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CC licenses let you easily change your copyright terms from the default of “all rights reserved” to “some rights reserved.” They are legal tools to give ... Godirectlyto: Content Searchbox Breadcrumb CreativeCommons(CC)licensesarepubliclicenses.Youcanusethemtoindicatewhatotherpeopleareallowedtodowithyourwork.Eachworkisautomaticallyprotectedbycopyright,whichmeansthatotherswillneedtoaskpermissionfromyouasthecopyrightowner.CClicensesletyoueasilychangeyourcopyrighttermsfromthedefaultof“allrightsreserved”to“somerightsreserved.”Theyarelegaltoolstogivepermissioninadvancetoshareanduseyourwork–onconditionsofyourchoice.Therearesixdifferent CreativeCommonslicenses:CCBY,CCBY-SA,CCBY-NC,CCBY-ND,CCBY-NC-SA,CCBY-NC-ND.Theletterpairsindicateconditionsforuse.CCBYisthemostopenlicense.Itallowstheusertoredistribute,tocreatederivatives,suchasatranslation,andevenusethepublicationforcommercialactivities,providedthatappropriatecreditisgiventotheauthor(BY)andthattheuserindicateswhetherthepublicationhasbeenchanged.CCBY-SAisalsoanopenlicense.ThelettersSA(sharealike)indicatethattheadjustedworkshouldbesharedunderthesamereuserights,sowiththesameCClicense.NC(non-commercialuse)andND(noderivativeworks)areconditionsthatmaketheCClicensesmorerestrictiveandthuslessopen.Thefigurebelowshowsagoodoverviewofwhateachlicensepermitsyoutodo. CreativeCommonslicensesbyFoter(CC-BY-SA)InOpenAccessPublishingandinOpenEducationalResourcesCClicensesarecommonlyused.Formoreinformation,visitthewebsiteCreativeCommons,Aboutthelicenses. Contact ServicedeskLibrary Contactform Twitter Whatsapp Linkedin Email Menu AboutWUR Career Contact Login en|English EN nl|Startpagina de|Startseite fr|Paged’accueil Education&Programmes Research&Results ValueCreation&Cooperation Search Search  search_label_remove  Youarehere Home Clicktoexpand Education&Programmes Research&Results ValueCreation&Cooperation AboutWUR WageningenUniversity University UniversityFundWageningen Alumni Internationalstaff Career Dossiers News Calendar Inthespotlight Contact WhatareCreativeCommonslicenses?