Creative Commons Berenice Scott, Copyright Officer University of New England 1 December 2011
Copyright Automatic Lasts a long time Is yours even when you don’t want it It belongs to the creator even if they don’t know they have it It can get lost – through contract or death It carries lots of rights 2
A copyright owner can do the following with their work – Reproduce it – Publish it – Perform it – Adapt, translate or modify it – Communicate or broadcast it 3
So if you want to use someone else’s Literary Works: books, poems, articles, research papers, short stories, games’ rules, letters, , instruction manuals, computer programs, song lyrics, catalogues, compilations, tables, questionnaires, dictionaries and other forms of writing Dramatic Works: plays, film scripts, scenarios, librettos, mimes, other scenic or dramatic compositions intended to be performed, such as choreographic works Musical Works: popular and classical scores and other combinations of melody and/or harmony in print or other form (but not sound recordings) Artistic Works: paintings, engravings, photos, sculptures, maps, sketches, plans, drawings, technical and architectural drawings, prints, jewellery, dress patterns, computer graphics, buildings and models of buildings, craftworks such as ceramics, carvings and installations 4
Ask permission Check if it’s out of copyright Check if an exception applies, such as: – fair dealing for study – educational licence – library provisions – Commonwealth licence Or just hope no one finds out…… 5
Automatic Protection Literary Works: books, poems, articles, research papers, short stories, games’ rules, letters, , instruction manuals, computer programs, song lyrics, catalogues, compilations, tables, questionnaires, dictionaries and other forms of writing Dramatic Works: plays, film scripts, scenarios, librettos, mimes, other scenic or dramatic compositions intended to be performed, such as choreographic works Musical Works: popular and classical scores and other combinations of melody and/or harmony in print or other form (but not sound recordings) Artistic Works: paintings, engravings, photos, sculptures, maps, sketches, plans, drawings, technical and architectural drawings, prints, jewellery, dress patterns, computer graphics, buildings and models of buildings, craftworks such as ceramics, carvings and installations 6
Creative Commons provides a new way to think about your copyrights my CC stickers have arrived!!! by laihiu available atlaihiu under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 licence CRICOS No J
Creative Commons Allows you to decide how you want your own copyright used Allows you to use others’ copyright on their terms without needing to seek their permission 8
Everyday we (and our students) Use Movies Pictures Music Text Are you ready??? by ssh available at under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 licence CRICOS No J
Creative Commons provides a tool for managing your own copyright Tooled Flatty by flattop341 available at under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 licence CRICOS No J
CC Primary Licence Elements There are 4 primary licence elements: Attribution – attribute the author Non-commercial – no commercial use No Derivative Works – no remixing ShareAlike – remix only if you let others remix 11
Six Standard CC Licences Attribution Attribution-Noncommercial Attribution-NoDerivatives 12 Attribution-ShareAlike Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives
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Creative Commons material can be used without worrying about local copyright laws or exceptions – which usually don’t work for multimedia Lock by AMagill available at under a Creative Commons Attribution LicenceAMagillhttp:// CRICOS No J
Searching CC Resources Creative Commons Search Directly in a CC site using their search options For example: for images from Flickrhttp:// Google Search Filter by licence in the advanced features 15
This slide show is a good example. CRICOS No J
This slide show is a good example. CRICOS No J I found this slide show... Creative Commons in Our Schools by markwooley available at commons-in-our-schools/ under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 2.5 licencehttp:// commons-in-our-schools/
This slide show is a good example. CRICOS No J I found this slide show... Used some slides as they were... Creative Commons in Our Schools by markwooley available at commons-in-our-schools/ under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 2.5 licencehttp:// commons-in-our-schools/
This slide show is a good example. CRICOS No J I found this slide show... Used some slides as they were... Modified others... Creative Commons in Our Schools by markwooley available at commons-in-our-schools/ under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 2.5 licencehttp:// commons-in-our-schools/
This slide show is a good example. CRICOS No J I found this slide show... Used some slides as they were... Modified others... And added some of my own. Creative Commons in Our Schools by markwooley available at commons-in-our-schools/ under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 2.5 licencehttp:// commons-in-our-schools/ Ask permission Check if it’s out of copyright Check if there’s an exception such as: – fair dealing for study – educational licence – library provisions – Commonwealth licence
Using and Referencing CC in Education The Smartcopying website has a suite of resources to help /956 /956 21
22 A Koran, originally part of the library of Abdϋlhamid II, last Ottoman Sultan, Believed to be copied around 1814 or Acquired by the Library in Cairo in Original image: sukisuki (Flickr) Feb 19, 2009 Made available under Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution Licence: Available at:
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Students will ignore lessons that just tell them what they can’t do CC teaches them what they can do Day Punk Rock Princess by gotplaid? available at under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 licence CRICOS No J
For More Information University of New England Copyright Office 25
This presentation is licenced under Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) The interesting slides from this presentation have been used with thanks to: presentation 26
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License Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) Some rights reserved by qthomasbower rights reservedqthomasbower 28