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'''Welcome to the Creative Commons Documentation project!'''
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This is a page for critical documentation about large scale CC specifications, recommendations, white papers, tutorials and other pieces that need to be written to explain various facets of Creative Commons across the board.
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'''Join the community'''
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#'''WIKI''' - Sign up for an account on this wiki and contribute [https://login.creativecommons.org/register.php here]
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#'''CHAT''' - Channel #CC at http://irc.freenode.net - http://wiki.creativecommons.org/IRC
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#'''LIST''' - cc-community listserv - Creative Commons Community email list - http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Mailing_Lists
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'''Many ways to contribute'''
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#Help us [[Documentation#Help_Translate_Documents|translate documents]].
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#Help us [[#Help_Create_Documents.21|create new documents]].
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#Help us [[:Category:Press_Hit|log CC press articles]].
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This is a page for critical documentation about large scale CC specifications, recommendations, white papers, tutorials and other pieces that need to be written to explain various facets of Creative Commons across the board. Help us review the documentation here. Help us translate and [[#Help_Create_Documents.21|create new documents]] too!
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'''Top 5 Docs'''
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''These are in order of general relevance and promotion.''
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# [[Media:Creativecommons-informational-flyer_eng.pdf|What is Creative Commons? flyer]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227788/creativecommonsinformationalflyereng scribd.com])
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# [[Media:Creativecommons-what-is-creative-commons_eng.pdf|What is Creative Commons?]] (pdf)  ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227452/creativecommonswhatiscreativecommonseng scribd.com])
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# [[Sharing_Creative_Works|Sharing Creative Works Comics]] - A general introduction to copyright and CC licensing
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# [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-and-marking-your-content_eng.pdf|Licensing and Marking Content]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227448/creativecommonslicensingandmarkingyourcontenteng scribd.com])
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# [[Media:Creativecommons-integration-with-your-website_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Integration With Your Website]] (pdf)
 
