying a CC license is easy, but there are several important considerations to think through before you do.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Checklist <\/i><\/a>by evondue<\/a> dedicated to the public domain using CC0<\/a>.<\/p>\nLearning Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n- Name the most important considerations before applying a CC license or CC0<\/li>\n
- Apply a license and CC0 using CC\u2019s Choosers<\/li>\n
- Evaluate which license to apply based on relevant factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Big Question \/ Why It Matters<\/h2>\n
What should creators consider before applying a CC license or CC0 to their work? There are several options for creators who choose to share using CC. There are also many things to think about before applying any CC license or CC0, including whether you have all the rights you need and if not, how you must indicate that to the public.<\/p>\n
Personal Reflection \/ Why it Matters To You<\/h2>\n
How would you go about choosing a particular CC license for your work? Do you know how to go about actually attaching a license to your work once you have chosen one? What if you change your mind about the license?<\/p>\n
Acquiring Essential Knowledge<\/h2>\n
Before you decide that you want to apply a Creative Commons license or CC0 to your creative work, there are some important things to consider:<\/p>\n
The licenses and CC0 are irrevocable.<\/u> Irrevocable is a fancy word for a legal agreement that cannot be canceled. That means once you apply a CC license to a work, the CC license applies to the work until the copyright on the work expires. This aspect of CC licensing is highly desirable from the perspective of reusers because they have confidence knowing the creator can\u2019t arbitrarily pull back the rights granted them under the Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n
Because the licenses are irrevocable, it is very important to carefully consider the options before deciding to use a CC license on a work.<\/p>\n
You must own or control copyright in the work<\/u>. You should control copyright in the work to which you apply the license. For example, you don\u2019t own or control any copyright in a work that is in the public domain<\/a>, and you don\u2019t own or control the copyright in a\u00a0Britney Spears song<\/a>. Further, if you created the material in the scope of your employment, you may not be the holder of the rights and may need to get permission from your employer before applying a CC license. Before licensing, be mindful about whether you have copyright in the work to which you\u2019re applying a CC license.<\/p>\nWhich Creative Commons license should I use?<\/b><\/p>\n
The six Creative Commons licenses provide a range of options for creators who want to share their work with the public while still retaining copyright. The best way to decide which license is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share and how you hope others will use your work.<\/p>\n
For example, here are a few questions to consider:<\/p>\n
Do you think people might make interesting new works out of your creation? Do you want to give people the ability to translate your writing into different languages, or otherwise customize it for their own needs? If so, then you should choose a license that allows your work to be adapted.<\/p>\n
Is it important to you that your images are able to be incorporated into Wikipedia? If so, then you should choose CC BY, BY-SA, or CC0, because Wikipedia does not allow images licensed under any of the NonCommercial or NoDerivatives licenses except in limited circumstances.<\/p>\n
Do you want to give away all of your rights in your work so that it can be used by anyone in the world for any purpose? Then you might want to think about using the public domain dedication tool, CC0.<\/p>\n
If you need some help deciding which license might be best for you, this flowchart from CC Australia might be useful (please note the information it contains is not legal advice): http:\/\/creativecommons.org.au\/learn\/fact-sheets\/licensing-flowchart\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Which Creative Commons license is right for me<\/a> by CC Australia, licensed under CC BY<\/a><\/p>\nHow do I actually go about applying a CC license to my work? <\/b><\/p>\n
Once you\u2019ve decided you want to use a CC license and know which license you want to apply, applying it is simple. Technically, all you have to do is indicate which CC license you are applying and include a link (or write out the URL, if you are working offline) to the relevant deed or legal code. You can do this in the copyright notice<\/a> for your work, on the footer of your website, or any other place that makes sense in light of the particular format and medium of your work. The important thing is to make it clear what the CC license covers and locate the notice in a place that makes that clear to the public.<\/p>\nIt can be as simple as this notice from the footer of Wikimedia Commons<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
If you are on a platform like Medium or Flickr, you should use the built-in tools on the platform to mark your own work with a license and identify yourself as the author. If you have a personal blog or a website, we recommend using the CC license chooser to generate code that identifies your chosen license. That code can be copied and inserted into your work online.<\/p>\n
