The NCU Copyright Hour- Creative Commons

National Copyright Unit
www.smartcopying.edu.au
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The NCU Copyright Hour
13 February 2024
Creative Commons
https://smartcopying.edu.au/creative-commons-oer/
Arabi Shivaramanan and Claudia Lewis

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The Ministers’ Copyright Advisory Group (CAG), through the NCU, is responsible for
copyright policy and administration for the Australian school and TAFE sectors. This
involves:
● managing the obligations under the educational copyright licences
● providing copyright advice to schools and TAFEs
● advocating for better copyright laws on the school and TAFE sectors’ behalf
● educating the school and TAFE sectors regarding their copyright
responsibilities.
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Smartcopying website
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• Practical and simple information sheets and FAQs
• Interactive teaching resources on copyright
• Smartcopying tips and information on Creative Commons and how to find
Creative Commons licensed resources
• Search the site for answers to your copyright questions

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Slides
• Slides available @ http://www.slideshare.net/nationalcopyrightunit/
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Licence (unless otherwise noted) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
• Attribution: National Copyright Unit, Copyright Advisory Groups (Schools and TAFEs)
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Outline
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1. Copyright Basics
2. Open Education Resources and Creative Commons
3. Finding CC Licensed Materials
4. Licensing Your Learning Resources Under CC
5. Attributing CC Materials
6. Copyright Infringement Claims

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Copyright Basics

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What does copyright protect?
https://smartcopying.edu.au/guidelines/copyright-basics/what-is-protected-by-copyright/
Artistic Literary Musical Dramatic
● paintings
● illustrations
● sculptures
● graphics
● cartoons
● photographs
● drawings
● maps
● diagrams
● buildings
● models of buildings
● online images
● novels
● textbooks
● newspaper and
magazine articles
● short stories
● journals
● poems
● song lyrics
● instruction manuals
● computer software
● websites
● e-books
● melodies
● sheet music
● pop songs
● advertising jingles
● film score
● plays
● screenplays
● mime
● choreography
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What does copyright protect?
Films Sound Recordings Broadcasts
● films
● video recordings
● DVDs
● television programs
● advertisements
● music videos
● online films and videos (eg
YouTube, Vimeo, Apple TV,
Google Play, Netflix, Stan,
etc)
● digital recordings (eg
MP3/MP4)
● Vinyl
● CD
● audio cassette tapes
● digital music (eg Spotify,
Sound Cloud, Apple Music,
etc)
● radio
● television
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A copyright owner’s rights
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A copyright owner has the exclusive right to:
1. copy
2. perform
3. communicate to the public
the copyright material.
"Copyright graffiti" by opensourceway is licensed
under CC BY-SA 2.0

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Open Education
Resources and
Creative Commons
https://smartcopying.edu.au/creative-commons-oer/

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www.smartcopying.edu.au https://smartcopying.edu.au/introduction-to-oer/
What are Open Education
Resources (OER)
OER are teaching, learning and research materials that are in the public domain or have been
released under an open licence that permits free access, use, modification and sharing by others
with no or limited restrictions.
“Is licensing really the most important question for OER?” by Caroline
Madigan for opensource.com is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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https://smartcopying.edu.au/what-is-creative-commons/
What is Creative Commons
(CC)?
Creative Commons (CC) is the most common way of releasing materials under an open licence. CC
are a set of free licences for creators to use when making their work available to the public. All CC
licences permit use educational uses of a work. Teachers and students can freely copy, share and
sometimes modify and remix a CC work without having to seek the permission of the creator.
Adventures in Copyright by by Meredith Atwater for
opensource.com is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

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• CC creates a “some rights reserved” model.
• The copyright owner retains copyright
ownership in their work while inviting certain
uses of their work by the public.
• CC licences create choice and options for
the copyright owner.
Creative Commons: How it all
works
CC five years by shizhao is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Modifications: cropped

