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