Take some time to play around with the CC license chooser<\/a> now. After you select the boxes that indicate your preferences, the chooser generates the appropriate license based on your selections. Remember, the license chooser is not a registration page, it simply provides you with standardized HTML code and license statements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sidebar: How to apply CC0<\/p>\n
Like the licenses, CC0 has its own chooser. If you want to dedicate your work to the public domain, you can go to https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/choose\/zero\/waiver. Complete the required fields, agree to the terms, and then get the metadata to mark your work with CC0.<\/p>\n
If you want to mark the work in a different way or need to use a different format like closing titles in a video, you can visit https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/downloads\/ and access downloadable versions of all of the CC icons.<\/p>\n
Whatever method you use to mark your content, there are several important steps to properly mark your content.<\/p>\n
There are three main aspects of marking<\/b> a work:<\/p>\n
1. Marking your own work<\/u> so that others can easily discover and reuse it<\/p>\n
An example here from an article in the PLOS Biology journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
2. Indicating if your work is based on someone else\u2019s work<\/u> – If your work is a modification or adaptation of another work, indicate this and provide attribution to the creator of the original work. You should also include a link to the work you modified and indicate what license applies to that work.<\/p>\n
Another example:<\/p>\n
<\/u><\/p>\n
3, Marking work created by others<\/u> that you are incorporating into your own work<\/p>\n
Acquiring Essential Knowledge<\/h2>\r\nBefore you decide that you want to apply a Creative Commons license or CC0 to your creative work, there are some important things to consider:\r\n\r\nThe licenses and CC0 are irrevocable.<\/u> Irrevocable is a fancy word for a legal agreement that cannot be canceled. That means once you apply a CC license to a work, the CC license applies to the work until the copyright on the work expires. This aspect of CC licensing is highly desirable from the perspective of reusers because they have confidence knowing the creator can\u2019t arbitrarily pull back the rights granted them under the Creative Commons license.\r\n\r\nBecause the licenses are irrevocable, it is very important to carefully consider the options before deciding to use a CC license on a work.\r\n\r\nYou must own or control copyright in the work<\/u>. You should control copyright in the work to which you apply the license. For example, you don\u2019t own or control any copyright in a work that is in the public domain<\/a>, and you don\u2019t own or control the copyright in a\u00a0Britney Spears song<\/a>. Further, if you created the material in the scope of your employment, you may not be the holder of the rights and may need to get permission from your employer before applying a CC license. Before licensing, be mindful about whether you have copyright in the work to which you\u2019re applying a CC license.\r\n\r\nWhich Creative Commons license should I use?<\/b>\r\n\r\nThe six Creative Commons licenses provide a range of options for creators who want to share their work with the public while still retaining copyright. The best way to decide which license is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share and how you hope others will use your work.\r\n\r\nFor example, here are a few questions to consider:\r\n\r\nDo you think people might make interesting new works out of your creation? Do you want to give people the ability to translate your writing into different languages, or otherwise customize it for their own needs? If so, then you should choose a license that allows your work to be adapted.\r\n\r\nIs it important to you that your images are able to be incorporated into Wikipedia? If so, then you should choose CC BY, BY-SA, or CC0, because Wikipedia does not allow images licensed under any of the NonCommercial or NoDerivatives licenses except in limited circumstances.\r\n\r\nDo you want to give away all of your rights in your work so that it can be used by anyone in the world for any purpose? Then you might want to think about using the public domain dedication tool, CC0.\r\n\r\nIf you need some help deciding which license might be best for you, this flowchart from CC Australia might be useful (please note the information it contains is not legal advice): http:\/\/creativecommons.org.au\/learn\/fact-sheets\/licensing-flowchart\/<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\nWhich Creative Commons license is right for me<\/a> by CC Australia, licensed under CC BY<\/a><\/p>\r\nHow do I actually go about applying a CC license to my work? <\/b>\r\n\r\nOnce you\u2019ve decided you want to use a CC license and know which license you want to apply, applying it is simple. Technically, all you have to do is indicate which CC license you are applying and include a link (or write out the URL, if you are working offline) to the relevant deed or legal code. You can do this in the copyright notice<\/a> for your work, on the footer of your website, or any other place that makes sense in light of the particular format and medium of your work. The important thing is to make it clear what the CC license covers and locate the notice in a place that makes that clear to the public.