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Introduction to Open Licensing
- Texas Learning OER: Module 4: Introduction to Open LicensingModule 4 of Texas Learn OER. Learning outcomes: define an open license; distinguish between materials that are rights reserved, in the public domain, and openly licensed.
- Texas Learn OER: Module 7: Creative Commons Licensing In-DepthLearning outcomes: distinguish between the six available Creative Commons licenses; identify licensing permissions when using an open licensed material; recognize how different license permissions impact remixing compatibility; select and create the appropriate license for your own work; create attribution statements for adapted work
Creative Commons Licenses
- Attribution CC-BY
This license lets others distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials. - Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA
This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon your work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to “copyleft” free and open source software licenses. All new works based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use. This is the license used by Wikipedia, and is recommended for materials that would benefit from incorporating content from Wikipedia and similarly licensed projects. - Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND
This license lets others reuse the work for any purpose, including commercially; however, it cannot be shared with others in adapted form, and credit must be provided to you. - Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC
This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND
This license is the most restrictive of our six main licenses, only allowing others to download your works and share them with others as long as they credit you, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.
- Creative Commons License ChooserGuides you through the process of choosing a license based on your own goals for your specific project and creates HTML code for your license if you're putting the logo on your website.
Copyright Guidance at UTSA
- Copyright Services for TeachingResources for Faculty from the UTSA Libraries.
- Copyright and Fair Use BasicsA Research Guide providing basic information about copyright and fair use.
- Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines at UTSAA Research Guide providing resources for UTSA faculty and students on copyright in teaching, learning and publishing.
Copyright@utsa.edu- Faculty, staff and students can send copyright questions to this email and receive responses from the Scholarly Communication Librarian and/or other librarians.