Creative Commons for copyright attribution made easy
Anyone in need of an online copyright tutorial or refresher might consider listening to this video explanation of how to access and distribute information from the Web responsibly.
In addition to a visual of the various copyright licenses, the narrator has a New Zealand accent, hence the titled video “Creative Commons Kiwi.”
Below is a quick summary of the different types of Creative commons licenses, provided in a link from Edublogs, Step 6, of the Edublogs Teacher Challenge.
Attribution CC BY
Allowed to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work), remix (to adapt the work) and use it for commercial purposes provided you attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor.
Attribution-NoDerivs
Allowed to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work) and use it for commercial purposes provided you do not alter, transform or build upon the work and you attribute it in the manner specified by the author or licensor.
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Allowed to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work) and remix (to adapt the work) provided it isn’t used for commercial purposes, you attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor and you distribute it under the same license.
Attribution-ShareAlike
Allowed to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work) and remix (to adapt the work) and use it for commercial purposes provided if you alter, transform or build upon the work provided you distribute it under the similar license. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor.
Attribution-NonCommercial
Allowed to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work) and remix (to adapt the work) provided it isn’t used for commercial purposes. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor.
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
Allowed to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work) provided you do not alter, transform or build upon the work or use it for commercial purposes and you attribute it in the manner specified by the author or licensor.