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== Developer ==
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* [[Developer]] - Documentation for software developers.
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== Creative Commons Explained ==
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Documents that aim to explain CC and licensing.
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'''About Creative Commons'''
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* [[Media:Creativecommons-informational-flyer_eng.pdf|What is Creative Commons? flyer]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227788/creativecommonsinformationalflyereng scribd.com])
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** [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/assets/cc-info-flyer-final.zip InDesign source file]
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* [[Media:Creativecommons-what-is-creative-commons_eng.pdf|What is Creative Commons?]] (pdf)  ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227452/creativecommonswhatiscreativecommonseng scribd.com])
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** [[Media:Cc-fullpage-promo-svg.zip|Inkscape SVG source files]] (zip)
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* [[Media:Creativecommons-encouraging-the-ecology-of-creativity_eng.pdf|Encouraging the Ecology of Creativity]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227443/creativecommonsencouragingtheecologyofcreativityeng scribd.com])
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** [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/assets/concept-paper-source.zip InDesign/Illustrator source files]
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* [[Media:Wipo_info_sheet_nov6.pdf|CC info sheet for WIPO]] (pdf)
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*[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Creative_commons_non_profit_organization About Creative Commons]
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'''Using the Creative Commons Licences'''
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* [[Media:Creativecommons-how-to-license-poster_eng.pdf|How To License poster]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227445/creativecommonshowtolicensepostereng scribd.com])
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* [http://creativecommons.org.au/learn-more/fact-sheets/what-are-the-creative-commons-licences-factsheet Quick Guide to the Creative Commons Licences] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/16536016/What-are-the-Creative-Commons-licences-factsheet scribd.com])
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** [http://creativecommons.org.au/materials/factsheets/cc-licences-indesign-package.zip Indesign files]; [http://creativecommons.org.au/weblog/entry/244 full info]
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* [http://creativecommons.org.au/content/licensing-flowchart.pdf Creative Commons Licensing Flowchart] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/16540395/Which-Creative-Commons-licence-is-right-for-me-poster scribd.com])
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* [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-and-marking-your-content_eng.pdf|Licensing and Marking Your Content]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227448/creativecommonslicensingandmarkingyourcontenteng scribd.com])
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'''Using Creative Commons Content'''
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* [http://creativecommons.org.au/content/findingmaterial.pdf Finding Creative Commons Material] (pdf) (created for the [http://creativecommons.org.au/poolingideas Pooling Ideas competition])
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* [http://creativecommons.org.au/content/attributingccmaterials.pdf Attributing Creative Commons Material] (pdf) (created for the [http://creativecommons.org.au/poolingideas Pooling Ideas competition])
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* [http://creativecommons.org.au/content/CC_Web_Resources.pdf Quick guide to Creative Commons resources] (pdf)
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'''Multimedia'''
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* [[Sharing_Creative_Works|Sharing Creative Works Comics]] - A general introduction to copyright and CC licensing ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227656/creativecommonssharingcreativeworkseng scribd.com])
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** [[Media:Sharingcreativeworks.zip|Inkscape SVG source files]] (zip)
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* [http://creativecommons.org/videos/ CC Videos]
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** [[Translate#Videos | Video source files]]
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Comics CC Comics]
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==Sector-specific Information==
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* '''For teachers''' - A [http://creativecommons.org.au/learn-more/educators-resources collection] of resources on finding and using Creative Commons specifically designed for teachers, including fact sheets, slideshows, videos and worksheets.
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* '''For citizen journalists''' - from CC Lebanon: 10 Legal Rules on social activism and copyright by Martin Wählisch:
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** [[Media:CopyrightLawLEB_EN.pdf| English]]
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** [[Media:CopyrightLawLEB_AR.pdf| Arabic]]
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* '''For the public sector''' - [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-for-public-sector-information_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Licensing for the Public Sector]] (pdf)
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* '''Business models''' - [[Media:BusinessModelsforCreativeWorks.pdf|Business Models for Creative Works and Creative Commons Licensing]] (pdf)
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== Legal ==
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* [http://creativecommons.org/about/license/ License Your Work]
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* [[Considerations for licensors and licensees]]
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* [[Legal Concepts]]
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* [[Podcasting Legal Guide]]
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== FAQ ==
 
== FAQ ==
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* [[FAQ]] - Important documentation of frequently asked CC questions.
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* [[FAQ]] - Important documentation of frequently asked CC questions. A must read !
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== CC Education/OER==
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* The Open Education program at Creative Commons works to minimize barriers to universal access to education that are created by increasingly restrictive copyright laws and incompatible technologies. [http://creativecommons.org/education Learn more about CC Education and Open Educational Resources].
  
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== Integration Best Practices ==
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==Technical Implementation==
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=== Developer ===
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* [[Developers]] - Documentation and information for software developers.
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=== Integration Best Practices ===
 
* [[Web Integration]]
 
* [[Web Integration]]
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** [[Media:Creativecommons-webintegration_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
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** [[Media:Creativecommons-integration-with-your-website_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Integration With Your Website]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227446/creativecommonsintegrationwithyourwebsiteeng scribd.com])
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* [[Application Integration]]
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* [[Application Integration]]  
 
* [[Desktop Integration]]
 
* [[Desktop Integration]]
  
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== Mailing list archives ==
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=== Marking ===
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* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-community/ CC-Community]
 
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* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-licenses/ CC-Licenses]
 
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* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-devel/ CC-Devel]
 
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== Marking ==
 
 
* [[Marking]] - How to properly mark various media with Creative Commons licenses.
 
