Get Creative Commons Savvy Mandy Misner, OSU Extended Campus Sue Kunda, OSU Libraries and Press March 11, 2013

What’s Copyright Got To Do With It?

“The Congress shall have Power to… promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 8

What Can Be Copyrighted?

What Can’t Be Copyrighted?

Fixed In Tangible Format

Copyright Duration Author’s Life + 70 Years

Assume almost EVERYTHING is copyrighted

Public Domain No rights reserved facts & ideas pre-1923 works Federal documents All rights reserved Copyrighted Materials *except for fair use and exclusions Some rights reserved Creative Commons Licensed Materials

Sit Back and Relax

Creative Commons Licenses

The Creative Commons Licenses’ Conditions 4 major conditions are combined, based on the copyright holder’s need, to form the 6 major CC licenses. Image source:

Creative Commons License Tool CC License Tool helps publish work online while letting others know exactly what they can and can't do with the work. By answering a few simple questions the creator is allowed to select the license that is right for them, based on their copyright needs.

The Creative Commons Licenses’ Conditions CC licenses are unique because they are expressed in three ways: Human Readable Deed Lawyer Readable Legal Code Machine Readable Metadata

It’s Your Turn

Who is using Creative Commons ?

Who is using Creative Commons Education

Culture National September 11th Memorial Museum Amsterdam Historical Museum (WAAG)

Who is using Creative Commons Science Public Library of Science BioMed Central

Who is using Creative Commons Government

Finding Creative Commons materials

Google can help you find materials that are CC licensed. Select Advanced search and change your search options to the kind of license you are looking for... How can I find Creative Commons materials?

Creative Commons has a tool that helps you search at: How can I find Creative Commons materials?

MERLOT (Open Educational Resources): Copyright-Friendly and Copyleft: Wikipedia:Public domain image resources Public_domain_image_resources How can I find Creative Commons materials?