What is Creative Commons?
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of
creative work available for others to build upon and share. Current copyright laws
are generally extremely restrictive. Creative Commons has done the hard legal figuring
to enable you to simply and easily express your preferences with respect to what
people can do with your work. You may visit www.creativecommons.org
for more information.
Why is it useful?
If the insights you intend to post is your original work and you want to protect
your copyrights, then you can apply for a Creative Commons license on the submission
page. This license allows you to publish your work online while letting others know
exactly what they can and can't do with your work.
Types of Creative Common Licenses
You may choose from the six current license choices:
Attribution
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Attribution-NoDerivs
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Attribution-ShareAlike
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Attribution-NonCommercial
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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What do the symbols mean?
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Attribution
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work - and
derivative works based upon it - but only if they give you credit.
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Non-Commercial
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work - and derivative
works based upon it - but for noncommercial purposes only.
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No Derivative Works
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your
work, not derivative works based upon it.
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Share-Alike
You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to
the license that governs your work.
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I need more information!
When you submit an insight, it will inherit the default license type you have selected.
The Creative Commons site has prepared a
wizard to help you choose the most appropriate license for your work.
For more info, you may read: