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| − | '''Creative Commons''' is a non-profit organisation, best known for their publicly reusable licences, that promote the legal sharing and improvement on creative works. The licences used do not replace copyright, but rather place a series of "terms-and conditions" that the author may impose on their creative works, instead of using a generic "all rights reserved" policy, resulting in a low-overhead, simple to use licence that can be exported almost anywhere. | + | '''Creative Commons''' is a non-profit organization, best known for their publicly reusable licenses, that promote the legal sharing and improvement on creative works. The licenses used do not replace copyright, but rather place a series of "terms-and conditions" that the author may impose on their creative works, instead of using a generic "all rights reserved" policy, resulting in a low-overhead, simple to use license that can be exported almost anywhere. This also differs from the category of [[public domain]] in that the author reserves some rights to himself by granting such a license. |
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| | == Terms and conditions == | | == Terms and conditions == |
| | Various forms of the Creative Commons License are often used. The most common conditions that granting authors place on Creative Commons-licensed work include the following conditions, or combinations thereof: | | Various forms of the Creative Commons License are often used. The most common conditions that granting authors place on Creative Commons-licensed work include the following conditions, or combinations thereof: |
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| − | # Attribution: users of the work must attribute it properly to the author. | + | # Attribution: users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. (For example, it may be reasonable to satisfy the conditions by providing a URL or hyperlink to a resource that includes the required information.) |
| − | # Non-commercial: No one may use a work licensed under this condition for commercial purposes without the author's permission.
| + | # Share-Alike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. |
| − | # Share-Alike: Anyone who transforms the work must release the work so transformed to others under the same or similar license terms. | + | # Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. |
| − | # No derivatives: No one may transform the work, or derive another work from it, without the express written permission of the author. | + | # The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. |
| | + | # No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits. |
| | + | See: [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] and [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]. |
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| | ==CC-BY-SA == | | ==CC-BY-SA == |
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| | The new ''Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International'' FULL LICENCE: [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode] | | The new ''Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International'' FULL LICENCE: [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode] |
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| | + | [[File:Warszawy by Night.jpg|thumb|center|Warszawy by Night; this image is an example of "CC BY-SA 3.0".]] |
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| | == Repositories == | | == Repositories == |
| | The Creative Commons site provides links to repositories of Creative Commons-licensed works. In addition, the multimedia sharing service Flickr advises its users on how to license their work under Creative Commons, if they so desire. | | The Creative Commons site provides links to repositories of Creative Commons-licensed works. In addition, the multimedia sharing service Flickr advises its users on how to license their work under Creative Commons, if they so desire. |
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| − | == External link == | + | == External links == |
| | * [http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons] official site | | * [http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons] official site |
| − | * [http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr] | + | * [https://www.flickr.com/ Flickr] |
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| | [[Category:Copyright]] | | [[Category:Copyright]] |