{"id":196,"date":"2017-07-29T02:18:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T02:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbooked2\/?post_type=chapter&p=196"},"modified":"2022-07-15T20:36:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:36:03","slug":"select-a-license","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/select-a-license\/","title":{"raw":"Select a Licence","rendered":"Select a Licence"},"content":{"raw":"By definition, an open textbook is open<\/em> because the author has decided to share their copy rights with others. This decision is indicated by posting a statement, and sometimes logo, describing the open-copyright licence -- most often a Creative Commons licence. (See Creative Commons licences<\/a>.)\r\n\r\nOther times, the author chooses to release or designate their copy rights to the public domain. Creative Commons has created two public domain tools for authors who select this option. (See Public domain tools<\/a>.)\r\n

Creative Commons Information Pack<\/h2>\r\nThe National Copyright Unit and Creative Commons Australia have jointly developed the Creative Commons Information Pack<\/a> for teachers and students on Creative Commons (CC). The pack explains what CC is, how to find CC material, and the best way to attribute CC material.\r\n
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CC Licence Selection Tool<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

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Use the Creative Commons Licence Chooser<\/a> to select the appropriate license for your work. This site does not store any information.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Combining CC licences<\/h2>\r\nThis video, Creating OER and Combining Licenses-Full<\/a>, was created in 2012 by TheOGRepository. It aims to help you choose compatible resources and choose a valid license for your work.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Hkz4q2yuQU8\r\n
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Attributions<\/h2>\r\nCreating OER and Combining Licenses<\/a> video by the TheOGRepository<\/a> is used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 Licence<\/a>.","rendered":"

By definition, an open textbook is open<\/em> because the author has decided to share their copy rights with others. This decision is indicated by posting a statement, and sometimes logo, describing the open-copyright licence — most often a Creative Commons licence. (See Creative Commons licences<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Other times, the author chooses to release or designate their copy rights to the public domain. Creative Commons has created two public domain tools for authors who select this option. (See Public domain tools<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Creative Commons Information Pack<\/h2>\n

The National Copyright Unit and Creative Commons Australia have jointly developed the Creative Commons Information Pack<\/a> for teachers and students on Creative Commons (CC). The pack explains what CC is, how to find CC material, and the best way to attribute CC material.<\/p>\n

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CC Licence Selection Tool<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Use the Creative Commons Licence Chooser<\/a> to select the appropriate license for your work. This site does not store any information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Combining CC licences<\/h2>\n

This video, Creating OER and Combining Licenses-Full<\/a>, was created in 2012 by TheOGRepository. It aims to help you choose compatible resources and choose a valid license for your work.<\/p>\n