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Benefits of Creative Commons
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 Cheaper: saves money on copyright fees and administrative costs of seeking permission. Education resources
can be shared freely online with very low transaction costs.
 Equitable: offers equal access to knowledge for everyone and allows for education resources to be adapted
for minorities and those with disabilities.
 Collaborative: encourages collaboration and creates communities based on sharing of education resources.
Can share resources on public websites and social media.
 Adaptable: enables educators to reuse, remix and adapt resources since the copyright owner has already
given permission to everyone (eg by translating or using local examples).
 Safer: free to reuse, remix, redistribute and adapt education resources without running the risk of breaching the
complex copyright rules.
 Internet compatible: it is better adapted to the Internet and the freedom which the Internet provides to copy,
distribute, adapt and remix resources.
 Accessible: over 1.8 billion Creative Commons licensed works.

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CC licence elements
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There are 4 licence elements which are mixed to create six CC licences:
Attribution – attribute the author
Non-commercial – no commercial use
No Derivative Works – no remixing
ShareAlike – remix only if you let others remix

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CC licences
Licence Type Licence Conditions
Attribution Freely use, copy, adapt and distribute to anyone
provided the copyright owner is attributed.
Attribution No Derivatives Freely use, copy and distribute to anyone but only in
original form. The copyright owner must be attributed.
Attribution Share Alike Freely use, copy, adapt and distribute provided the new
work is licensed under the same terms as the original
work. The copyright owner must be attributed.

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CC licences
Licence Type Licence Conditions
Attribution Non Commercial Freely use, copy, adapt and distribute for non-
commercial purposes. The copyright owner must be
attributed.
Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives Freely use, copy and distribute verbatim copies of the
original work for non-commercial purposes. The
copyright owner must be attributed.
Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Freely use, copy, adapt and distribute for non-
commercial purposes provided the new work is
licensed under the same terms as the original work.
The copyright owner must be attributed.

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Finding CC licensed
materials
https://smartcopying.edu.au/how-to-find-creative-commons-licensed-materials/

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The best place to start is openverse:
https://wordpress.org/openverse.
You can also search for CC licensed material on
Google, YouTube and Flickr.
https://smartcopying.edu.au/how-to-find-creative-commons-materials-using-
the-creative-commons-search-portal/
Best way to find CC materials
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"Large copyright sign made of jigsaw puzzle
pieces" by Horia Varlan is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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openverse

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openverse one-click
attribution
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One-click attribution: openverse gives you the attribution for all images and audio. Makes it much
easier to credit the source of any image you discover.

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Google – CC search options
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Two options
1. Go directly to the advanced search page:
https://www.google.com.au/advanced_search.
2. After searching for an image on the normal Google Images search, you can filter
so that the search results given are only CC images.
https://smartcopying.edu.au/how-to-find-creative-commons-materials-using-google/

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Google advanced search
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Click the settings icon and select advanced search.

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Once you’re in the advanced settings, the usage rights filter is at the very bottom.

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Google Images – Filter for CC
images
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After you search for an image, all
you have to do is click “Tools”,
then under “Usage Rights” select
“Creative Commons licenses”.

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YouTube – Filter for CC videos
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To find CC licensed YouTube
clips, after you do a search:
• click on the filters option
and
• under ‘Features’ select
Creative Commons.

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YouTube – Filter for CC videos
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Flickr
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• Flickr has an entire section on their website dedicated to CC
licensed images: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/.
• When you’re on that section of the website, you can browse
images licensed under CC.
• However, if you want to search for an image, you have to add a
filter for CC licences.

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Flickr
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• When you search on Flickr,
the default setting is to return
results with ‘Any licence’.
• This setting has to be
changed to return results only
licensed under Creative
Commons.