* [[Marking]] - How to properly mark various media with Creative Commons licenses.
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* [[Marking_Works_Technical|Metadata Marking]] - The primary focus of this article is machine-readable metadata
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** [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-and-marking-your-content_eng.pdf|Licensing and Marking Content]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227448/creativecommonslicensingandmarkingyourcontenteng scribd.com])
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** [[Metadata]] - the in-progress basic page to define how CC's metadata functions
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* [[Metadata]] - an overview of Creative Commons metadata - opening documentation.
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** [[ccREL]] - the in-progress advanced page to define how CC's metadata functions
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** [[ccREL]] - describing license metadata in a machine readable way and attaching it to digital works.
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** [[Marking_Works_Technical|Metadata Marking]] - technical background on machine-readable metadata.
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* [http://creativecommons.org.au/materials/attribution.pdf Attributing Creative Commons Material]
  
 
== Metrics ==
 
== Metrics ==
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* [[Metrics|Metrics in progress to assess CC-license adoption]]
 
* [[Metrics|Metrics in progress to assess CC-license adoption]]
 
* [[License_statistics|License Statistics]]
 
* [[License_statistics|License Statistics]]
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* [[Media:Statistics-from-the-CC-Monitor-project_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
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* [[Media:Statistics-from-the-CC-Monitor-project_eng.pdf|Statistics from the CC Monitor Project]] (pdf)
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* [[Media:Taking-stock-of-the-creative-commons-experiment_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
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* [[Media:Taking-stock-of-the-creative-commons-experiment_eng.pdf|Taking Stock of the CC Experiment]] (pdf)
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* [[Media:License-use-five-years-on_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
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* [[Media:License-use-five-years-on_eng.pdf|License Use Five Years On]] (pdf)
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== Projects ==
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=== CC+ ===
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* Explore [[:Category:Presentation|CC conference participation]].
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How does Creative Commons and Commercial entities work together to get artists and companies paid?
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* [[CCPlus|CC+]] is the home for this effort.  
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** [http://www.slideshare.net/ericcc/slideshows Eric Steuer], Creative Director
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** [[Media:Creativecommons-ccplus-cczero-pressrelease_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
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** Jon Phillips, Community + Business Developer
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** [[Media:Creativecommons-ccplus-overview-for-the-world-wide-web_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
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*** [http://www.slideshare.net/rejon/ Slideshare Slides]
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** [[Media:Creativecommons-ccplus-technical-implementation-for-the-world-wide-web_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
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*** [http://www.scribd.com/people/view/3525-jon-phillips Scribd Docs and Slides]
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** [http://blip.tv/file/464274 CC+ video explanation from Blip.tv] and accompanying [[CCPlus_video_script|script text]]
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** [http://www.slideshare.net/Jessicacoates Jessica Coates], Global Network Manager
  
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=== CCZero ===
 
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** [[Media:Creativecommons-ccplus-cczero-pressrelease_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
 
  
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=== Podcasting Legal Guide ===
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* [[Podcasting Legal Guide]] is the home of this project.
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* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-community/ cc-community]
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** [[Media:Creativecommons-podcasting-legal-guide_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
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* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-licenses/ cc-licenses]
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* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-devel/ cc-devel]
  
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== Creative Commons Explained ==
 
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Documents that aim to explain CC and licensing.
 
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* [[Media:Creativecommons-what-is-creative-commons_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
 
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* [[Media:Creativecommons-what-is-creative-commons-poster_eng.pdf]] (pdf)
 
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* [[Media:Cc-fullpage-promo-2.pdf|How to license poster]] (pdf)
 
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** [[Media:Cc-fullpage-promo-svg.zip|Inkscape SVG source files]] (zip)
 
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* [[Media:Simple-licensing219.pdf|Simple Licensing infodoc]] (pdf)
 
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* [[Sharing_Creative_Works|Sharing Creative Works Comics]] - A general introduction to copyright and CC licensing
 
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** [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/comics/sharingcreativeworks/sharingcreativeworks.pdf comic book] (pdf)
 
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** [[Media:Sharingcreativeworks.zip|Inkscape SVG source files]] (zip)
 
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* [[Media:ConceptPaperV.2007.pdf|"Encouraging the Ecology of Creativity" info guide]] (pdf)
 
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* [http://creativecommons.org/about/ccvideos/ CC Videos]
 
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== Technical Documentation ==
 
