Creative Commons |
Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization which encourages those building creative content (images, videos, writing, music) to share their work and allow users to legally make use of the material under a variety of Creative Commonds copyright licenses. Those creating content can go to the CC site to choose which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for the benefit of content users. To add a licence to your work, go to http://creativecommons.org/choose/ The following are the different types of licences:
Attribution |
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work — and derivative works based upon it — but only if they give credit the way you request. |
Share Alike |
You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work. |
Noncommercial |
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only. |
No Derivative Works |
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it. |
ccLearn is a division of Creative Commons dedicated to using the internet to support open learning and open educational resources.
short videos on the CC site, explaining about CC
Copyrightfriendly wiki: http://ow.ly/iKjd
Sharing Creative Works (presentation for teachers and students)
Smart Copying The Official Guide to Copyright Issues for Australian Schools and TAFE (using Creative Commons in schools)
Creative Commons InfoPack (Australia pdf guides)