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This video will explain Creative Commons.
Most of this video is another video explaining creative commons - and it's totally legal.
We changed it and made it slightly shorter - we'll explain at the end how that works.
Here's the video, it was made by Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand.
Have you ever wondered how to download and share digital content legally? How do you let people know
that you want them to reuse your own work? Creative Commons licenses can help you do
both. We'll show you how. Copyright enables people to say who can share and reuse their creation. You must
always obtain someone's permission before sharing or reusing their work, even when it's posted
online. But what if a creator wants everyone to use their work - without the hassle of granting
permission over and over? This is where Creative Commons can help. Creative Commons provides licensing
tools that are free to use. You can apply a license to your work that refines your copyright and streamlines
how you give permission. Zach here downloads a photo called CC Kiwi that he wants to use in a
science project. He can do this without asking Kiri, the photographer, first because she's
already given a permission with a Creative Commons license. Kiri's license is legally robust
but easy for Zach to understand. She's told the world, including Zach, that they can use CC
Kiwi as long as they acknowledge her as the original photographer. There are more rules
Kiri could have included. Creative Commons licenses are made up of licensed elements. You can think
of them as rules. And each have their own special symbol. This is attribution. It means the Zach
must acknowledge Kiri when he publishes his science project containing her photo. This
is non-commercial. It means no one else but Kiri is permitted to make money from CC Kiwi.
Tim wants to print the photo onto T-shirts and distribute them to friends. He can do this, but he must not sell
them. This is no derivatives, and It means to Kiri hasn't given permission to change
her photo. Kate can use CC Kiwi on her design blog, But will need to ask Kiri before retouching or mixing
up the image. And this is share alike. It means new creations that use CC Kiwi need to carry
the same license. Jack incorporates his own remix of CC Kiwi in his video installation
but he must share the work, under the same terms Kiri has. Each Creative Commons license gives permission
to share, and includes the attribution rule. So people who find your creative Commons license
work are automatically allowed to share it, but they are required to acknowledge you if they do. The other
three license elements are optional and you can choose which ones to add, if any. There are some good
ways to find other people's Creative Commons licensed work online. You can use a search filter
by going to the Creative Commons website. Let's work together - confidently and legally.
It's good to share - with creative Commons
Ok. We're back.
Notice the Creative Commons license they're using? Attribution.
So, we're free to use it and remix it, which we've done, as long as we give attribution,
which we've done, both on screen and in the show notes, where you can find a link to the
original video. We took this video and shortened it to fit our needs.
This is an example of how Creative Commons works, and how easy it can be to use.
Creative commons is an option in two situations.
When you're looking for content, you can use Creative Commons content and use it according
to the license described.
When you're publishing content, you can use Creative Commons as a way to preserve whichever
rights you choose,
particularly when you publish it yourself on a website, blog, or site that has Creative
Commons publishing options.
That's the end of the video on Creative Commons.
Thanks for watching!