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What is Creative Commons?
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CC creates a “some rights reserved” model. This means that the copyright owner retains copyright ownership of their work while inviting certain uses of their work by the public.

CC licences create choice and options for the copyright owner, and allow others to know exactly how they can use digital materials in their own work. media type="custom" key="19615020" align="right" There are 4 primary licence elements which are mixed to create a licence:
 * = **Attribution –**
 * attribute the author** || [[image:http://creativecommons.org.au/content/attribution-by.png width="91" height="91"]] ||= **No Derivative Works –**
 * no remixing** || [[image:http://creativecommons.org.au/content/noderivatives-nd.png width="97" height="97"]] ||
 * = **Non-commercial –**
 * no commercial use** || [[image:http://creativecommons.org.au/content/noncommercial-nc.png width="86" height="86"]] ||= **ShareAlike –**
 * remix only if you let others remix** || [[image:http://creativecommons.org.au/content/share-alike-sa.png width="95" height="95"]] ||

Find out more on the Creative Commons website.

Six Standard CC Licences
Click on the licence to view the Australian Licence deed.


 * Attribution || [[image:http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/png/by.png width="253" height="92" link="@http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/"]] || Attribution – share alike || [[image:http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/png/by-sa.png width="243" height="88" link="@http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/au/"]] ||
 * Attribution - non-commercial || [[image:http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/png/by-nc.png width="257" height="90" link="@http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/au/"]] || Attribution – non-commercial –share alike || [[image:http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/png/by-nc-sa.png width="240" height="87" link="@http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/au/"]] ||
 * Attribution - no derivatives || [[image:http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/png/by-nd.png width="252" height="87" link="@http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/au/"]] || Attribution – non-commercial – no derivatives || [[image:http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/png/by-nc-nd.png width="238" height="86" link="@http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/"]] ||

Choose the Right Licence
This tool will guide you through the process of choosing the correct licence as you respond to a variety of questions. It will then provide you with the html code needed if you wish to embed the license on a digital work.