\r\n\r\nIt can be as simple as this notice from the footer of Wikimedia Commons<\/a>:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you are on a platform like Medium or Flickr, you should use the built-in tools on the platform to mark your own work with a license and identify yourself as the author. If you have a personal blog or a website, we recommend using the CC license chooser to generate code that identifies your chosen license. That code can be copied and inserted into your work online.\r\n\r\nTake some time to play around with the CC license chooser<\/a> now. After you select the boxes that indicate your preferences, the chooser generates the appropriate license based on your selections. Remember, the license chooser is not a registration page, it simply provides you with standardized HTML code and license statements.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\nSidebar: How to apply CC0<\/p>\r\n
Like the licenses, CC0 has its own chooser. If you want to dedicate your work to the public domain, you can go to https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/choose\/zero\/waiver. Complete the required fields, agree to the terms, and then get the metadata to mark your work with CC0.<\/p>\r\nIf you want to mark the work in a different way or need to use a different format like closing titles in a video, you can visit https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/downloads\/ and access downloadable versions of all of the CC icons.\r\n\r\nWhatever method you use to mark your content, there are several important steps to properly mark your content.\r\n\r\nThere are three main aspects of marking<\/b> a work:\r\n\r\n1. Marking your own work<\/u> so that others can easily discover and reuse it\r\n\r\nAn example here from an article in the PLOS Biology journal<\/a>:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n2. Indicating if your work is based on someone else\u2019s work<\/u> - If your work is a modification or adaptation of another work, indicate this and provide attribution to the creator of the original work. You should also include a link to the work you modified and indicate what license applies to that work.\r\n\r\nAnother example:\r\n\r\n<\/u>\r\n\r\n3, Marking work created by others<\/u> that you are incorporating into your own work\r\n\r\nAnother example, from a Saylor Academy course<\/a>:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn every case, the goals are the same: you want to make it easy for others to know who created what parts of the work, identify the terms under which any given work, or part of a work, can be used, and provide information about works you used to create your new work or incorporated into your work. <\/b><\/i>\r\n\r\nThe best way to do this is to follow the TASL approach for your own portions of the content, and for the portions of the content created by others:\r\n\r\nT = title\r\nA = author (tell reusers who to give credit to)\r\nS = source (give reusers a link to the source of any third party material you used)\r\nL = license (tell reusers what license applies to which content and provide a link to the relevant deed(s))\r\n\r\nFor more examples of how to mark your own work in different contexts, spend some time looking through CC\u2019s extensive marking page<\/a>.\r\nFinal remarks<\/h2>\r\nThere is no single answer for which CC license is the best, or even for how to mark your work. The best rule of thumb is to remember why you are sharing and then make your choices with that intention in mind.","rendered":"
The act of applying a CC license is easy, but there are several important considerations to think through before you do.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Checklist <\/i><\/a>by evondue<\/a> dedicated to the public domain using CC0<\/a>.<\/p>\nLearning Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n- Name the most important considerations before applying a CC license or CC0<\/li>\n
- Apply a license and CC0 using CC\u2019s Choosers<\/li>\n
- Evaluate which license to apply based on relevant factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Big Question \/ Why It Matters<\/h2>\n
What should creators consider before applying a CC license or CC0 to their work? There are several options for creators who choose to share using CC. There are also many things to think about before applying any CC license or CC0, including whether you have all the rights you need and if not, how you must indicate that to the public.<\/p>\n
Personal Reflection \/ Why it Matters To You<\/h2>\n
How would you go about choosing a particular CC license for your work? Do you know how to go about actually attaching a license to your work once you have chosen one? What if you change your mind about the license?<\/p>\n
Acquiring Essential Knowledge<\/h2>\n
Before you decide that you want to apply a Creative Commons license or CC0 to your creative work, there are some important things to consider:<\/p>\n
