Creative Commons Licenses

This guide provides information on licensing your materials using Creative Commons Licenses and using items that are so licensed.

Creative Commons In General

Creative Commons licensing at the very least allows an author to still retain copyright while allowing others to copy and distribute works. In the fullest application users can also create derivative works and distribute them.

There are 6 licenses derived from 4 basic license elements.

4 License Elements

The 6 licenses

How to create and use a CC License

  • Use the CC Chooser tool linked below to select the elements you would like for your license
  • Copy the license code to place on printed items, or select your machine readable license to place on digital objects.