Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that seeks to expand the creative works legally available to others. Under these licensing agreements, people can use, remix, and share the work of others as long as it attributed to the author and/or does not infringe on any of their reserved rights. The agreements are most often used in an online setting and their conditions are created by the users. There are four main types:
Attribution: Works must be properly attributed but it does allow others to copy and distribute your work
Share Alike: Requires an identical or similar license, but does allow derivative works
Noncommercial: Others are allowed to copy and distribute your work as long as it is for a noncommercial purpose
No Derivative Works: Only verbatim copies (with no derivatives) of work are allowed
To understand the process of Creative Commons better, check out this youtube video from the folks at Creative Commons:
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- My name is Emily and I am a junior at the University of Florida majoring in public relations with a minor in public leadership. I hope to pursue a career in constituent affairs or grassroots campaigning.
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