Creative Commons

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GETTING MATERIALS

• Materials ARE USUALLY NOT FREE.

• They are usually SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT and shouldn´t be used without payment.

• You should always check the conditions of use.

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Copyright violation

Intellectual property laws protect against: Copy (partial or total). Modification. Derivative works. Misuse. Distribution.

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What is Creative Commons (CC)?

Creative Commons is a global nonprofit organization that enables sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge through the provision of free legal tools.

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What can you do with CC?Their legal tools help those who want

to encourage to reuse their works by offering them for use under generous, standardized terms; those who want to make creative uses of works; and those who want to benefit from this symbiosis.

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Advantages• Share and reuse materials.• Reinventing the wheel.• Reduce E-learning costs.• Learn from others.• 24/7 online service.

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http://creativecommons.org/

• Nonprofit organization.• Increase sharing & collaboration.• 4 types of legal licence (6 combinations).• Author retains copyright.

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Attribution allows:• Distribution.• Commercial use.• Must give credit for the original creation.• Modify, mix, derivative works.• Most accommodating of licenses.

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Attribution Share Alike allows:• Distribution.• Commercial use.• Must give credit for the original creation.• Modify, mix, derivative works.• Must use the same license as the original

on derivative works (commercial allowed).

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Attribution No Derivatives allows:• Distribution. • Commercial use.• Must give credit for the original creation. • No derivative works, must be passed

intact.

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Attribution Non-Commercial allows:• Distribution.• No commercial use.• Modify, mix, derivative works.• Must give credit for the original creation. • Must use the same license as original on

derivative works.

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Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike:• Distribution.• No commercial use.• Modify, mix, derivative works.• Must give credit for the original creation. • Must use the same license as original on

derivative works i.e. Non-commercial.

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Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives• Distribution.• No commercial use.• No modification, mix or derivative works.• Must give credit for the original creation. • Must use the same license as original on

derivative works i.e. Non-commercial.

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LICENSES

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CC - BY Creative CommonsAttribution

CC – BY - ND Creative CommonsAttributionNo Derivatives

CC – BY - SA Creative CommonsAttributionShare Alike

CC – BY - NC Creative CommonsAttributionNonCommercial

CC – BY – NC - SA Creative CommonsAttributionNonCommercialShare Alike

CC – BY – NC - ND Creative CommonsAttributionNonCommercialShare AlikeNo Derivatives

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• Example 3: TED Talks are licensed under the CC BY-NC-ND license.

TED talks: http://www.ted.com

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• Example 4: Wikipedia is full of non-copyright materials you can use freely.

Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.com

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• Example 5: Images from photopin.Very easy to use. Classified in commercial and non-comercial.

Photopin http://photopin.com

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• Example 6: Icon finder. For free graphics and icons.

Iconfinder http://www.iconfinder.com