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| Can I
take a CC-licensed work and use it in a different format? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-i-take-a-cc-licensed-work-and-use-it-in-a-different-format |
| How
do I know if a low-resolution photo and a high-resolution photo are the same
work? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-do-i-know-if-a-low-resolution-photo-and-a-high-resolution-photo-are-the-same-work |
| Can
I reuse an excerpt of a larger work that is licensed with the NoDerivs
restriction? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-i-reuse-an-excerpt-of-a-larger-work-that-is-licensed-with-the-noderivs-restriction |
| Can
I use effective technological measures (such as DRM) when I share CC-licensed
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| Can I share
CC-licensed material on file-sharing networks? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-i-share-cc-licensed-material-on-file-sharing-networks |
| Do
I need to worry about website terms of service when I share CC-licensed content
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| Additional restrictions
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| What
if I received CC-licensed material encumbered with effective technological
measures (such as DRM)? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-if-i-received-cc-licensed-material-encumbered-with-effective-technological-measures-such-as-drm |
| What
if I have received CC-licensed material with additional restrictions? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-if-i-have-received-cc-licensed-material-with-additional-restrictions |
| Combining and adapting CC
material | https://creativecommons.org/faq#combining-and-adapting-cc-material |
| When is my use considered an
adaptation? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#when-is-my-use-considered-an-adaptation |
| Can
I combine material under different Creative Commons licenses in my
work? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-i-combine-material-under-different-creative-commons-licenses-in-my-work |
| If
I derive or adapt material offered under a Creative Commons license, which CC
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| If
I create a collection that includes a work offered under a CC license, which
license(s) may I choose for the collection? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#if-i-create-a-collection-that-includes-a-work-offered-under-a-cc-license-which-licenses-may-i-choose-for-the-collection |
| License
termination | https://creativecommons.org/faq#license-termination |
| When do Creative Commons
licenses expire? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#when-do-creative-commons-licenses-expire |
| What
happens if the author decides to revoke the CC license to material I am
using? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-happens-if-the-author-decides-to-revoke-the-cc-license-to-material-i-am-using |
| How
can I lose my rights under a Creative Commons license? If that happens, how do
I get them back? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-can-i-lose-my-rights-under-a-creative-commons-license-if-that-happens-how-do-i-get-them-back |
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| How
do Creative Commons licenses and public domain tools work technically? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-do-creative-commons-licenses-and-public-domain-tools-work-technically |
| What
does it mean that Creative Commons licenses are “machine-readable”? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-does-it-mean-that-creative-commons-licenses-are-machine-readable |
| What is RDFa? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-is-rdfa |
| What is CC
REL and why does Creative Commons recommend it? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-is-cc-rel-and-why-does-creative-commons-recommend-it |
| What does it
mean for a search engine to be CC-enabled? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-does-it-mean-for-a-search-engine-to-be-cc-enabled |
| How
do I give users of my site the option to use CC licensing like Flickr
does? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-do-i-give-users-of-my-site-the-option-to-use-cc-licensing-like-flickr-does |
| How
can I change or remove the Creative Commons search option built into the
Firefox browser? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-can-i-change-or-remove-the-creative-commons-search-option-built-into-the-firefox-browser |
| Is
Creative Commons involved in digital rights management (DRM)? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#is-creative-commons-involved-in-digital-rights-management-drm |
| Legal Background | https://creativecommons.org/faq#legal-background |
| What is copyright and why
does it matter? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-is-copyright-and-why-does-it-matter |
| What is the public domain? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-is-the-public-domain |
| What do I need to do to get a
copyright? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-do-i-need-to-do-to-get-a-copyright |
| What is an
adaptation? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-is-an-adaptation |
| What are
moral rights? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-moral-rights |
| What are neighboring rights? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-neighboring-rights |
| What are sui generis database
rights? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-sui-generis-database-rights |
| What are collecting societies? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-collecting-societies |
| What are publicity,
personality, and privacy rights? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-publicity-personality-and-privacy-rights |
| Data | https://creativecommons.org/faq#data |
| Frequently asked
questions about data and CC licenses | https://creativecommons.org/faq#frequently-asked-questions-about-data-and-cc-licenses |
| Can databases be released
under CC licenses? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-databases-be-released-under-cc-licenses |
| When
a CC license is applied to a database, what is being licensed? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#when-a-cc-license-is-applied-to-a-database-what-is-being-licensed |
| How do I apply a CC legal
tool to a database? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-do-i-apply-a-cc-legal-tool-to-a-database |
| How
do the different CC license elements operate for a CC-licensed
database? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-do-the-different-cc-license-elements-operate-for-a-cc-licensed-database |
| Can I conduct
text/data mining on a CC-licensed database? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-i-conduct-textdata-mining-on-a-cc-licensed-database |
| How
does the treatment of sui generis database rights vary in prior versions of CC
licenses? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-does-the-treatment-of-sui-generis-database-rights-vary-in-prior-versions-of-cc-licenses |
| What
is the difference between the Open Data Commons licenses and the CC 4.0
licenses? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-is-the-difference-between-the-open-data-commons-licenses-and-the-cc-4.0-licenses |
| Frequently asked
questions about data, generally | https://creativecommons.org/faq#frequently-asked-questions-about-data-generally |
| Which
components of databases are protected by copyright? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#which-components-of-databases-are-protected-by-copyright |
| How
do I know whether a particular use of a database is restricted by
copyright? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-do-i-know-whether-a-particular-use-of-a-database-is-restricted-by-copyright |
| If
my use of a database is restricted by copyright, how do I comply with the
license? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#if-my-use-of-a-database-is-restricted-by-copyright-how-do-i-comply-with-the-license |
| Which
components of a database are protected by sui generis database rights? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#which-components-of-a-database-are-protected-by-sui-generis-database-rights |
| How
do I know whether a particular use of a database is restricted by sui generis
