LibGuides: Copyright for Authors & Creators: Creative Commons

How to Search Creative Commons

Creative Commons "helps you legally share your knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world."

These free licenses can work together with copyright to standardize giving public permission to use and share your work.

Creative Commons licenses can cover:

You can use the Creative Commons license generator to find the correct license for your work.

CC BY	Allows the user to distribute, remix, and build upon (create derivatives). Commercial use is allowed. This is the most accommodating license.
CC BY-SA	Allows the user to distribute, remix, and build upon (create derivatives). Commercial use is allowed. This means any derivatives of your work carry the same license. This is the license used by Wikipedia.
CC BY-ND	Allows the user to distribute. Commercial use is allowed. There can be no derivatives made.
CC BY-NC	Allows the user to distribute, remix, and build upon (create derivatives). Commercial use is not allowed.
CC BY-NC-SA	Allows the user to distribute, remix, and build upon (create derivatives). Commercial use is not allowed. Derivatives of your work carry the same license.
CC BY-NC-ND	This is the most restrictive license. Allows the user to distribute. Commercial use is not allowed. There can be *no derivatives* made.

CC0	The license means you are waiving your rights to copyright. The work is free to use for any purpose. No attribution is necessary.

This content is under a Creative Commons License that requires attribution to Texas Wesleyan University.