What does it mean when something is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law.

Can you get sued for using Creative Commons?

The answer, quite surprisingly for most people, is sue for copyright infringement. A Creative Commons license of “CC-BY” or greater simply waives some of your rights under the Copyright Act. It does not waive all of them, especially the right to sue for infringement. Consider the case of photographer Larry Philpot.

What are the 6 types of Creative Commons?

There are six different Creative Commons licenses: CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND. The letter pairs indicate conditions for use. CC BY is the most open license.

What does unported mean Creative Commons?

Unported licences are licences that are not associated with any specific jurisdiction (e.g. country). They do not mention any particular jurisdiction’s law. Creative Commons partners with lawyers around the world to localize or port its licences to different copyright legislations around the world.

What is the most common Creative Commons license?

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license
The Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license or “BY-NC-ND” is the most restrictive license offered by CC.

What is the purpose of the Creative Commons?

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that has created different kinds of licenses to allow individuals to choose which type of copyright protection best suits them and their work.

What kind of copyright protection does Creative Commons have?

by Michelle Kaminsky, Esq., June 2009. Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that has created different kinds of licenses to allow individuals to choose which type of copyright protection best suits them and their work.

Why does Creative Commons run an annual fundraising campaign?

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What are the different types of Creative Commons licenses?

There are six different license types, listed from most to least permissive here: CC BY: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. CC BY includes the following elements: