Open licences

Creative Commons 

There are six standard Creative Commons licences which allow creators to keep their copyright while granting reuse rights to others. When using material under any of the Creative Commons licences, appropriate credit must be given to the creators.  

The versions of the licences are:

• CC-BY (Attribution) - Copying, adaptation and sharing is permitted for any purpose, including commercial reuse
• CC-BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial) - Copying, adaptation and sharing is permitted only for non-commercial purposes
• CC-BY-ND (Attribution-NoDerivatives) - Can copy and share without modification for any purpose, including commercial use. No adaptations or derivatives permitted.
• CC-BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives)- Can copy and share without modification, for any non-commercial purpose. No adaptations or derivatives permitted.
• CC-BY-SA (Attribution-ShareAlike) - Reuse and adaptations are permitted for any purpose, including commercial use, AND any derivatives must be made available under the same licence.
• CC-BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) - Reuse and adaptations are permitted for any non-commercial purpose, AND any derivatives must be made available under the same licence.