using the cc by license, workshop for 2013 open kick-off

Using the CC BY license

How does CC BY work? How do I apply CC BY to my

project? How do I attribute CC-

licensed works I use in my project?

Where do I make my project’s materials available?

1. How CC BY works2. How to apply it to your

webpage3. Licensing on a content-

sharing platform— Break for workshop activity —

5. Attribution best practices— Break for workshop activity —

Key things to know:

You keep your copyright. People can still make a fair use of your

work.

The license is irrevocable and perpetual.

However, you can always change the license.

CC licenses are non-exclusive, so dual licensing is permitted.

Machine Readable Metadata

<span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">

<span rel="dc:type" href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text" property="dc:title">My Photo</span> by <a rel="cc:attributionURL" property="cc:attributionName" href="http://joi.ito.com/my_photo">Joi Ito</a> is licensed under a

<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License</a>.

<span rel="dc:source" href="http://fredbenenson.com/photo"/>Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at <a rel="cc:morePermissions" href="http://ozmo.com/revenue_sharing_agreement">OZMO</a>.</span>

</span>

<span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">

<span rel="dc:type" href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text" property="dc:title">My Photo</span> by <a rel="cc:attributionURL" property="cc:attributionName" href="http://joi.ito.com/my_photo">Joi Ito</a> is licensed under a

<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License</a>.

<span rel="dc:source" href="http://fredbenenson.com/photo"/>Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at <a rel="cc:morePermissions" href="http://ozmo.com/revenue_sharing_agreement">OZMO</a>.</span>

</span>

1. How CC BY works2. How to apply it to your

webpage3. Licensing on a content-

sharing platform— Break for workshop activity —

5. Attribution best practices— Break for workshop activity —

http://creativecommons.org/choose

<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License</a>.v

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

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Search & Discovery

http://search.creativecommons.org

1. How CC BY works2. How to apply it to your

webpage3. Licensing on a content-

sharing platform— Break for workshop activity —

5. Attribution best practices— Break for workshop activity —

Where you might share:

1. Learning Management System (LMS), eg. BBLearn

2. Media-sharing platform, eg. Vimeo

3. OER repository, eg. Connexions

Images Audio Video Text

More CC content-sharing platforms

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Publish

1. How CC BY works2. How to apply it to your

webpage3. Licensing on a content-

sharing platform — Break for workshop activity —

5. Attribution best practices— Break for workshop activity —

Best practices for marking your content with CC BY

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Marking/Creators

A not so good example…

• Which license?• Link to license?• License icon?• Not machine-readable

Because…

A much better example…

Full URL (link) to CC BY license

Visible notation of ‘CC BY’

CC BY license icon Machine-readable

Because…

Another good example…

Activity (10 min, Groups of 3-4)

1. You will be assigned a type of resource.

2. Answer 3 questions: a. What is the name of your resource?b.Who is it by?c.Where are you going to share it?

3. Create a CC BY license notice for your resource.

4. Report back

1. CC BY license requirement2. How CC BY works3. How to apply it to your

webpage4. Licensing on a content-

sharing platform — Break for workshop activity —

5. Attribution best practices

— Break for workshop activity —

Best practices for attributing CC licensed

content

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Marking/Users

A poor attribution…

• Confusing creator with license granting organization

• Which license?• Link to license?• License icon?• Not machine-readable

Because…

A much better attribution…

Title of work Creator of work Specific license noted &

linked Link to original work

1. CC BY license requirement2. How CC BY works3. How to apply it to your

webpage4. Licensing on a content-

sharing platform — Break for workshop activity —

5. Attribution best practices

— Break for workshop activity —

Activity (10 min, Groups of 3-4)

1. You will be assigned a topic. Find a CC-licensed photo to illustrate it at http://search.creativecommons.org

2. Create an attribution for the photo

3. Report back

Creative Commons and the double C in a circle are registered trademarks of Creative Commons in the United States and other countries. Third party marks and brands are the property of their respective holders.

Please attribute Creative Commons with a link to creativecommons.org

Creative Commons and the double C in a circle are registered trademarks of Creative Commons in the United States and other countries. Third party marks and brands

are the property of their respective holders.

Please attribute Creative Commons with a link to creativecommons.org

Jane ParkProject Manager at CCSchool of Openhttp://schoolofopen.org

janepark@creativecommons.org