This document summarizes the anatomy and design of Creative Commons licenses. It explains that CC licenses provide a balance between all rights reserved copyright and open content by allowing others to share, collaborate, remix and reuse works. The licenses have three layers - a legal code, human readable summary, and machine readable metadata. There are six main licenses which combine four elements - attribution, non-commercial use, share alike, and no derivatives. The licenses range from least to most restrictive and all require attribution of the original creator. Fair use and works in the public domain are also addressed.
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Anatomy of a License (Creative Commons)
1. ANATOMY OF A LICENSE
CREATIVE COMMONS
Produced By Richard J Powell 2018
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
2. CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES
• Are a balance between the “all rights reserved” of copyright and a simplified
standard to give permission to others to “Share, Collaborate, Remix, Reuse”
• Are up to date, free & have been globally adopted as a standard for open
copyright licenses
3. THREE LAYER DESIGN
• Base Layer = Lawyer Readable = Legal Code
• These are the terms & conditions of the license from a
legal standpoint; these are the elements that can be
enforced by a court of law
• Middle Layer = Human Readable = Commons Deed
• Webpages that explain & summarize the license terms in
non-legal terminology
• Final Layer = Machine Readable = Metadata
• “CC Rights Expression Language” creates a
standardized method to describe the licenses so apps &
search engines can find them
https://certificates.creativecommons.org/cccerteducomments/chapter/3-1-license-design-and-terminology/
9. SIX CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES
Four Elements: BY, SA, NC & ND combine to create six license options:
Least Restrictive
Most Restrictive
All require attribution to creator of the original work
10. ATTRIBUTION LICENSE
CC BY
Can be used for any purpose
Including for commercial purposes & in modified formats
MUST contain an attribution to the original creator
11. ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE LICENSE
BY-SA
Can be used for any purpose
Including for commercial purposes & in modified formats
MUST contain an attribution to the original creator
Any adaptations shared MUST be available with same or compatible license
16. CC LICENSES & FAIR USE
CC Licensing Fundamental
Exceptions & limitations rights under copyright are NOT
reduced, limited or restricted by Creative Commons
Licenses – this includes Fair Use
17. CC LICENSES & PUBLIC DOMAIN
What if the creator of a work does not want “all rights reserved” and wishes to relinquish copyright?
In some countries, creators are not allowed to give up the copyright for their work using a
waiver. For this, Creative Commons has a public domain tool, CC0.
This license unconditionally allows anyone, anywhere in the world, to do what they wish
with that work. This license includes “a promise by the person applying CC0 to their work
that they will not assert copyright against reusers in a manner that interferes with their
stated intention of surrendering all rights in the work.” https://certificates.creativecommons.org/cccertedu/chapter/3-3-license-types/
This tool also carries rights beyond the other CC licenses. An example would be non-
competition laws. To reuse a work, you may still need to get clearance for other rights such
as trademark, patent or third party rights.
18. All icons, buttons and images used in this presentation can be found on the Creative Commons website or where otherwise noted.
For more information, visit:
https://creativecommons.org
https://creativecommons.org/about/downloads
Produced By Richard J Powell 2018
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License