This document discusses attribution requirements for using materials licensed under Creative Commons (CC) licenses in schools. It notes that one condition of all CC licenses is attribution, and provides guidance on how to attribute CC licensed materials, including mentioning the title, author, source, and license. Specific guidance is given on placing attribution for text, video, sound recordings, and school-owned materials. Resources for properly attributing CC licensed materials are also listed.

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Creative Commons (CC) & Open Education
Resources (OER) for Schools
Attributing CC Licensed Resources
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Attributing CC material
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Teachers can use CC licensed materials as long as
you follow the licence conditions. One condition of all
CC licences is attribution. When attributing
remember TASL:
 T: Title
 A: Author
 S: Source
 L: Licence
Always check whether the creator has specified a
particular attribution.
"Free Stock: Copyright sign 3D render" by Muses Touch is
licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Where should I place the
attribution?
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• Text resources (eg books, worksheets, PowerPoint slides etc): next to CC work or
as the footer of the page on which the CC work appears.
• Video works: near the work as it appears on screen during the video.
• Sound recordings (eg podcasts): mention the name of the artist during the
recording (like a radio announcement) and provide full attribution details in text
near the podcast where it is being stored (eg blog, school intranet, learning
management system etc).

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Attributing CC material
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How would you attribute this CC image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lschlagenhauf/38494602082/?
Furggelen afterglow taken by Lukas Schlagenhauf.
This image can be used under Creative Commons BY ND 2.0 Generic Licence.

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Attributing CC material
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1. Title: Furggelen afterglow
2. Author: Lukas Schlagenhauf – linked to his profile page
3. Source: Furggelen afterglow – linked to original Flickr page
4. Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0 – linked to licence deed
“Furggelen afterglow” by Lukas Schlagenhauf is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

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Attribution of school owned
material
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• Material that has been created by your school or administering body should be
clearly labelled as such in order to avoid paying fees under the statutory licence to
use the material.
• Recommended attribution for CC licensed material is:
© [State (Department of Education) eg State of New South Wales (Department
of Education)] [school name], 2022. Except as otherwise noted, this [insert
content title] is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International Licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
https://smartcopying.edu.au/labelling-and-attributing/

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Useful resources for
attributing your CC Material
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• How to attribute Creative Commons Licensed Materials
• Open Attribute Tool
• Labelling and Attributing

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More information
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