Exercises Open Licensing

A Creative Commons (CC) license allows authors to specify how their creative works can be shared and used by others. CC licenses provide flexibility to authors while also protecting users from copyright infringement if they abide by the license terms. There are several types of CC licenses that differ based on combinations of conditions around attribution, share-alike clauses, commercial vs. non-commercial use, and allowance of derivative works. CC licenses can be applied to many types of copyrighted works like writing, art, music, and more.

Copyright is an exclusive right given to creators to control the reproduction, distribution, and adaptation of their work. Copyleft is a licensing approach that seeks to override copyright and allow owners to freely license their works. Creative Commons licenses provide flexible options for authors to specify constraints, such as requiring attribution or prohibiting commercial use. The most common Creative Commons license allows full rights to the owner, including deciding distribution and charging fees.

The document discusses copyright and Creative Commons licenses. It explains that copyright provides creators ownership rights over their work for a set period, and that Creative Commons licenses provide free tools to legally share works. The CC BY license is recommended as it allows commercial use and sharing of derivative works if the original creator is credited. Creative Commons licenses balance exclusive rights with open sharing of knowledge and creativity.

1. Copyright gives the creator exclusive rights over their work, while Creative Commons licenses allow some rights to be reserved. 2. Under copyright, others cannot use or publish a creative work without permission. Creative Commons licenses allow authors to specify how others can use, share, and build upon their works. 3. The six main Creative Commons licenses vary in whether they permit commercial use, modifications, and require same licensing for derivatives, but all require attribution to the original author.

Creative Commons licenses have three layers - a legal code, a commons deed that summarizes the legal terms, and a machine-readable version. There are four license pieces that can be combined to create six licenses total. All require attribution of the original author. Other pieces include allowing adaptations if shared under the same license (CC-BY-SA), prohibiting commercial use (CC-BY-NC), and prohibiting derivatives (CC-BY-ND). Creative Commons also has a public domain tool to dedicate works directly to the public domain or allow any use. Copyright exceptions are not affected by Creative Commons licenses.

This document provides an overview of copyright basics including what copyright is, who owns copyright, what works are copyrightable, exceptions to copyright like fair use, and how copyright differs from other intellectual property laws. It explains that copyright is an area of law that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and limits how others can use those works. It also discusses when copyright takes effect, the purpose of copyright from both an incentive and author's rights perspective, and how works enter the public domain.

This document summarizes different Creative Commons licenses that can be applied to creative works and data to grant copyright permissions. It describes the main CC licenses including Attribution (CC BY), Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA), Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC), Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA), Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND), and Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND). It also discusses combining works with different licenses, applying licenses to software and data, and resources for finding content with CC licenses.

This document provides information about copyright and Creative Commons licenses. It explains that copyright protects original creative works and gives owners exclusive rights over reproduction and distribution. To qualify for protection, a work must be fixed and original. Creative Commons licenses provide standardized ways for creators to grant some rights to the public while retaining others. There are several types of CC licenses that determine whether adaptations can be commercial and if derivatives require the same license. CC0 dedicates works to the public domain with no conditions.

Copyright grants creators exclusive rights over the distribution and use of their original works, but only for a limited time. Creative Commons licenses provide alternatives to copyright that allow sharing and reuse of content under certain conditions like requiring attribution, prohibiting commercial use, or restricting modifications. There are six main Creative Commons license types that vary based on whether they allow commercial use, modifications, and sharing derivatives under the same license.