Creative+Commons

toc =Introduction= Any work of writing, music or photography is automatically covered by copyright. This means that the author (or creator) has certain rights which do not allow users to copy or alter the content in any way, including posting the item on the internet. Users must obtain permission from the copyright owner before they copy, mash or re-publish the content.

Creative Commons is an organisation which provides creators with free licences which allows them to make their work available for others to use under certain conditions. Users only need to contact the creators if they want to use the content in a different way. This means that users can copy, alter, post to the internet if the creator has granted permission to do so in their licence.

Copyright and Plagiarism
Users break the law if they use content in a way which ignores the Creative Commons licence conditions. Copying content from YouTube, books, the internet is also breaking the law if the user does not have the creator's permission.

Users have rights and obligations. Every CC licence allows you to: Copy the work – download, upload, photocopy, scan Distribute the work Display or perform the work Communicate the work – school intranet, class blog, etc Create new format copies – MP3 to CD, MP4 to DVD When you use any CC material, you must: Clearly mention (attribute) the creator
 * Get permission from the creator to do anything which is not allowed in the licence
 * All copies need to contain any copyright notices which appear in the original content
 * Indicate and link to the licence from any copies
 * Acknowledge original work which has been changed and state that changes have been made

For full details about using Creative Commons content, please read Page 2 of this document.



It is not alright to just copy and paste content from books and the internet. Users need to state who the original author/creator is and where they found the content. The title of a book and information about the publisher and the date it was published are important details to mention. Content copied from the internet must mention the web address (the URL) and the date on which the user viewed the web page.

Tips on how to record creator information can be found in this fact sheet:



Below is a Video from YouTube explaining Creative Commons is an interesting way.

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Finding what you need on a Creative Commons Search Engine.

Here are some helpful fact sheets on locating Creative Commons content:

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