7 Things You Should Know About Creative Commons

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Title: 7 Things You Should Know About Creative Commons (ID: ELI7023)
Category: Contributed by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (2007)
Author: EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
Subject(s): Copyright | Electronic Publishing | Federal Copyright Law | Instructional Design | Open Access | Scholarly Communication
Abstract: Creative Commons is an alternative to traditional copyright, devel¬oped by a nonprofit organization of the same name. By default, most original works are protected by copyright, which confers specific rights regarding use and distribution. Creative Commons allows copyright owners to release some of those rights while retaining others, with the goal of increasing access to and sharing of intellectual property.

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