Open Educational Resources

Creative Commons licenses are an alternative to traditional copyright licensing:

• Allows copyright owners to apply different reuse licenses to their content which allows others to reuse their works in certain ways
• When others see a Creative Commons license on your content they may reuse the content based on the specific parameters you have selected

Advantages:

• allows you to safely share your content and allow others to reuse it without fear of copyright violations
• several different licensing options to choose from allowing flexible attribution and reuse 
• ability to trace content back to the original source through Creative Commons citations

Creative Commons licenses can be applied in two different ways:

• Use & Remix: reuse works created by others who have applied a Creative Commons license 
• Share Your Work: apply a Creative Commons license to a work you hold a valid copyright on for others to reuse 

Build Your Own Creative Commons License

Learn about the different types of Creative Commons Licenses before building one!