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Open Access: Creative Commons

What is Creative Commons

Creative Commons licenses provide a standardized way for authors and creators to grant the public permission to share and use their creative works. Creative Commons licenses mix and match the following elements:

The image is cited from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license

Choose a Creative Commons License
A simple way to choose the Creative Commons license that is right for you.

More pre-licensing considerations

Resources

Best practices for Creative Commons attribution
The Creative Commons' own recommendations for best practices for attributing CC-licensed materials

How to find CC licensed images and video
A tutorial from Open Washington that walks through the steps of finding YouTube videos and Flickr images with Creative Commons licenses.

Attributing Creative Commons Materials from Creative Commons Australia

A guide to Attributing Creative Commons Materials by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation and Creative Commons Australia, licensed under CC BY 2.5 Australia.

Creative Commons license spectrum

Creative Commons License Spectrum by Shaddim is licensed under CC BY 4.0.