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3.5 | ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- “About the Open Publication License,” by David Wiley. CC BY 4.0.
- A brief history that outlines open content licensing and why the licenses were eventually replaced by the more robust Creative Commons licenses: http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/329.
- “Creative Commons License,” Wikipedia article. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- This Wikipedia article explains the CC licenses and some use instructions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license.
- “About the Licenses,” by Creative Commons. CC BY 4.0.
- To read all of the CC license deeds and legal codes, visit this site and explore the different licenses: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.
Selected Frequently Asked Questions by Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
- Do Creative Commons licenses affect the exceptions and limitations to copyright, such as fair dealing and fair use? See https://creativecommons.org/faq/#do-creative-commons-licenses-affect-exceptions-and-limitations-to-copyright-such-as-fair-dealing-and-fair-use.
- May I apply a Creative Commons license to a work in the public domain? See https://creativecommons.org/faq/#may-i-apply-a-creative-commons-license-to-a-work-in-the-public-domain.
- What happens if I offer my material under a Creative Commons license and someone misuses that material? See https://creativecommons.org/faq/#what-happens-if-i-offer-my-material-under-a-creative-commons-license-and-someone-misuses-them.
- How can I lose my rights under a Creative Commons license? If that happens, how do I get them back? See https://creativecommons.org/faq/#how-can-i-lose-my-rights-under-a-creative-commons-license-if-that-happens-how-do-i-get-them-back.
Participants’ Recommended Resources
CC Certificate participants have recommended many additional resources through Hypothes.is annotations on the Certificate website. While Creative Commons has not vetted these resources, we wanted to highlight participants’
