This time, let’s go into the details of Creative Commons licenses themselves. Listen, and then check out the images and links below for more information.

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The Creative Commons Icons

The Creative Commons Licenses

The image below shows the six licenses and Public Domain Dedication arranged from least to most restrictive. The image also shows which licenses indicate works that are not open educational resources, or OER.

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In the podcast, I mention copyleft. What the heck is copyleft?

Attributions and References

The information in this podcast is based on Unit 3: Anatomy of a CC License by Creative Commons, licensed CC BY 4.0.

The music is “Molly Molly” by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

The drawing with watercolor is titled “Harrow Common, Middlesex”, attributed to Edward Dayes, via the Yale Center for British Art, and in the public domain.

See the Creative Commons Trademark Policy for information about the use of CC icons.