LibGuides: Creative Commons : About Creative Commons

What is Creative Commons

Founded in 2002, Creative Commons (CC) is a nonprofit organization committed to open licensing. They provide creators worldwide with “a free, simple, and standardized way to grant copyright permissions for creative and academic works; ensure proper attribution; and allow others to copy, distribute, and make use of those works” (Creative Commons, n.d.).

It is important to understand that, although CC-licensed resources are free to use, there are some restrictions and attribution is always required. You must carefully read and understand the terms of the CC licence and use the resource as specified.

Understanding Creative Commons Licences

Attribution

You can distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon a work, even commercially, as long as you give attribution to the original creator of the work.

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Attribution-ShareAlike

You can distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon a work, even commercially.

You must give attribution to the original creator of the work.

You must license your modified version of the work as CC BY-SA.

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Attribution-NoDerivatives

You can reuse a work for any purpose, even commercially, but no modifications or adaptations are allowed.

You must give attribution to the original creator of the work.

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Attribution-NonCommercial

You can remix, adapt, and build upon a work, but only for non-commercial purposes.

You must give attribution to the original creator of the work.

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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

You can remix, adapt, and build upon a work, but only for non-commercial purposes.

You must give attribution to the original creator of the work.

You must license your modified version of the work as CC BY-NC-SA.

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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

You can download and share a work, but it cannot be modified or adapted or used commercially.

You must give attribution to the original creator of the work.

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References

Creative Commons. (n.d.). What we do. https://creativecommons.org/about/

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You are free to copy, remix, adapt, build upon, and distribute the work including in other media and formats for non-commercial purposes, as long as you attribute the work to Nova Scotia Health Authority, share/distribute any derivative works under the same licence as the original (CC BY-NC-SA), and abide by the other licence terms. The licence does not apply to Nova Scotia Health Authority trademarks or logos, or any logos, images/graphics, or content for which Nova Scotia Health Authority is not the copyright owner.

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