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# [[Media:Creativecommons-integration-with-your-website_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Integration With Your Website]] (pdf) ([http://bit.ly/KMpQ46 scribd.com])
 
# [[Media:Creativecommons-integration-with-your-website_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Integration With Your Website]] (pdf) ([http://bit.ly/KMpQ46 scribd.com])
 
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== Creative Commons Explained ==
 
== Creative Commons Explained ==
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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])
 
* [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])
 
* [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-and-marking-your-content_eng.pdf|Licensing and Marking Your Content]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227448/creativecommonslicensingandmarkingyourcontenteng scribd.com])
 
* [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-and-marking-your-content_eng.pdf|Licensing and Marking Your Content]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227448/creativecommonslicensingandmarkingyourcontenteng scribd.com])
* CC For Citizen Journalism in Lebanon. 10 Legal Rules on social activism and copyright by Martin Wählisch:
 
** [[Media:CopyrightLawLEB_EN.pdf| English]]
 
** [[Media:CopyrightLawLEB_AR.pdf| Arabic]].
 
  
 
'''Using Creative Commons Content'''
 
'''Using Creative Commons Content'''
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Comics CC Comics]
 
* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Comics CC Comics]
  
'''For Teachers'''
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* 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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==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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* [[Before Licensing]]
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* [[Legal Concepts]]
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* [[Podcasting Legal Guide]]
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== FAQ ==
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* [[FAQ]] - Important documentation of frequently asked CC questions.
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== CC Learn Productions==
 
== CC Learn Productions==
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* [http://learn.creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cclearn-recommendations-dealing-with-incompatible-content-in-OER.pdf Dealing with Legally Incompatible Content in OER] (pdf) ([http://learn.creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cclearn-recommendations-dealing-with-incompatible-content-in-OER.odt odt])
 
* [http://learn.creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cclearn-recommendations-dealing-with-incompatible-content-in-OER.pdf Dealing with Legally Incompatible Content in OER] (pdf) ([http://learn.creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cclearn-recommendations-dealing-with-incompatible-content-in-OER.odt odt])
  
== Developer ==
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==Technical Implementation==
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=== Developer ===
 
* [[Developers]] - Documentation for software developers.
 
* [[Developers]] - Documentation for software developers.
  
== FAQ ==
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=== Integration Best Practices ===
* [[FAQ]] - Important documentation of frequently asked CC questions.
 
 
 
== Integration Best Practices ==
 
 
* [[Web Integration]]
 
* [[Web Integration]]
 
** [[Media:Creativecommons-integration-with-your-website_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Integration With Your Website]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227446/creativecommonsintegrationwithyourwebsiteeng scribd.com])
 
** [[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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* [[Desktop Integration]]
 
* [[Desktop Integration]]
  
== Legal ==
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=== Marking ===
 
 
* [http://creativecommons.org/about/license/ License Your Work]
 
* [http://www.thefunnyquotessayings.com/cool-hilarious-funny-quotes-sayings/ Funny sayings]
 
* [[Before Licensing]]
 
* [[Legal Concepts]]
 
* [[Podcasting Legal Guide]]
 
 
 
== Mailing list archives ==
 
* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-community/ cc-community]
 
* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-licenses/ cc-licenses]
 
* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/cc-devel/ cc-devel]
 
 
 
== Marking ==
 
 
* [[Marking]] - How to properly mark various media with Creative Commons licenses.
 
* [[Marking]] - How to properly mark various media with Creative Commons licenses.
 
** [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-and-marking-your-content_eng.pdf|Licensing and Marking Content]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227448/creativecommonslicensingandmarkingyourcontenteng scribd.com])
 
** [[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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** [[Marking_Works_Technical|Metadata Marking]] - technical background on machine-readable metadata
 
** [[Marking_Works_Technical|Metadata Marking]] - technical background on machine-readable metadata
 
* [http://creativecommons.org.au/materials/attribution.pdf Attributing Creative Commons Material]
 
* [http://creativecommons.org.au/materials/attribution.pdf Attributing Creative Commons Material]
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== Metrics ==
 
== Metrics ==
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* [[Media:Taking-stock-of-the-creative-commons-experiment_eng.pdf|Taking Stock of the CC Experiment]] (pdf)
 
* [[Media:Taking-stock-of-the-creative-commons-experiment_eng.pdf|Taking Stock of the CC Experiment]] (pdf)
 
* [[Media:License-use-five-years-on_eng.pdf|License Use Five Years On]] (pdf)
 
* [[Media:License-use-five-years-on_eng.pdf|License Use Five Years On]] (pdf)
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== Staff Contributions ==
 
== Staff Contributions ==
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*** [http://www.slideshare.net/rejon/ Slideshare Slides]
 
*** [http://www.slideshare.net/rejon/ Slideshare Slides]
 
*** [http://www.scribd.com/people/view/3525-jon-phillips Scribd Docs and Slides]
 
*** [http://www.scribd.com/people/view/3525-jon-phillips Scribd Docs and Slides]
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** [http://www.slideshare.net/Jessicacoates Jessica Coates], Global Network Manager
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== Mailing list archives ==
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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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== Technical Documentation ==
 
== Technical Documentation ==
 
* [[Media:Creativecommons-embedded-metadata-with-xmp_eng.pdf|Embedded Metadata with XMP]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227441/creativecommonsembeddedmetadatawithxmpeng scribd.com])
 
* [[Media:Creativecommons-embedded-metadata-with-xmp_eng.pdf|Embedded Metadata with XMP]] (pdf) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/2227441/creativecommonsembeddedmetadatawithxmpeng scribd.com])
  
== White Papers ==
 
* [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-for-public-sector-information_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Licensing for the Public Sector]] (pdf)
 
* [[Media:BusinessModelsforCreativeWorks.pdf|Business Models for Creative Works and Creative Commons Licensing]] (pdf)
 
  
 
== Help Translate Documents ==
 
== Help Translate Documents ==
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Available translations can be found at [[Translate/Documentation]].
 
Available translations can be found at [[Translate/Documentation]].
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== Help Create Documents! ==
 
== Help Create Documents! ==
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*[[Media:Cc-general-open.zip|Information page framework]] — Scribus source
 
*[[Media:Cc-general-open.zip|Information page framework]] — Scribus source
 
*[[Media:Cc-info-doc-layout.zip|Information page framework]] — InDesign source
 
*[[Media:Cc-info-doc-layout.zip|Information page framework]] — InDesign source
 
  
 
Please help us complete these!
 
Please help us complete these!

Revision as of 19:10, 14 August 2012

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.

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Many ways to contribute

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  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) (scribd.com)


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.


CC Learn Productions

Organizational Media

CC Learn Reports

CC Learn Explanations

CC Learn Step by Step Guides

CC Learn Recommendations


Technical Implementation

Developer

  • Developers - Documentation 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!

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 ressources 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