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Creative Commons licenses are made up of four conditions that can be mixed and matched to create six different license combinations. The licenses also come in three formats: human-readable, lawyer-readable, and machine-readable. The following video from CC New Zealand is a great five minute introduction to all the parts of a CC license.
The six Creative Commons licenses provide a range of options for creators who want to share their work with the public while still retaining copyright. Creators can determine if they want the public to adapt their works, and if so, on what terms.
What are Creative Commons licenses? Are Creative Commons licenses enforceable in a court of law? What are the international (“unported”) Creative Commons licenses, and why does CC offer “ported” licenses? Can I include a work licensed with CC BY in a Wikipedia article even though they use a CC BY-SA license?
Visit our Web site at creativecommons.org and click “License Your Work.” Based on your answers to a few quick questions, we’ll give you a license that clearly communicates to people what you will and won’t allow them to do with your creativity. It only takes a few minutes and it’s totally free.