database rights? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#how-do-i-know-whether-a-particular-use-of-a-database-is-restricted-by-sui-generis-database-rights |
| What constitutes
a “substantial portion” of a database? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-constitutes-a-substantial-portion-of-a-database |
| If
my use of a database is restricted by sui generis database rights, how do I
comply with the license? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#if-my-use-of-a-database-is-restricted-by-sui-generis-database-rights-how-do-i-comply-with-the-license |
| Artificial intelligence and CC
licenses | https://creativecommons.org/faq#artificial-intelligence-and-cc-licenses |
| What
are the limits on how CC-licensed works can be used in the development of new
technologies, such as training of artificial intelligence software? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-the-limits-on-how-cc-licensed-works-can-be-used-in-the-development-of-new-technologies-such-as-training-of-artificial-intelligence-software |
| But
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| What
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is it adequate? | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-attribution-obligations-exist-when-cc-licensed-images-are-included-in-a-published-dataset-is-linking-to-the-original-image-or-uri-required-and-if-so-is-it-adequate |
| If
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| If
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| Data
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| not
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| some
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| If
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| ports | https://creativecommons.org/faq/#what-are-the-international-unported-creative-commons-licenses-and-why-does-cc-offer-ported-licenses |
| improvements made in the 4.0 license
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| international licenses | https://creativecommons.org/faq#What_are_the_international_.28.E2.80.9Cunported.E2.80.9D.29_Creative_Commons_licenses.2C_and_why_does_CC_offer_.E2.80.9Cported.E2.80.9D_licenses |
| use our
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| media
platforms | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Marking_your_work_with_a_CC_license#Content-sharing_platforms |
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| YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/ |
| SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/ |
| searching on those platforms for
CC-licensed material | http://search.creativecommons.org/ |
| best
practices for marking your material | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Marking_your_work_with_a_CC_license |
| how
to mark material in different media (.pdf) | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/6/61/Creativecommons-licensing-and-marking-your-content_eng.pdf |
| nor
does CC maintain a database of works | https://creativecommons.org/faq/#does-creative-commons-collect-or-track-material-licensed-under-a-cc-license |
| copyright | https://creativecommons.org/faq/#how-do-cc-licenses-operate |
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| applied
to a digitized copy | https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-cc-license-to-low-resolution-copies-of-a-licensed-work-and-reserve-more-rights-in-high-resolution-copies |
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Foundation | http://www.fsf.org/ |
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| see
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be used on databases | https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-commons-license-to-databases |
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not have the effect | https://creativecommons.org/faq/#do-creative-commons-licenses-affect-exceptions-and-limitations-to-copyright-such-as-fair-dealing-and-fair-use |
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domain dedication | https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ |
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Domain Mark | https://creativecommons.org/about/pdm |
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they reproduce only those parts of the work in the public domain | https://creativecommons.org/faq#do-i-always-have-to-comply-with-the-license-terms-if-not-what-are-the-exceptions |
| marking third party content | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Marking/Creators/Marking_third_party_content |
| here | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Considerations_for_licensors_and_licensees |
| performance, broadcast,
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| attribution | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Best_practices_for_attribution |
| Why
Sharing Academic Publications Under “No Derivatives” Licenses is
Misguided | https://creativecommons.org/2020/04/21/academic-publications-under-no-derivatives-licenses-is-misguided/ |
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Power of Open | http://thepowerofopen.org/ |
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“DRM”) | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-i-use-effective-technological-measures-such-as-drm-when-i-share-cc-licensed-material |
| access limitations | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-i-share-cc-licensed-material-on-password-protected-sites |
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carefully before choosing a Creative Commons license | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Considerations_for_licensors_and_licensees |
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database rights | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-sui-generis-database-rights |
| publicity, personality, and privacy rights | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-publicity-personality-and-privacy-rights |
| moral rights | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-are-moral-rights |
| may wish to obtain legal advice | https://creativecommons.org/faq#can-creative-commons-give-legal-advice-about-its-licenses-or-other-tools-or-help-with-cc-license-enforcement |
| Data
FAQ | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/data |
| CC Search | http://search.creativecommons.org/ |
| directory | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Content_Directories |
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| commercial use | https://creativecommons.org/faq#Does_my_use_violate_the_NonCommercial_clause_of_the_licenses |
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| Jurisdiction Database | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Jurisdiction_Database |
| unless an exception or limitation to copyright applies | https://creativecommons.org/faq#do-i-always-have-to-comply-with-the-license-terms-if-not-what-are-the-exceptions |
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| follow the best practices | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Best_practices_for_attribution |
| best practices | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Best_practices_for_attribution |
| CC Australia | http://www.creativecommons.org.au/ |
| helpful
guide to attributing CC-licensed material (.pdf) | https://creativecommons.org.au/content/attributingccmaterials.pdf |
| here for a chart comparing the specific requirements | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/License_Versions#Detailed_attribution_comparison_chart |
| requests that you remove the identifying credit | https://creativecommons.org/faq#what-can-i-do-if-i-offer-my-material-under-a-creative-commons-license-and-i-do-not-like-the-way-someone-uses-it |
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| more | https://creativecommons.org/faq#do-i-always-have-to-comply-with-the-license-terms-if-not-what-are-the-exceptions |
| brief guide | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/NonCommercial_interpretation |
| Creative Commons published results | https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Defining_Noncommercial |
| is
unlikely to create a separate, new work | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp |
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