What is CC REL and why does Creative Commons recommend it?

How to cite Creative Commons pictures in academic research?

To cite Creative Commons pictures in academic research, include the creator's name, the title of the image, the license type (such as CC BY or CC BY-SA), the source where you found the image, and the URL.

How to cite Creative Commons images properly?

To cite Creative Commons images properly, include the creator's name, the title of the image, the license type (such as CC BY 4.0), and a link to the original image source.

What does the availability code CC mean?

CC refers to Creative Commons License. This license enable free distribution of a work of an otherwise copyrighted work.

Where can you find videos that aren't copyrighted?

You would need to visit a website which contains Creative commons licensed content. Some YouTube videos are under Creative Commons though. You can find them by enabling the "CC" filter in YouTube Search.

What is Wikipedia's copyright?

Wikipedia operates under a Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike license (CC-BY-SA 3.0)

What does it mean for a search engine to be CC-enabled?

For a search-engine to be CC-enabled it means it is licensed by Creative Commons. It provides help with copyright issues and will return results that are fully copyrighted.

How can one properly cite content licensed under Creative Commons?

To properly cite content licensed under Creative Commons, you should include the title of the work, the author's name, the type of license it is under (such as CC BY 4.0), and a link to the original source.

What can creative commons do for you?

If you are a creator, using a Creative Commons license means your work can get greater exposure without heaps of paperwork. If you are a user, CC materials can be used and often modified without heaps of paperwork.

May I use the Creative Commons buttons and logo?

You may download high resolution versions of the Creative Commons logos and use them in connection with your work or your website, provided you comply with their policies. Among other things, if you use the logos on a website or on your work, you may not alter the logos in any respect -- such as by changing the font, the proportions or the colours. CC's buttons, name and corporate logo (the "CC" in a circle) are trademarks of Creative Commons. You cannot use them in ways not permitted by their policies unless you first receive express, written permission. This means, for example, that you cannot (without their permission) print your own buttons and t-shirts using CC logos, although you can purchase them in CC's store.Creative Commons licenses and legal tools are intended for use by anyone who holds copyright to their work. This is frequently, but not always, the author of creator. Creative Commons has no authority to grant permission on behalf of those persons, nor does CC manage those rights on behalf of others. CC offers licenses and tools to the public free of charge and does not require that creators or other rights holders register with CC in order to apply a CC license to a work. This means that CC does not have special knowledge of who uses the licenses and for what purposes, nor does CC have a way to contact authors beyond means generally available to the public. If you would like to obtain additional permissions to use the work beyond those granted by the license that has been applied, you should contact the rights holder.

What does the URL extension cc mean?

The URL extension ".cc" is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a territory of Australia. However, it has gained popularity as a domain for various purposes, including creative and commercial websites, due to its resemblance to "creative commons" and its availability for registration. As a result, many organizations and individuals use ".cc" for branding and marketing purposes.

How does cc compliment copyright?

In copyright, CC stands for Creative Commons, an extremely broad license that lets the copyright holder specify what uses they will allow without additional permission. For example, CC-BY-NC means you can use my work for non-commercial uses (NC), as long as you properly attribute me (BY).

If you license music with a Creative Commons Share-Alike license does that mean that any video that uses that music must be also licensed as CC-BY-SA?

Yes; that's what the "share alike" part of the license means.