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