Creative Commons FAQ editors
The editorial desk maintains plain-language answers against the official Creative Commons deeds, legal codes and guidance.
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133 pages by Creative Commons FAQ editors
- How do I use Creative Commons images from Flickr?
- How does Creative Commons work on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons?
- Can I use Creative Commons content on Instagram, TikTok or Facebook?
- Can I use Creative Commons images in a book or ebook?
- Can I use Creative Commons material in a podcast?
- Can I use Creative Commons material in an app or game?
- Can I use Creative Commons material in print?
- Can I upload Creative Commons work to stock-media platforms?
- How should Creative Commons licence data be embedded in a file?
- What is an open educational resource?
- Which Creative Commons licence is best for OER?
- Can teachers copy and adapt Creative Commons material?
- Can students use Creative Commons material in assignments?
- How do I attribute Creative Commons material in an academic paper?
- Which Creative Commons licence should I use for a research article?
- Which Creative Commons licence should I use for research data?
- Can a thesis or dissertation use a Creative Commons licence?
- Can a library, museum or archive apply a Creative Commons licence?
- What does open access mean in Creative Commons publishing?
- What changed in Creative Commons 4.0?
- What is the difference between Creative Commons 3.0 and 4.0?
- What are ported and unported Creative Commons licences?
- Are Creative Commons licences irrevocable?
- Do Creative Commons licences cover moral rights?
- Do Creative Commons licences cover patents or trademarks?
- Do Creative Commons licences cover privacy and publicity rights?
- Can I use a Creative Commons licence for software?
- How do Creative Commons licences apply to databases?
- What is machine-readable Creative Commons metadata?
- What should I do if someone violates my Creative Commons licence?
- What should I do if I accidentally violate a Creative Commons licence?
- What is the 30-day cure period in Creative Commons 4.0?
- Can a Creative Commons licence be revoked?
- What if a Creative Commons work includes unlicensed third-party material?
- What if a platform removes or blocks Creative Commons content?
- What if Content ID claims my Creative Commons video or music?
- Can I issue a takedown notice for misuse of my Creative Commons work?
- Does a Creative Commons licence imply endorsement?
- Where can I get legal advice about Creative Commons?
- Creative Commons guide: licenses, attribution and reuse
- Creative Commons basics
- The licences explained
- Choosing a licence
- Licensing your work
- Using Creative Commons work
- Attribution
- Remixing and adapting
- Public domain and CC0
- Formats and platforms
- Education and research
- Technical and legal details
- Problems and disputes
- What is Creative Commons?
- How do Creative Commons licences work?
- What do BY, SA, NC and ND mean?
- What are the six Creative Commons licences?
- Is Creative Commons the same as copyright-free?
- Are Creative Commons licences free to use?
- Are Creative Commons licences legally enforceable?
- What is the difference between a licence, a deed and the legal code?
- Which Creative Commons licence version should I use?
- Do Creative Commons licences work worldwide?
- What does CC BY 4.0 allow?
- What does CC BY-SA 4.0 allow?
- What does CC BY-ND 4.0 allow?
- What does CC BY-NC 4.0 allow?
- What does CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 allow?
- What does CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 allow?
- Which Creative Commons licences allow commercial use?
- Which Creative Commons licences allow adaptations?
- Which Creative Commons licences are considered free-culture licences?
- Can I combine material under different Creative Commons licences?
- Which Creative Commons licence should I choose?
- Should I allow commercial use?
- Should I allow adaptations?
- Should I require ShareAlike?
- Should I use CC0 instead of a Creative Commons licence?
- Can I choose different licences for different parts of a work?
- Can I add extra restrictions to a Creative Commons licence?
- Can I charge money for a Creative Commons-licensed work?
- Can I offer the same work under more than one licence?
- When should I not use a Creative Commons licence?
- How do I apply a Creative Commons licence to my work?
- Do I need to register a Creative Commons licence?
- What information should a Creative Commons licence notice include?
- How do I mark a website with a Creative Commons licence?
- How do I mark a PDF, report or presentation?
- How do I license a photo, illustration or design?
- How do I license audio, music or a podcast?
- How do I license a video or film?
- Can I change or remove a Creative Commons licence later?
- Can I license a work created with other people?
- How do I use a Creative Commons-licensed work?
- How can I tell whether a Creative Commons licence is valid?
- Where can I find Creative Commons images, music and video?
- Can I copy and redistribute Creative Commons work?
- Can I use Creative Commons work commercially?
- Can I use Creative Commons work on social media?
- Can I use Creative Commons work in advertising?
- Can I use Creative Commons work in a product I sell?
- Can I put Creative Commons work behind a paywall?
- What if the uploader did not own the work they licensed?
- How do I give proper Creative Commons attribution?
- What is the TASL attribution method?
- What is a good Creative Commons attribution example?
- Where should I put the attribution?
- How do I attribute a Creative Commons image?
- How do I attribute music or audio?
- How do I attribute a video?
- How do I attribute many Creative Commons works at once?
- Can a creator ask me to remove their name?
- What happens if I forget or get the attribution wrong?
- What counts as an adaptation under a Creative Commons licence?
- Is cropping, resizing or colour correction an adaptation?
- Is a translation an adaptation?
- Can I remix a NoDerivatives work?
- What licence can I use for my adaptation?
- How does ShareAlike work?
- What is the difference between a collection and an adaptation?
- Can I use Creative Commons music in a video?
- Can I combine CC BY-SA material with other licences?
- How do I mark changes to a Creative Commons work?
- What is CC0?
- Is CC0 a Creative Commons licence?
- What is the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark?
- What is the difference between CC0 and the Public Domain Mark?
- What is the difference between public domain and Creative Commons?
- Do I have to attribute CC0 material?
- Can I sell or adapt CC0 material?
- Can I apply CC0 to a database or dataset?
- How do I know whether a work is in the public domain?
- Can a public-domain work still have other restrictions?
- How do I use Creative Commons content on YouTube?