== Technical Documentation ==
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* [[Media:Cc-xmp.pdf|Embedded Metadata with XMP]] (pdf)
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* [[Media:Creativecommons-embedded-metadata-with-xmp_eng.pdf|Embedded Metadata with XMP]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227441/creativecommonsembeddedmetadatawithxmpeng scribd.com])
  
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== Help Translate Documents ==
 
== Help Translate Documents ==
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Please help CC translate these documents into other languages. For the documents written in English already uploaded to this site, we've included the standardized 3-character language code, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-2_codes ISO 639-2]. For example, the Web Integration PDF is labeled "Creativecommons-webintegration_eng.pdf". A Japanese translation of the same document would be labeled "Creativecommons-webintegration_jpn.pdf".
 
Please help CC translate these documents into other languages. For the documents written in English already uploaded to this site, we've included the standardized 3-character language code, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-2_codes ISO 639-2]. For example, the Web Integration PDF is labeled "Creativecommons-webintegration_eng.pdf". A Japanese translation of the same document would be labeled "Creativecommons-webintegration_jpn.pdf".
  
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How do you see CC? While these documents can exist on this wiki just fine and is a great way to get started, below is a package consisting of the Scribus document and files necessary to make documentation. Please post up any of your creations on this page!
 
How do you see CC? While these documents can exist on this wiki just fine and is a great way to get started, below is a package consisting of the Scribus document and files necessary to make documentation. Please post up any of your creations on this page!
  
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=== Teaching Creative Commons ===
 
=== Teaching Creative Commons ===
 
How should you go about teaching Creative Commons ideas to a general audience?
 
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 21 October 2019

Welcome to the Creative Commons Documentation project!

This is a page for critical documentation about large scale CC specifications, recommendations, white papers, tutorials and other pieces that need to be written to explain various facets of Creative Commons across the board.

Join the community

  1. WIKI - Sign up for an account on this wiki and contribute here
  2. CHAT - Channel #CC at http://irc.freenode.net - http://wiki.creativecommons.org/IRC
  3. LIST - cc-community listserv - Creative Commons Community email list - http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Mailing_Lists

Many ways to contribute

  1. Help us translate documents.
  2. Help us create new documents.
  3. Help us log CC press articles.

Top 5 Docs

These are in order of general relevance and promotion.

  1. What is Creative Commons? flyer (pdf) (scribd.com)
  2. What is Creative Commons? (pdf) (scribd.com)
  3. Sharing Creative Works Comics - A general introduction to copyright and CC licensing
  4. Licensing and Marking Content (pdf) (scribd.com)
  5. Creative Commons Integration With Your Website (pdf)


Creative Commons Explained

Documents that aim to explain CC and licensing.

About Creative Commons

Using the Creative Commons Licences

Using Creative Commons Content

Multimedia


Sector-specific Information

Legal


FAQ

  • FAQ - Important documentation of frequently asked CC questions. A must read !

CC Education/OER

Technical Implementation

Developer

  • Developers - Documentation and information for software developers.

Integration Best Practices

Marking

Metrics


Staff Contributions


Mailing list archives


Technical Documentation


Help Translate Documents

Please help CC translate these documents into other languages. For the documents written in English already uploaded to this site, we've included the standardized 3-character language code, ISO 639-2. For example, the Web Integration PDF is labeled "Creativecommons-webintegration_eng.pdf". A Japanese translation of the same document would be labeled "Creativecommons-webintegration_jpn.pdf".

Available translations can be found at Translate/Documentation.


Help Create Documents

How do you see CC? While these documents can exist on this wiki just fine and is a great way to get started, below is a package consisting of the Scribus document and files necessary to make documentation. Please post up any of your creations on this page!

Please help us complete these, to make our wiki as informative as possible !

Teaching Creative Commons

How should you go about teaching Creative Commons ideas to a general audience?

CC Denmark has made a section "CC i undervisningen" (CC in education) containing video tutorials, pdf guides and other resources for teachers. [1](In Danish)

Creative Commons in the classroom

Creative Commons Overview for your Company

An overview of Creative Commons for a company.

Creative Commons + Open CourseWare Legal Guide

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