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CC Licenses for Renewable Assignments
OVERVIEW OF SECTIONS
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School projects tend to be time-consuming and frustrating. Doing an assignment that only the professor will read is not amusing nor encouraging. It makes sense the desire to create a work that will be valuable to others. In addition, the content can be used and revised according to the needs of the public. As the student is aware of sharing the work, the learner will increase the time and effort to do the assignment. A free option for sharing that valuable work under legal permissions is applying for a Creative Commons (CC) License on the renewable assignment.
At the end of this module, you will be able to:​
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Explain Creative Commons Licenses
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Describe the different types of CC Licenses
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Indicate placement of attribution
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Construct attribution statement
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Reflect about CC Licenses
Creative Commons (CC) Licenses are free legal tools that allow users (licensees) to use copyrighted works without requesting permission from the author. They guarantee that all licensors get the appropriate credit for their work and don’t have geographic frontiers. Since CC Licenses are direct to copyright law, they will exist as copyright operates. As copyrights might be too restrictive, Creative Commons provides free copyright licenses that can be used to determine which parts of the copyright can be used by the public. The author(s) define the conditions on how its work can be shared and reused, which are described in the following image.
The combination of these conditions creates six licenses, which all include the icon of Creative Commons and the Attribution (BY) condition.
Click the icon of the CC License to learn more about it.
Each license is presented in a three layer format, as shown in the image below.
Click on the name of the layer to learn more about it.
Creative Commons also provides two public domain tools. It is important to mention them, even though they are not equivalent to licenses.
Click the icon of the public domain tools to learn more about it.
The selection of the CC License is based on what others will be able to do with the work without asking permission. The tool Creative Commons license chooser helps decide the appropriate CC License.
Once the Creative Commons License is selected, it is time to mark the work. It is important to mark the material so others are aware of the permissions they have. The display of the license should contain the name and full URL to the specific license deed used. In addition, include copyright notice stating the author(s), date, and copyright. It’s optional to include the Creative Commons license icons. These icons can be downloaded from the Press Kit page of the Creative Commons website. The display of the CC License within the work will depend on the type of content. Here is a description of where to place the CC License information according to the content type.
Hover over the image to find out where to place the attribution.
Footer or cover page
Online text/document
Below or next to download link and text file
Docs to download (zip)
Webpage footer
Webpage/blog
Cover page or copyright page
Offline text/document
Below or next to image
Image
Title screen or copyright screen
Offline video
(1) Audio bumper
(2) CC marker
Online audio/video
Title page or copyright page
Offline presentation
Before including a CC License into the work, it is important to consider that the licenses cannot be revoked, and only the copyright holder can apply them.
A way to be redirected to the original work of the creator is with an attribution statement. Include this statement in every CC-licensed material in order to give credit to the creator of the work used and encourage a sharing community of creativity. The attribution should be clear, simple, and contain all the elements required for a complete attribution: title and creator of the work, where the work can be found, and the type of license. An easy way to remember what to include in the attribution statement is with the acronym TASL.
Click on each letter that form the acronym to know more about it.
Besides including the required elements for a complete attribution, best practices indicate adding a note on any changes done to the original work. Additionally, a copyright statement when the authorship and copyright are different. Here is a good attribution statement of the original image and a derivative work:
“Tundra light” by Joseph is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
“Nostalgia” is a derivate work of “Tundra light” by Joseph licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. “Nostalgia” is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Several questions that can emerge after sharing a CC-licensed material. Here are three of the more common ones.
Click each triangle to know the answer.
Watch this video that summarizes this module. Then, test your knowledge by completing the following assessment.
Click the Google Form icon to access the assessment.
Here you can find the learning content in different formats.
Click the icon to access the file.
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Aesoph, L. M. (2018). Copyright and Open Licenses. Retrieved Nomvember 15, 2021, from https://opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide/chapter/copyright-and-open-licenses/
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BCcampus. (n. d.). What are Creative Commons and Open Licenses? Retrieved November 18, 2021, from https://open.bccampus.ca/what-is-open-education/what-are-creative-commons-and-open-licences/
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Creative Commons (2019). About CC Licenses. Retrieved November 15, 2021, from https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/
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Creative Commons. (2019b). Licenses. Retrieved November 15, 2021, from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
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Creative Commons (2014). Best practices for attribution. Retrieved November 17, 2021, from https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Best_practices_for_attribution
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Creative Commons. (n. d.). Licensing & marking your content with Creative Commons. Retrieved November 19, 2021, from https://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/6/61/Creativecommons-licensing-and-marking-your-content_eng.pdf
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Creative Commons (2021). Frequently asked questions. Retrieved November 19, 2021, from https://creativecommons.org/faq/#what-can-i-do-if-i-offer-my-material-under-a-creative-commons-license-and-i-do-not-like-the-way-someone-uses-it
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New Media Rights. (2020). Best practices for Creative Commons attributions - how to attribute works you reuse under a Creative Commons license. Retrieved Novmber 17, 2021, from https://www.newmediarights.org/guide/how_to/creative_commons/best_practices_creative_commons_attributions
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Liu, C.-C., Lin, C.-C., Chang, C.-Y., & Chao, P.-Y. (2014). Knowledge sharing among university students facilitated with a creative commons licensing mechanism: a case study in a programming course. Educational Technology & Society, 17(3), 154–167.
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The Hewlett Foundation. (May 2015). Open licensing toolkit for staff. Retrieved November 15, 2021, from https://hewlett.org/library/hewlett-foundation-open-licensing-toolkit-for-staff/