The licenses and CC0 are irrevocable.<\/u> Irrevocable is a fancy word for a legal agreement that cannot be canceled. That means once you apply a CC license to a work, the CC license applies to the work until the copyright on the work expires. This aspect of CC licensing is highly desirable from the perspective of reusers because they have confidence knowing the creator can\u2019t arbitrarily pull back the rights granted them under the Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n
Because the licenses are irrevocable, it is very important to carefully consider the options before deciding to use a CC license on a work.<\/p>\n
You must own or control copyright in the work<\/u>. You should control copyright in the work to which you apply the license. For example, you don\u2019t own or control any copyright in a work that is in the public domain<\/a>, and you don\u2019t own or control the copyright in a\u00a0Britney Spears song<\/a>. Further, if you created the material in the scope of your employment, you may not be the holder of the rights and may need to get permission from your employer before applying a CC license. Before licensing, be mindful about whether you have copyright in the work to which you\u2019re applying a CC license.<\/p>\nWhich Creative Commons license should I use?<\/b><\/p>\n
The six Creative Commons licenses provide a range of options for creators who want to share their work with the public while still retaining copyright. The best way to decide which license is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share and how you hope others will use your work.<\/p>\n
For example, here are a few questions to consider:<\/p>\n
Do you think people might make interesting new works out of your creation? Do you want to give people the ability to translate your writing into different languages, or otherwise customize it for their own needs? If so, then you should choose a license that allows your work to be adapted.<\/p>\n
Is it important to you that your images are able to be incorporated into Wikipedia? If so, then you should choose CC BY, BY-SA, or CC0, because Wikipedia does not allow images licensed under any of the NonCommercial or NoDerivatives licenses except in limited circumstances.<\/p>\n
Do you want to give away all of your rights in your work so that it can be used by anyone in the world for any purpose? Then you might want to think about using the public domain dedication tool, CC0.<\/p>\n
If you need some help deciding which license might be best for you, this flowchart from CC Australia might be useful (please note the information it contains is not legal advice): http:\/\/creativecommons.org.au\/learn\/fact-sheets\/licensing-flowchart\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Which Creative Commons license is right for me<\/a> by CC Australia, licensed under CC BY<\/a><\/p>\nHow do I actually go about applying a CC license to my work? <\/b><\/p>\n
Once you\u2019ve decided you want to use a CC license and know which license you want to apply, applying it is simple. Technically, all you have to do is indicate which CC license you are applying and include a link (or write out the URL, if you are working offline) to the relevant deed or legal code. You can do this in the copyright notice<\/a> for your work, on the footer of your website, or any other place that makes sense in light of the particular format and medium of your work. The important thing is to make it clear what the CC license covers and locate the notice in a place that makes that clear to the public.<\/p>\nIt can be as simple as this notice from the footer of Wikimedia Commons<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
If you are on a platform like Medium or Flickr, you should use the built-in tools on the platform to mark your own work with a license and identify yourself as the author. If you have a personal blog or a website, we recommend using the CC license chooser to generate code that identifies your chosen license. That code can be copied and inserted into your work online.<\/p>\n
Take some time to play around with the CC license chooser<\/a> now. After you select the boxes that indicate your preferences, the chooser generates the appropriate license based on your selections. Remember, the license chooser is not a registration page, it simply provides you with standardized HTML code and license statements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sidebar: How to apply CC0<\/p>\n
Like the licenses, CC0 has its own chooser. If you want to dedicate your work to the public domain, you can go to https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/choose\/zero\/waiver. Complete the required fields, agree to the terms, and then get the metadata to mark your work with CC0.<\/p>\n
If you want to mark the work in a different way or need to use a different format like closing titles in a video, you can visit https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/downloads\/ and access downloadable versions of all of the CC icons.<\/p>\n
Whatever method you use to mark your content, there are several important steps to properly mark your content.<\/p>\n
There are three main aspects of marking<\/b> a work:<\/p>\n
1. Marking your own work<\/u> so that others can easily discover and reuse it<\/p>\n
An example here from an article in the PLOS Biology journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
