Saturday, November 6, 2010

Flickr: Creative Commons



Skiing on the Brain


I have just recently learned that there are six types of Creative Commons on Flickr that basically tell a member how they are allowed to use and share another members pictures that they make available to the public.
A brief overview of Licenses
Attribution License:
Others may use your copyrighted picture but must give you credit
Attribution-NoDervis License:
Others may use your copyrighted picture but only if they use the original (not change it in any way) and give the photographer credit
Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDervis License:
Others may use your copyrighted picture but only if they use the original (not change it in any way) and give the photographer credit for noncommercial purposes only
Attribution-Noncommercial License:
Others may use your copyrighted picture but must give you credit, only for noncommercial purposes
Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike License:
You allow others to use your work (and derived images) for noncommercial purposes but only under a license identical to the original license
Attribution-Sharealike License:
You allow others to use your work (and derived images) but only under a license identical to the original license


1 comment:

  1. I hope that you will also teach your own students to remember to attribute work to its creator. :-)

    Dr. Burgos

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