Question: For those unfamiliar of CC0 ... - Creative Commons · which is why Creative Commons wrote...
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Common Licensing Questions Question: How do copyright and a Creative Commons license coexist on a work? Is that possible? Answer: All original works of authorship are covered by copyright automatically, but that doesn’t preclude a CC license. Some of the confusion comes from the perception that ‘copyright’ is synonymous with “All Rights Reserved,” when “All Rights Reserved” is actually just one form that copyright can take. Creative Commons licenses actually work within the copyright system - rather than in place of it - to give authors more flexibility to grant rights to the public than traditional “All Rights Reserved” licenses. With a Creative Commons license, the copyright still exists on the work, but the author is able to grant rights to reuse, remix, etc, to the public. Question: For those unfamiliar of CC0 and Public Domain (PD), can you explain the differences? Answer: The term “public domain” gets thrown around quite often, but in a strict legal sense, public domain works are works that are free from copyright restrictions because (1) their copyright has since expired or (2) because the work is not copyrightable. That means that an author can’t technically place a copyrighted work directly into the public domain - which is why Creative Commons wrote the CC0 license. The CC0 license waives and author’s copyright and grants all rights of reuse to the public without restriction, essentially placing the work into the public domain. This content is licensed CC-BY 4.0 by Creative Commons USA
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Common Licensing
Questions Question:HowdocopyrightandaCreativeCommonslicensecoexistonawork?Isthatpossible?Answer:Alloriginalworksofauthorshiparecoveredbycopyrightautomatically,butthatdoesn’tprecludeaCClicense.Someoftheconfusioncomesfromtheperceptionthat‘copyright’issynonymouswith“AllRightsReserved,”when“AllRightsReserved”isactuallyjustoneformthatcopyrightcantake.CreativeCommonslicensesactuallyworkwithinthecopyrightsystem-ratherthaninplaceofit-togiveauthorsmoreflexibilitytograntrightstothepublicthantraditional“AllRightsReserved”licenses.WithaCreativeCommonslicense,thecopyrightstillexistsonthework,buttheauthorisabletograntrightstoreuse,remix,etc,tothepublic.Question:ForthoseunfamiliarofCC0andPublicDomain(PD),canyouexplainthedifferences?Answer:Theterm“publicdomain”getsthrownaroundquiteoften,butinastrictlegalsense,publicdomainworksareworksthatarefreefromcopyrightrestrictionsbecause(1)theircopyrighthassinceexpiredor(2)becausetheworkisnotcopyrightable.Thatmeansthatanauthorcan’ttechnicallyplaceacopyrightedworkdirectlyintothepublicdomain-whichiswhyCreativeCommonswrotetheCC0license.TheCC0licensewaivesandauthor’scopyrightandgrantsallrightsofreusetothepublicwithoutrestriction,essentiallyplacingtheworkintothepublicdomain.
ThiscontentislicensedCC-BY4.0byCreativeCommonsUSA
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Question:ArethereparticularstandardsforcitingdifferentkindsofCCmedia?Forexample,citingablogpostwhenit’sre-usedinOER.Answer:Youshouldincludetitle,author,source,andlicensefortheCCattribution.Otherquestionsaboutformatarestylistic.Seemorehere:https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Best_practices_for_attributionQuestion:Whatdoesatransferablepermissionsstatementinclude?Answer:Ingeneral,permissiontoincludesomeone’sworkinaresourcethatwillhaveaCClicensewouldlooksomethinglike:“Iherebygiveyoupermissiontoinclude[mywork]inthe[resource]thatwillbelicensedundera[nametheCClicense].”Question:CanOERmatchtheInstructorResources(flshcrds,ppts)thatmajortextbookpublishersofferinconjunctionwiththeirtexts?Answer:ThisisadevelopingareaforOER-moreandmoreancillarymaterialsarecreatedeveryday.GroupsliketheOpenTextbookNetwork,OpenStax,andBCcampusarefocusedoncreatinghighqualityOERwithsupportingmaterials.Ultimately,thesematerialsaren’tfreetocreate-thereneedstobegreaterinvestmentinbuildinghighqualitymaterialsthatcancompeteheadtoheadwithtraditionalmaterials,andthereneedtobebetterplatformsforsharingthesematerials.Question:Ifsomeonecreatesatranscriptofacopyrightedpodcast,canthetranscripthaveaCClicense?Answer:Theshortansweris:probablynot.Ifthereisenoughcreativityincreatingthetranscripttogetitsowncopyright,however-whichispossiblebutunlikely-thenitcouldbelicensedunderCC.Animportantreminderthough-theCClicenseonatranscriptoranyotherderivedworkwouldnotgivepermissiontousetheunderlyingwork.
