Copyright

This 2-minute video from Creative Commons introduces how CC licenses work to support legal sharing and reuse. It’s a quick, helpful overview to get you started.

Creative Commons (CC) licenses are a way creators can share their work while keeping some rights reserved.

Each license clearly outlines what others can do with a work—whether they can copy, remix, or use it commercially.

• ✅ Attribution (BY): Always required—you must credit the creator.
• 🚫 NonCommercial (NC): You may not use the work for commercial purposes.
• 🔄 ShareAlike (SA): Derivative works must be licensed under identical terms.
• 🛑 NoDerivatives (ND): You can use the work but not change it.

💡 Tip: You can mix and match these elements. For example, a license might require Attribution, be NonCommercial, and allow ShareAlike.

Want to apply a Creative Commons license to your own work?

The Creative Commons License Chooser helps you:

• 🎯 Select a license based on how you want others to use your work
• 🛠️ Generate license text and icons to add to your project or site
• 🔍 Copy a machine-readable tag for better discovery online

💡 Tip: Licensing your own materials, like syllabi, handouts, or videos, makes it easier to share with others while keeping credit and conditions intact.

These tools can help you find and use CC content.

Depending on the license type, you can remix the content.

Have questions about Creative Commons, open licensing, or how to use CC content in your course?

We’re here to help! You can:

• Get help understanding license conditions
• Find openly licensed images, readings, and videos
• Learn how to correctly attribute Creative Commons works