This document provides an overview of Creative Commons licenses for copyrighted work. It explains that Creative Commons licenses offer a flexible way to let others use copyrighted work while still protecting the owner and user. The licenses are divided into two groups - one that allows commercial use and one that does not. Within each group, the licenses become more restrictive based on four elements: attribution, non-commercial use, no derivatives, and share alike. In total there are six Creative Commons licenses that range from more open to more restrictive based on these elements.

1. CREATIVE COMMONS
LICENCES
ERM, WHAT?
Andrew Matangi
(andrew.matangi@gmail.com)

2. You all produce/own copyright
©
 Pictures on your phone
 Year 12 poems
 Letters to your Mum
 Learning materials produced for class

3. Who owns © ?
 Generally: if you create the work, you own ©
 But if you create the work in the course of your
employment, your employer owns the ©

4. Letting others use ©
 You could just say "Here, use it"
 Imprecise, uncertain what they can do
(commercial use?)
 Will you be named as the author?
 Potential liability based on content – might be an
issue for your employer
 Better – use a well-recognised licence, e.g.
Creative Commons
 Flexible
 Protect you and the user

5. Creative Commons Licences
 2 groups of 3 licences (= 6 total)
 One group doesn't permit commercial use, the
other does
 Within each group, the licences become
progressively more restrictive

6. 4 Licence Elements
BY (attribution)

7. NC - NonCommercial

8. ND – no derivative
works/adaptations

9. ShareAlike

10. More enMore free More restrictive
The 6 licences

11. Layers
Licence symboll
Human readable
Lawyer readable

12. "Fair dealing"
 A “fair dealing” with a copyright work does not
infringe copyright if done for one of these
purposes:
 research or private study;
 criticism or review; or
 reporting current events.
 “Fair?” - depends on the facts of a particular
case.
 How much is being used?
 Impact on market for the work
 Nature of work, purpose of use