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Copyright: Using Print/Images/Media

Creative Commons is a global nonprofit organization that enables sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge through the provision of free legal tools. 
Although Creative Commons is best known for its licenses, CC offers other legal and technical tools that also facilitate sharing and discovery of creative works, such as CC0, a public domain dedication for rights holders who wish to put their work into the public domain before the expiration of copyright, and the Public Domain Mark, a tool for marking a work that is in the worldwide public domain. Creative Commons licenses and tools were designed specifically to work with the web, which makes content that is offered under their terms easy to search for, discover, and use.

Creative Commons Licenses

  • Creative Commons licenses allow you to use works without requesting permission.
  • The type of license determines what you can and cannot do with a work.
  • You can use CC-licensed materials as long as you follow the license conditions.
  •  One condition of all CC licenses is attribution.

Creative Commons Resources

Creative Commons Certificate for Educators

What is Attribution?

cat face inside bread slice

​Cat breading by pinguino k is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

An attribution is less formal than a citation.

It is often used for presentations or papers or other formats that do not require a formal citation style.

"Attributing Sources" --  advice from Creative Commons 

Subjects: Art, Education, Faculty, Law

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