What are Creative Commons Licenses?

Transcript:
This video will introduce you to Creative Commons licenses, which makes copyright easier to understand.

Let’s say you create something.

This thing could be creative, like a picture of your cat, or scholarly, like an essay about cats.

Because you are the creator of this picture or this essay, copyright allows you to decide what people can do with your creation.

[Dialogue bubble appears on screen: X is okay but you shouldn’t do Y with my work.]

When you are the copyright holder, people have to ask you for permission before putting your cat picture into a PowerPoint or adapting your cat essay into a movie.

Getting permission can be time consuming and complicated for both the creator and the user.

[The following dialogue bubbles appear on screen: Who has copyright? How do I contact them?! I need to know if I can use this ASAP (as soon as possible)!]

This is where Creative Commons can help.

Creative Commons exists to make permissions explicit and straightforward.

Creative Commons licenses use icons and simple language so that creators can make their intentions clear and users can be certain that their use of a work is legal.

[Sample Creative Commons license displayed. The Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license has icons above the title. Below the title is the simple language section detailing what “You are free to” do in terms of sharing and adapting under this license]

These different licenses help people understand if and how they can use, share, or build on a work.

[The six different Creative Common licenses are displayed on screen]

This icon [Noncommercial] means that only non-commercial uses are permitted, so no one can profit from using your picture.

[Noncommercial icon has a dollar sign with a circle around it and a slash through it]

This icon [No Derivatives] means that no one can make changes to the original work, such as photoshopping a dog into your cat picture.

[No Derivatives icon is an equal sign with a circle around it]

This icon [Share Alike] means that someone can change your work, but their version must be shared under the same license as yours.

[Share Alike icon is a circle with an opening on the left side, the top side of the opening has an arrow pointing down to the where the circle begins again]

All Creative Commons licenses give credit to the original creator, preserving your reputation as a creative genius while the world engages with your work.

[Creative Commons license is displayed on screen with emphasis on the By icon (which is a the silhouette of a person with a circle around it)]

Licenses can be attached to most things, including blog posts, images, artworks, journal articles, and more!

To learn more about Creative Commons licenses, visit the Creative Commons website or check out some of the other videos in our series.

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[This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.]

[ImJustChris]

POV: Your teacher made you watch this.

[DaringToast]

Thanks for explaining share-alike, was confused when learning about it for exams

[Loucielago]

this was a very cute and helpful explanation, thank you!

[naikgauravi]

One of the best videos I have come across.thank u

[livewithinyourmeans]

Thank you for an easy to understand short video.

[fusionmusic]

is uploaded copy right free song to youtube commercial use?

[reeshalkumar]

*What's the name of the music on the background???*

[DANNYGATESTHEAGEDSINGER]

I found what you said very helpful and very interesting where can where can I buy where can I buy a cc licence

[princesslanai]

So even if the photo they took is a toy of hello kitty I can use it aslong as I credit them and Sanrio won’t have a problem with it? What about a Nike shoe? Can I incorporate the sign into my art from the photo on Creative Commons to make a Nike shoe as long as I credit the source?

[needleboy]

I used some stuff licensed under attribution so here's what I added:
(thing I used the licensed thing for) attribution
(thing licensed) from (where I got it) by (author) is licensed under (license).
(link to where I got the icons)
(license link)
(changes)
Is this a correct format?

[nadaelannasi]

So how can we give credits to the creators while making a monitesed youtube video for example?

[orhankazar]

What do the letters (CC) refer under the thumbnails of someone's channel ?. Do they mean that the video is a (CREATIVE COMMON)?, and can be used without permission.
Thank you.

[EmilyVanVlack]

I love that they use a cat to explain creative Commons

[neurostim]

So if i use No Commercial (NC) content on my video i cant upload it to youtube ?

[RobCardIV]

giving credit was the only fucking confusing part.
and its the only thing failed to be expained here.

[LuismsmC]

How do you make sure the link to the license shown is not fake?

[tabathasustaita-robb]

May I use your video as part of a presentation?

[daggieYT]

I am surprisingly shocked and impressed. This is seriously the most beautiful, well formulated video ever. I can’t believe how magical it felt at 1:20. That part truly made me shed a tear. Multiple teara, actually. And especially at 42:29 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh, and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the videos I have watched. The piece lf bacon spinning in the dishwasher was incredible and mind-blowing. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of YouTube history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece, it absolutely moved my soul, and I don’t think I can ever be the same. This essay balanced my life forever. I have stopped thinking about horrible things in our lifetime, and I can’t thank you enough. Thanks.

[gluv]

Can you charge people for your work with a Creative Commons license?

[baiqdhilaseptaardania]

Then how to make profit using a copyrighted video?