Creative Commons licenses allow creators to choose how their works can be shared and used by others. There are several types of CC licenses that determine whether a work can be used commercially and whether derivative works can be created. To license a work under CC, creators visit creativecommons.org/choose and select the license that matches how they want others to be able to use their work. CC licenses promote open sharing of knowledge and collaboration globally.

1. How to licence creative commons
Kayode Yussuf | Technical Lead | Creative Commons Nigeria

2. How Creative Commons Makes Collaboration
Easy

3. Creative Common Licenses
License Icon Can someone use it
commercially?
Can someone create new versions
of it?
CC-BY Yes Yes
CC-BY-SA Yes Yes, but the new work must licensed as
Share-Alike
CC-ND Yes NO
CC-NC No Yes, the new work must be Non-
Commercial. However, it can be under
any Non-Commercial License
CC-NC-SA No YES, and they must license the new
work under a Non-Commercial Share-
Alike License
CC-NC-ND No No

4. Before Licensing
• Make sure your work is copyrightable
• Make sure you have the rights
• Make sure you understand how CC licenses
operate

5. How to License Using CC
• Go to http://creativecommons.org/choose/

7. International Institutions using
CC OER licenses
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER_Case_Studies
Kenyan School of Open

8. Local usage of CC
Young Africans Research Arena (www.yaearena.org)

9. Other CC Communities Globally

10. “Alone you can do so little;
together we can do so much”
― Helen Keller

11. Thank you for listening, we hope you join us
Kayode Yussuf
Technical Lead,
Creative Commons,
Nigeria Affiliate Chapter,
+234-8029730059
kayode@creativecommonsng.org
@creativecommonsng
@k_whybaba