Creative Commons 4.0 Licenses

Have you been interested in using Creative Commons licenses on your work but unsure about the options? Last month Creative Commons announced the latest version of their license which makes registering and using the license much easier. The 4.0 licenses are available for adoption and use worldwide. The new license structure makes it easier share and reuse CC licensed materials. The CC license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable free distribution of otherwise copyrighted work. The new version of the license provides an easy to use interface that allows license seekers to select how they want their materials to be used and generates the a icon which can be downloaded for free and applied to the work or added to a website using code. Creative Commons is a non-profit organization. According to their mission statement, “Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.”
Source: Network News - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tags: General (all entries) Technology copyright creative commons sharing Source Type: news