Creative Commons Licenses

Adri Jovin J J, M.Tech., Ph.D.

What is Creative Commons?

• A standardized way to grant public permission to use creative work under copyright
law.

• What can I do with this work?

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Categories

CC BY CC BY-SA CC BY-NC

CC BY-NC-SA CC BY –ND CC BY-NC-ND

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CC BY

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

TERMS:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You
may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from
doing anything the license permits.

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CC BY

Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

TERMS:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may
do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same
license as the original.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from
doing anything the license permits.

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CC BY-NC

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

TERMS:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do
so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing
anything the license permits.

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CC BY-NC-SA
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

TERMS:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in
any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as
the original.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing
anything the license permits.

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CC BY – ND

Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)

You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose,
even commercially.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

TERMS:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You
may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from
doing anything the license permits.

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CC BY-NC-ND

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

You are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

TERMS:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You
may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from
doing anything the license permits.

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Reference

https://creativecommons.org/

Acknowledgement:
 The content in this presentation is adopted from the website https://creativecommons.org/. This presentation is used for instructional purpose and not for any
purpose involving monetary profits.
 This presentation adheres to CC BY-SA 4.0

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