Creative commons … what the hell is ‘Creative Commons’?!
Prior to last week’s tutorial, I would have had no clue what the term meant. However after getting the opportunity to make my own ‘creative commons‘, it began to make a lot more sense …
I think creative commons is such a great idea! Not only does it allow people download and share digital content legally, but it also lets them know that you, as the author / creator, encourage them to reuse your work.
When something is created online, it is automatically protected by CopyRight. However, creative commons helps by providing licensing tools that are free to use, without the hassles of granting permission over and over again!
This customisable tool makes it a lot easier for authors and artist to signal the kind of right they’re happy to give way, whilst also signalling the right that they want to keep so that it facilitates sharing and building on top of the content already published by the author or artist.
Another great factor to creative commons is that it covers all mediums presented on your site, whether it’s pictures, audio or video, it’s all protected. This therefore also means that we must acknowledge the fact that each creative commons license is different, and be very aware of the restrictions when it comes to downloading and sharing other people’s content.
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Caitlin Min Fa 
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