SEC 03 — SECTION INDEX
Licensing
Creative Commons and beyond — granting rights on purpose, in writing.
- REC 03-001Creative Commons, Without the JargonSix licences, four building blocks, one plain-English translation of each.7 MIN
- REC 03-002Choosing the Right Creative Commons LicenceMatch the licence to what you actually want people to be able to do.5 MIN
- REC 03-003Fair Use, and Its LimitsThe four factors, the myths, and why 'it's transformative' isn't a magic word.7 MIN
- REC 03-004The Public Domain: What's Actually FreeHow work enters it, what you can do there, and the traps that look free but aren't.5 MIN
THE LICENCE MATRIXREFERENCE
| Mark | Full name | In plain terms |
|---|---|---|
| CC BY | Attribution | Use freely, even commercially; just credit. |
| CC BY-SA | Attribution-ShareAlike | Credit, and share adaptations under the same terms. |
| CC BY-NC | Attribution-NonCommercial | Credit; no commercial use. |
| CC BY-ND | Attribution-NoDerivatives | Credit; share as-is, no changes. |
| CC BY-NC-SA | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike | Credit, non-commercial, share alike. |
| CC BY-NC-ND | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | The most restrictive; credit, no commercial, no changes. |
| CC0 | Public Domain Dedication | All rights waived, as far as the law allows. |