2. Indicating if your work is based on someone else\u2019s work<\/u> – If your work is a modification or adaptation of another work, indicate this and provide attribution to the creator of the original work. You should also include a link to the work you modified and indicate what license applies to that work.<\/p>\n
Another example:<\/p>\n
<\/u><\/p>\n
3, Marking work created by others<\/u> that you are incorporating into your own work<\/p>\n
\r\n\r\nIf you are on a platform like Medium or Flickr, you should use the built-in tools on the platform to mark your own work with a license and identify yourself as the author. If you have a personal blog or a website, we recommend using the CC license chooser to generate code that identifies your chosen license. That code can be copied and inserted into your work online.\r\n\r\nTake some time to play around with the CC license chooser<\/a> now. After you select the boxes that indicate your preferences, the chooser generates the appropriate license based on your selections. Remember, the license chooser is not a registration page, it simply provides you with standardized HTML code and license statements.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\nSidebar: How to apply CC0<\/p>\r\n
Like the licenses, CC0 has its own chooser. If you want to dedicate your work to the public domain, you can go to https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/choose\/zero\/waiver. Complete the required fields, agree to the terms, and then get the metadata to mark your work with CC0.<\/p>\r\nIf you want to mark the work in a different way or need to use a different format like closing titles in a video, you can visit https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/downloads\/ and access downloadable versions of all of the CC icons.\r\n\r\nWhatever method you use to mark your content, there are several important steps to properly mark your content.\r\n\r\nThere are three main aspects of marking<\/b> a work:\r\n\r\n1. Marking your own work<\/u> so that others can easily discover and reuse it\r\n\r\nAn example here from an article in the PLOS Biology journal<\/a>:\r\n\r\n The act of applying a CC license is easy, but there are several important considerations to think through before you do.<\/p>\n Checklist <\/i><\/a>by evondue<\/a> dedicated to the public domain using CC0<\/a>.<\/p>\n What should creators consider before applying a CC license or CC0 to their work? There are several options for creators who choose to share using CC. There are also many things to think about before applying any CC license or CC0, including whether you have all the rights you need and if not, how you must indicate that to the public.<\/p>\n How would you go about choosing a particular CC license for your work? Do you know how to go about actually attaching a license to your work once you have chosen one? What if you change your mind about the license?<\/p>\n Before you decide that you want to apply a Creative Commons license or CC0 to your creative work, there are some important things to consider:<\/p>\n The licenses and CC0 are irrevocable.<\/u> Irrevocable is a fancy word for a legal agreement that cannot be canceled. That means once you apply a CC license to a work, the CC license applies to the work until the copyright on the work expires. This aspect of CC licensing is highly desirable from the perspective of reusers because they have confidence knowing the creator can\u2019t arbitrarily pull back the rights granted them under the Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n Because the licenses are irrevocable, it is very important to carefully consider the options before deciding to use a CC license on a work.<\/p>\n You must own or control copyright in the work<\/u>. You should control copyright in the work to which you apply the license. For example, you don\u2019t own or control any copyright in a work that is in the public domain<\/a>, and you don\u2019t own or control the copyright in a\u00a0Britney Spears song<\/a>. Further, if you created the material in the scope of your employment, you may not be the holder of the rights and may need to get permission from your employer before applying a CC license. Before licensing, be mindful about whether you have copyright in the work to which you\u2019re applying a CC license.<\/p>\n Which Creative Commons license should I use?<\/b><\/p>\n The six Creative Commons licenses provide a range of options for creators who want to share their work with the public while still retaining copyright. The best way to decide which license is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share and how you hope others will use your work.<\/p>\n For example, here are a few questions to consider:<\/p>\n Do you think people might make interesting new works out of your creation? Do you want to give people the ability to translate your writing into different languages, or otherwise customize it for their own needs? If so, then you should choose a license that allows your work to be adapted.<\/p>\n Is it important to you that your images are able to be incorporated into Wikipedia? If so, then you should choose CC BY, BY-SA, or CC0, because Wikipedia does not allow images licensed under any of the NonCommercial or NoDerivatives licenses except in limited circumstances.<\/p>\n Do you want to give away all of your rights in your work so that it can be used by anyone in the world for any purpose? Then you might want to think about using the public domain dedication tool, CC0.