Question:IsputtingCClicensedmaterialbehindapaywallaviolationofthelicense?Answer:Thisisatrickyquestion;thetextofthelicensesaysathatusercannotuseDRMtorestricttheuseoftheCC-licensedwork.Apaywallwouldlikelybeconsideredasrestrictingaccess.Here’ssomemoreinformationonthatinteraction:http://bit.ly/drmandcclicensesQuestion:WhathappensifsomeonedoesputitbehindDRM?Answer:AlltheCClicensescomewithacondition:theuseroftheCC-licensedworkmustcomplywiththeconditionsofthelicenseinordertobegrantedtherighttoreuse,etc.Simplyput,thatmeans:ifsomeoneviolatesthetermsoftheCClicense,theylosethelicense.Moreinformationonthatinparagraph5B:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcodeQuestion:CansomeonepostacopyrightedrubricaspartofanOER?Answer:Thisisageneralissue—when/howcanyouincludeallrightsreservedmaterialinaresourcewithCClicensedmaterial?Ideally,youshoulddoafairuseanalysis.Ifyouarerelyingonfairuseforyourcase,youneedtomakethatcleartousers.Otherwise,theowneroftheincludedmaterialmaybewillingtogiveasomeonealicensetodoso.Eventhen,thosematerialsmustbemarkedclearlysousersunderstandwhat’sCC-licensedandwhatisnot.Question:ItseemsCCattributionstylesaregearedtowardonlineuse(longlinks).Anyconcise,elegantattributionsolutionsforprint?Answer:Youshouldincludetitle,author,source,andlicensefortheCCattribution.Toidentifythelicense,theURLisbest-however,acourthassaidthatnamingthelicense(e.g.CCBYInternational4.0)isokayaswell.Seemorehere:http://bit.ly/attributecc
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Question:Ihavebeenadvisedseveraltimesthat“facts”cannotbecopyrighted.Isthiscorrect?
Answer:Correct.Factsarenotworksofauthorshipandcopyrightappliesonlytooriginalworksofauthorship.Thatmeansit’sacceptabletoreusefactsorinformationyouencounterinaresource,butnottocopytheparticularexpressionofthatfactintextwithoutfairuseoralicense.
Question:IsitpossibletouseaCCBY-SAlicensedimagethathasn’tbeenchangedoreditedinadeckofslides,butlicensethewholedeckCCBY?
Answer:Yes,becauseyouarenotcreatingaderivativeworkwiththephotograph–you’rereusingtheoriginal.So,theSAconditiononthephoto’slicensedoesnotrequireyoutolicenseyourworkBY-SA.Atthesametime,youcan’tchangethelicenseontheimage-soyoucanlicenseyourpartofthedeckCCBY,buttheimageisstillCCBY-SA.
Question:IsthereawaytoapplyadifferentCClicensethanthestandardoneonYoutube?
Answer:Technically,yes.YouTubeintegratedCCBYintotheirplatform.But,youcanidentifytheCClicenseyouwanttouseinthevideo,andmentionitinthecomments.
Question:IfcontentisalreadylicensedunderCCBY,canitbechangedtoCCBY-NCinthefutureiftheauthorprefers?
Answer:TheCCBYlicensecan’tberevokedtoswitchtoamorerestrictivelicenselikeCCBYNC.Seeformoreinfo:http://bit.ly/revokingcclicenses
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Question:Inbuildinganopentextbook,istherearighttypeofphotosorlicensetouse?
Answer:Photosareusuallycoveredbycopyright,sotheeasiestpathwouldbetolookforCC-BYphotosorphotosinpublicdomain.
Question:Forfairuse,therearealotofdifferent“standards”thrownaround.10%?1chapter?Whicheverisless?Whicheverismore?
Answer:Fairuseisbasedonthefactsandcircumstancesoftheuse,soit’snotreallypossibletohavespecificpercentagesorthresholds.Instead,it’sbesttodoathoroughanalysisandwhenindoubt,consultapeeroryourcounsel.Youcanalsocheckouttheseguidesonfairuseindifferentcontexts:http://cmsimpact.org/program/fair-use/
Question:MuchOERcontentiscreatedonproprietaryplatforms.Thecontentisopenlylicensed,buttheenduseragreementcouldposeproblems.Whatcanwedoaslibrarianstoensurefutureaccessandabilitytoshare?
Answer:TheCClicensesarewrittenspecificallytosaythatplatformscannotaddrestrictionsonuseintheuseragreement.However,itwoulddefinitelybeworthwhiletousethefreedomthelicensegivesyoutoarchivethecontentyourownwayasasafeguard.
Question:IsthegeneralconsensusthatacademicswhowanttomaximizethereuseoftheirworkavoidNC?
Answer:TherearespecificinstancesinwhichtheNClicensemakesthemostsensetouse,butmoregenerally-yes,usingCCBY,ratherthanCCBYNC,allowsthegreatestpossiblereuse.
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Question:Ifthefirsteditionofabookisundertraditionalcopyright,andthe2ndeditionisunderCCBY,isthebook‘open’?
Answer:Yes,ifversion2waslicensedunderCCBY,itisconsideredfullyopen.
Question:IfamodificationismadetoaCCBYNCwork,itcouldthenbelicensedasCCBY,correct?
Answer:Iftheoriginalauthormodifiesthework,theycanre-releaseCC-BY.Ifthepartyismodifyingsomeoneelse’swork,thereusedtextstaysNCandmustbeclearlymarkedso.AnynewtextcanbelicensedunderCCBY,butmustbedistinguishedfromtheNCtext.
Question:IsCCworldwideorjustintheUS?
Answer:Yes,CCisworldwide!CCalsohaslocalizedchapterslikethisoneintheUS.
Question:IsitpossibletoapplyfairusetoonecopyrightedimageinaCCBYbookifyoucannotsuccessfullyobtainovertpermission?
Answer:Yes,therearetimeswhenthirdpartycontentcanbeincludedonlyunderthetermsoffairuse.ThiscontentmustbemarkeddifferentlythantherestoftheCClicensedcontent.
Question:Ifalow-resphotoofanartwork/paintingisavailableunderCC-BY-SA,wouldahi-resimagefromdifferentsourcealsobeCC-BY-SA?
Answer:Probably.Licensesapplytoindividual“works,”regardlessofwhichcopyit’sobtainedfrom.
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