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A guide to open access publishing for faculty and researchers.

Interpreting Creative Commons Licenses

Creative Commons Icons

 

Public Doman Icon Public Domain Mark: Free of known copyright restrictions due to the age of the work or federally-authored work.

 

Public Domain Zero License Icon Public Domain Zero License: The author has intentionally waived their copyright. 

 

CC BY License Icon BY (Attribution): You must give appropriate credit to the creator, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.

 

CC SA License Icon SA (Share Alike): You may modify the original work but must publish the modifications under the original license.

 

CC NC License Icon NC (Non-Commercial): You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

 

CC ND License Icon ND (No Derivatives): No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.

 

Creative Commons Permissions & Restrictions

The licenses above may be combined to expand or limit permissions as demonstrated in the chart below:

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Creative_Commons_Licenses.png

The Creative Commons License Spectrum

CC License Spectrum Graphic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Creative_commons_license_spectrum.svg