1 OER Sensitization Workshop Open University of Sudan November, 2011 OER Africa Open Educational Resources

2 INTRODUCING CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSING OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop

3 What is the most commonly used Alternative License Framework? Most developed alterative licensing approach is that developed by Larry Lessig of Stanford University in 2001, called Creative Commons (CC). CC licences most often used for OER work and provide various options. The CC approach provides user-friendly open licences for digital materials and so avoids the automatically applied copyright restrictions. OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop

4 How do CC Licenses Work? CC licences are based on four specific conditions:  attribution,  share alike,  non-commercial and  no derivative works OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop

5 What are the CC License Conditions? (1)  Attribution You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work — and derivative works based upon it — but only if they give credit the way you request. OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop choose Creators choose a set of conditions they wish to apply to their work.  Share Alike You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.

6 What are the CC License Conditions? (2)  Non-commercial You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and derivative works based upon it — but for non-commercial purposes only. OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop  No Derivative Works You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it. commons.org

7 How do CC Licenses Protect Intellectual Property? All CC Licenses assert the author’s right over copyright and the granting of copyright freedoms and require licensees to:  Obtain permission should they wish to use the resource in a manner that has been restricted;  Keep the copyright notice intact on all copies of the work;  Publish the licence with the work or include a link to the licence from any copies of the work;  Not change the licence terms in anyway;  Not use technology or other means to restrict other licences’ lawful use of the work. OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop

8 What are the various CC Licenses? OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop commons.org your Based on your choices, CC will suggest a license formulation that clearly indicates how other people may use your work.. Attribution (By) Attribution — Share Alike Attribution — No Derivatives

9 What are the various CC Licenses? OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop commons.org. Attribution — Non-Commercial Attribution — Non-Commercial — No Derivatives Attribution — Non-Commercial — Share Alike

10 What can Creative Commons Do for Me? CC licenses give you flexibility  e.g. you can choose to only pre-clear non-commercial uses or to combine several license conditions CC Licenses protect the people who use your work  As long as they abide by the terms you have specified, they don’t have to worry about copyright infringement. Relevant content is available to you under various CC Licenses  If you are looking for content that you can freely and legally use, there is a giant pool of CC-licensed creativity available to you. OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop

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12 Thank you Catherine NgugiNeil Butcher Project DirectorOER Strategist OU(S) OER Sensitization Workshop