Creative Commons: Anatomy of a CC License "Creative Commons" by Skley is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 (See full linked attribution directly below)

"Creative Commons" by Skley is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

Answering questions clearly for re-users: "What can I do with this?" (Creative Commons, 2020,3): https://certificates.creativecommons.org/cccertedu/chapter/3-anatomy-of-a-cc-license/

....WHILE STILL CREDITING THE AUTHOR AND PRESERVING THEIR RIGHTS (CREATIVE COMMONS, 2020, 3)

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3 layers of a CC License:

Creative Commons, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Legal Code: Ensures the terms are legally enforceable
Commons Deeds: Summarizes the legal code by outlining the terms in an accessible way.
Machine Readable license: Expressed in CC Rights Expression Language. (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.1).

The Four License ElementS

The four license elements are mixed and matched on each license in order to clearly signal to potential users how and in what capacities and settings the work can be used (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.1)

Attribution or “BY.”

All licenses have this element. It requires attributing the author of the original work and linking back to the original work.

(Creative Commons, 2020, 3.1)

Non-commercial:

Not to be used for any commercial purposes. Three CC liceneses have this attribute. (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.1)

No Derivatives:

No Sharing of derivative works. Two of the CC licenses have this element (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.1)

Share-Alike

Derivatives must have the same license. Two of the CC licenses have the attribute (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.1)

the 6 CC licenses

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The four license elements make-up the six Creative Commons licenses, providing the author with more or less control over re-use of their works and providing the user with more or less leeway over their own re-use of said work (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3). https://certificates.creativecommons.org/cccertedu/chapter/3-3-license-types/

The most permissive of the licenses with only attribution to the original author and linking to the original work a requirement by those re-using the work (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3).

This license requires attribution and linking to the original work; any derivative works must use the same license as the original work (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3).

This license requires attribution and linking to the original work and cannot be used for commercial purposes (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3).

This license requires attribution and linking to the original work, cannot be used for commercial purposes, and any derivative works must have the same license as the original work (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3)

This license must attribute and link to the original work, and no derivate works can be made from the original work (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3).

This license requires attribution and linking to the original work, any uses may not be for commercial purposes, and no derivative works can be made from the original (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3).

how the CC licenses affect exceptions and limitations to copyright

(Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3).

how the CC licenses affect works in the public domain

CC0 is a public domain dedication tool that, while also a copyright tool like the CC licenses, also covers additional rights such as non-competition laws (Creative Commons, 2020, 3.3). CC0 allows creators to release copyright entirely; while CC0 frees up copyright infringement, other rights, such as trademark and patent, may still need to be adhered to and followed in order to prevent other violations of author rights (Creative Commons,2020, 3.3).

References

Attributions and License: "Creative Commons: Anatomy of a CC License," licensed CC BY 4.0, is a derivative of the September 2020 Creative Commons Certificate Course by Creative Commons, also licensed CC BY 4.0. DeeAnn Ivie adapted content from the Creative Commons Certificate Course Unit 3 , adding it to her website "Creative Commons."

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