<\/p>\n If you need some help deciding which license might be best for you, this flowchart from CC Australia might be useful (please note the information it contains is not legal advice): http:\/\/creativecommons.org.au\/learn\/fact-sheets\/licensing-flowchart\/<\/a><\/p>\n Which Creative Commons license is right for me<\/a> by CC Australia, licensed under CC BY<\/a><\/p>\n How do I actually go about applying a CC license to my work? <\/b><\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve decided you want to use a CC license and know which license you want to apply, applying it is simple. Technically, all you have to do is indicate which CC license you are applying and include a link (or write out the URL, if you are working offline) to the relevant deed or legal code. You can do this in the copyright notice<\/a> for your work, on the footer of your website, or any other place that makes sense in light of the particular format and medium of your work. The important thing is to make it clear what the CC license covers and locate the notice in a place that makes that clear to the public.<\/p>\n It can be as simple as this notice from the footer of Wikimedia Commons<\/a>:<\/p>\n If you are on a platform like Medium or Flickr, you should use the built-in tools on the platform to mark your own work with a license and identify yourself as the author. If you have a personal blog or a website, we recommend using the CC license chooser to generate code that identifies your chosen license. That code can be copied and inserted into your work online.<\/p>\n Take some time to play around with the CC license chooser<\/a> now. After you select the boxes that indicate your preferences, the chooser generates the appropriate license based on your selections. Remember, the license chooser is not a registration page, it simply provides you with standardized HTML code and license statements.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sidebar: How to apply CC0<\/p>\n Like the licenses, CC0 has its own chooser. If you want to dedicate your work to the public domain, you can go to https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/choose\/zero\/waiver. Complete the required fields, agree to the terms, and then get the metadata to mark your work with CC0.<\/p>\n If you want to mark the work in a different way or need to use a different format like closing titles in a video, you can visit https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/downloads\/ and access downloadable versions of all of the CC icons.<\/p>\n Whatever method you use to mark your content, there are several important steps to properly mark your content.<\/p>\n There are three main aspects of marking<\/b> a work:<\/p>\n 1. Marking your own work<\/u> so that others can easily discover and reuse it<\/p>\n An example here from an article in the PLOS Biology journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n 2. Indicating if your work is based on someone else\u2019s work<\/u> – If your work is a modification or adaptation of another work, indicate this and provide attribution to the creator of the original work. You should also include a link to the work you modified and indicate what license applies to that work.<\/p>\n Another example:<\/p>\n 3, Marking work created by others<\/u> that you are incorporating into your own work<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n2. Indicating if your work is based on someone else\u2019s work<\/u> - If your work is a modification or adaptation of another work, indicate this and provide attribution to the creator of the original work. You should also include a link to the work you modified and indicate what license applies to that work.\r\n\r\nAnother example:\r\n\r\n<\/u>\r\n\r\n3, Marking work created by others<\/u> that you are incorporating into your own work\r\n\r\nAnother example, from a Saylor Academy course<\/a>:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIn every case, the goals are the same: you want to make it easy for others to know who created what parts of the work, identify the terms under which any given work, or part of a work, can be used, and provide information about works you used to create your new work or incorporated into your work. <\/b><\/i>\r\n\r\nThe best way to do this is to follow the TASL approach for your own portions of the content, and for the portions of the content created by others:\r\n\r\nT = title\r\nA = author (tell reusers who to give credit to)\r\nS = source (give reusers a link to the source of any third party material you used)\r\nL = license (tell reusers what license applies to which content and provide a link to the relevant deed(s))\r\n\r\nFor more examples of how to mark your own work in different contexts, spend some time looking through CC\u2019s extensive marking page<\/a>.\r\nFinal remarks<\/h2>\r\nThere is no single answer for which CC license is the best, or even for how to mark your work. The best rule of thumb is to remember why you are sharing and then make your choices with that intention in mind.","rendered":"
<\/p>\nLearning Outcomes<\/h2>\n
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Big Question \/ Why It Matters<\/h2>\n
Personal Reflection \/ Why it Matters To You<\/h2>\n
Acquiring Essential Knowledge<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/u><\/p>\n