Creative Commons Licenses
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Objective
I can explain how Creative Commons licenses allow creators to share their work while retaining copyright.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Creative Commons licenses allow creators to share their work while retaining copyright.
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The four elements of Creative Commons licenses are attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives, and share alike.
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The attribution license gives reusers the most freedom, while the attribution non-commercial no derivatives license allows the least freedom.
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Practice
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What is the primary purpose of Creative Commons licenses?
According to the video, what is automatically protected when someone creates a photo, document, or music track?
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Exit ticket
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“Explain in your own words how Creative Commons licenses allow creators to share their work while retaining copyright. Give a specific example from the video of how someone used a Creative Commons licensed photo.”
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