Research Guides: Copyright Guide: Creative Commons

What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons (CC) is a license that copyright owners can apply to give advance permission to use their work.

As a content user, you can use content licensed under a CC license without asking permission, so long as you follow the conditions of the CC license.

As a content creator, you can share your work under a CC license to make the work more open to others who want to use it.

Types of CC Licenses

License Name/Logo	Conditions of License
Attribution (CC-BY)	Attribute author Link to CC License Note any changes
Share-Alike (CC-BY-SA)	Attribute author Link to CC License Note any changes Share resulting work under CC-BY-SA*
NoDerivs (CC-BY-ND)	Attribute author Link to CC License Cannot make any modifications
NonCommercial (CC-BY-NC)	Attribute author Link to CC License Note any changes Cannot sell or use commercially
NonCommercial-Share Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA)	Attribute author Link to CC License Note any changes Share resulting work under CC-BY-SA* Cannot sell or use commercially
NonCommercial NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)	Attribute author Link to CC License Cannot make any modifications Cannot sell or use commercially