Marking

Best practices for marking content with CC licensing.

Once you have selected a license for your content, it is important to mark your content clearly so that others know what permissions they have. Ideally, your mark should include the following:

1. The normal CC license button icons: http://creativecommons.org/presskit
2. The full URI to the license
3. A copyright statement with the date and creators(s).
   • May be followed by "Some Rights Reserved"
   • Examples:
     • © 2007, Name.
     • © 2007, Name. Some Rights Reserved.
4. Optional : Color coded to match the color of the human deed. color palette

Images

How to mark images:

1. CC Marker: A graphic or line of text on or near the image stating the license
   • Download a default CC marker
   • Create your own CC Marker using these guidelines
   • Browse user submitted markers
2. Copyright Statement: A line of text stating the author(s), date, & copyright
   • May be followed bt "Some Rights Reserved"
   • example: "© Name 2007, Some Rights Reserved"
3. Examples:
4. Publish: Guidelines & standards for marking your images on:
   • flickr

Text

How to mark text:

1. CC Marker: A graphic or line of text stating the license
   • Download a default CC marker
   • For plain text documents, use a default text CC marker
   • Create your own CC Marker using these guidelines
   • Browse user submitted markers
2. Copyright Statement: A line of text stating the author(s), date, & copyright
   • May be followed bt Some Rights Reserved
   • example: © Name 2007, Some Rights Reserved
3. Publish: Guidelines & standards for marking your text on:
   • scribd