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    • The Creative Commons Option

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    creative commons logo  Read More .. From the CC Licensing Page

    "The following describes each of the six main licenses offered when you choose to publish your work with a Creative Commons license. We have listed them starting with the most accommodating license type you can choose and ending with the most restrictive license type you can choose."

     

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    Shared Culture - More explaining Creative Commons

    Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."

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    More About Creative Commons

    Explore the Creative Commons Home Page

    http://creativecommons.org/

    creative commons page

    "Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright. We provide free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof."

    Creative Commons Zero - CC0

    Read about CC's very latest work in expanding and protecting the public domain, beyond CC licensing

     

    Stay Informed - Information - Advocacy - Create Change.org

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