Spark 001 (Koehler)

Copyright

• legal rights granted to creators

Fair Use

• is the use of copyrighted materials for a limited or transformative purpose (Stanford Libraries)
• places limits on copyright rights
• if a use falls under "fair use", the copyright holder does not have to be contacted for permission or compensated for the item's use
• fair use determinations consult these four factors and involve interpretation (Columbia University Libraries)
• Wikipedia does not accept fair use justifications.

License

• permits or authorizes use under certain conditions

Public Domain

• a work with no copyright restrictions
• copyright restrictions may be expired, waived etc.
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the U.S. (Chart from Cornell University Library)
• Wikipedia accepts public domain images.

Creative Commons Licenses

• six standard licenses, based on four conditions, used by creators to grant copyright permission for their creative work
• all six licenses require that creators be credited for their work
• Wikipedia accepts a LIMITED number of CC licenses.

Four Creative Commons licenses provide a standardized way for creators to grant specific permission for their use of their work.

• A combination of four elements or conditions result in six licenses.
• Each Creative Commons (CC) license includes one to three of the following four elements.
• Example from an image at OpenVerse.

Attribution (BY)

• a work may be used if the author/licensor is credited
• ALL six licenses require Attribution (BY)

Non-Commercial (NC)

• a work may only be used for non-commercial purposes

No Derivative Works (ND)

• a work may not be changed in anyway
• NEVER featured with Share-Alike (SA) element

Share-Alike (SA)

• a derivative work (any changed work) must receive the same license that was applied to the original work
• only applies to derivative works
• NEVER featured with the No Derivative Works (ND) element

Each license element has an associated graphic.