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Flickr
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Other places to find CC
material
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• Images: https://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-
find-cc-licensed-material/where-to-find-cc-licensed-images
• Videos: https://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-
find-cc-licensed-material/where-to-find-cc-licensed-videos
• Music: https://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-
find-cc-licensed-material/where-to-find-cc-licensed-music
• Audiobooks: https://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-
to-find-cc-licensed-material/where-to-find-other-cc-licensed-material
• Other good CC/OER websites with an array of materials: https://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-
education/open-education-resources/where-to-find-oer-materials

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Licensing your
learning resources
under CC
https://smartcopying.edu.au/applying-a-creative-commons-licence/

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Applying a CC licence to your
learning resources
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• Schools and TAFEs are encouraged to use CC licensed resources as
well as license learning resources they create under CC, where
possible.
• This is because teachers can do more with CC licensed material and it
is free to access, use, modify and share.
• For more information on how to do this, see
https://smartcopying.edu.au/applying-a-creative-commons-licence/.

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Adding a CC licence to
learning resources
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To license a learning resource that you’ve created under CC, all you have to do is:
1. choose your CC licence: https://creativecommons.org/choose/
2. copy the CC Licence icon
3. paste the icon onto the resource along with the attribution information and/or any other
notice you would like to include and
4. include a copyright statement on the resource to reflect the CC licence.
All Creative Commons Licence icons, can be found on the Creative Commons Licence
Chooser website: https://creativecommons.org/choose/.

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Adding a CC licence to
learning resources
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Then include a copyright statement on your resource. Here’s an example:
© [State (Department of Education) eg State of New South Wales (Department of
Education)] [school name], 2023. Except as otherwise noted, this [insert learning
resource 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/.
The copyright statement and CC licence can be placed on the first and/or last page of the
resource or the footer of the resource so that it travels onto every page.

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Third party content
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• You cannot apply a Creative Commons licence to third party content as you do not
have the rights.
• For all third party content, you must prominently mark or indicate in a notice that
this content is excluded from the Creative Commons licence.
• Learning resources that include third party content cannot go on a public website.
Must be password protected.
https://smartcopying.edu.au/how-to-label-third-party-content-in-creative-commons-licensed-material/

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How to label third party
content
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There is no single correct way to label third party content, and different situations may require
more or less complicated notices and marking.
There are 2 often used mechanisms:
1. A notice next to third party content: this involves marking or notating all third party
content. To do this you should indicate directly underneath the content.
OR
2. A general notice listing all third party content: this involves giving a general notice
that identifies all third party content. This notice would usually be included in your terms of
use or copyright statement for a website or in the verso page or bibliography for a work.

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Attributing CC
licensed material
https://smartcopying.edu.au/how-to-attribute-creative-commons-licensed-materials/

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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/TAFE intranet, learning
management system etc).

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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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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/TAFE
owned material
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• Material that has been created by your school/TAFE 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:
© [TAFE name] – [institute name], 2023. 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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Copyright
Infringement Claims

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Copyright infringement claims
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Schools, TAFEs, departments or administering bodies may receive emails
from companies (eg Copytrack, Pixsy) demanding payment for use of a
copyrighted image in what they allege is an infringing way.
One of the most common reasons is schools/TAFEs using Creative
Commons images without attributing the copyright owner.
It is critical to attribute when using Creative Commons material.

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Copyright infringement claims
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If you receive an infringement notice, you should:
1. Remove the material.
2. Contact the National Copyright Unit.
3. Don’t respond to the email and contact us immediately with:
o a copy of the email;
o details about the image/photo that is the subject of the infringement claim;
o the date and time at which the material was taken down (from the website etc.); and
o any other relevant information, such as the basis on which the school used the material. For
example, whether the image was used with permission, under a licence like Creative Commons, or
under an exception or the Statutory Text and Artistic Works Licence.
4. The NCU will assess all the relevant facts and information and advise on the next steps.
See our February 2024 Newsletter –Copyright Infringement Notices.

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Useful OER and CC links
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• OER in Australia
• Creative Commons Information Pack for teachers and students
• Where to find CC licensed materials
• Short explainers on CC and OER
• Videos on Creative Commons
• CC Search Browser Extension

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More information
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