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FAQ: “What if I change my mind about the CC license?” or “What if the creator changes their CC license?”

Please Note: Creative Commons does not provide legal advice. This FAQ is designed to be helpful in raising awareness about the use of CC licenses. It is not a substitute for legal advice. It may not cover important issues that affect you and you may wish to consult with a lawyer. If you’ve been using [ READ MORE ]

How do I properly attribute a Creative Commons licensed work?

From the Creative Commons FAQ page: All current CC licenses require that you attribute the original author(s). If the copyright holder has not specified any particular way to attribute them, this does not mean that you do not have to give attribution. It simply means that you will have to give attribution to the best [ READ MORE ]

“Do we have to apply to get a CC license?” and other questions

Some people have asked CC-SG members: Question: Do we have to apply to get a CC license? Question: If I upload stuff for others to use, all i have to do is specify that I want to have [the work] covered under CC license and that’s considered done? Question: How is CC different from Copyright. [ READ MORE ]

Creative Commons cited on IPOS website

The CC-SG team (specifically Chung Nian and Giorgos) have had cordial discussions with IPOS previously. Recently the nice folks at IPOS informed us that they’ve provided information about CC at this IPOS webpage, on Ownership & Rights: http://www.ipos.gov.sg/leftNav/cop/Ownership+and+Rights.htm [Last accessed: 10 Jun 09] [Scroll to the bottom of the page] The text says: Creative Commons [ READ MORE ]

Where can I find Creative Commons licensed media> (or “30+ Places To Find Creative Commons Media”)

Received this tweet from Kevin Lim: Kevin’s link brought me to this post (www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/04/30/30-creative-commons-sources) by Sean P Aune. His article annotates “30 of the best resources online for audio, video, images and more for finding just the perfect Creative Commons licensed item for use in your next project”, covering Audio, General Searches, Images, Text, and [ READ MORE ]

Article: Creative Commons: A License to Share

From International Business Times (25 Mar 09): In July 2008, Singapore became the 47th country to offer the CC system of licensing to their jurisdiction. Warren Chik, law professor at the Singapore Management University, is a member of the Creative Commons Singapore team that has worked in close collaboration with Centre for Asia Pacific Technology [ READ MORE ]

Creative Commons – What, How, Why

Here are slides for my presentation at the Creative Crew Singapore meeting on 10 Mar 09. Some people told me the slides were useful in understanding more about CC, so I’m sharing it here: The PDF copy can be downloaded here (licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Singapore License. For permissions beyond the [ READ MORE ]

Singapore licenses are online!

In all the enthusiasm after we finally made it and among the million other things each one of us is involved in we neglected to communicate the merry news on this blog. Yes, after some delay, the Singapore versions of the Creative Commons licenses are now online and available for all Singapore-based authors to use. [ READ MORE ]

Prof. Lawrence Lessig Explains Creative Commons Licensing

Lawrence Lessig (www.lessig.org/blog), founding board member of Creative Commons, explains about Creative Commons licensing in this 2006 video. He explains that Creative Commons is an easier way (tool and technology) for people to signal how they wish their works to be shared and used. Which is an important point. I think there’s a common misconception [ READ MORE ]

What the heck is “Creative Commons” and why would it matter?

In simple terms, Creative Commons matters if you’re creating stuff and putting them on the Internet. And you want a way to protect your intellectual property while encouraging certain uses of them. Try watching this video (same video here, in better resolution). Here’s a quote from CreativeCommons.org’s About page:] “… Balance, compromise, and moderation — [ READ MORE ]


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