When we talk about Creative Commons, we're talking about a spectrum rights and permissions.
Creative Commons is a set of licenses that gives public permission to use and share creative works, based on the creator’s stated conditions.
Creative Commons is also an organization and a movement that allows creators to determine exactly how they want their work to be used by others by selecting a license comprised of at least one of four conditions.
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Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator.
Share-alike (SA): Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.
Non-commercial (NC): Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
No derivatives (ND): No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.
Using the four different license conditions (attribution, share-alike, non-commercial, no-derivatives), you can build a Creative Commons license for your work, based on how you want others to use it.
Public domain is a a status given to works that are no longer protected by copyright or never were.
This status means that anyone can use the works -- they can copy, distribute, perform, display and create derivatives -- without seeking permission or paying fees.
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Copyright is a form of protection (for a fixed amount of time) that gives creators exclusive rights to do things to their creative works -- things like copying, distributing, performing, displaying, and creating derivatives.
To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be “fixed in a tangible medium of expression” -- like a book, a sound recording, a photograph, a musical score, a screenplay, etc.
How long does a copyright last? That depends upon the nation in which the work was created because copyright is different from nation to nation.
In the United States, for works published after 1977, the copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. However, if the work is a work for hire (that is, the work is done in the course of employment or has been specifically commissioned) or is published anonymously or under a pseudonym, the copyright lasts between 95 and 120 years, depending on different factors.
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