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For images, a CC marker — a graphic or line of text stating the license — should be displayed on or near the image. Markers should ideally include the CC icons and full URL to the license. For plain text captions, the CC icons may be replaced with the name of the license (e.g. Creative Commons Attribution) or the abbreviation (e.g. CC BY). In both cases the full URL to the license should be included. A copyright notice stating the author(s), date, and copyright should also be included.
[[Category:Images]]
 
  
== HOWTO ==
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==Create ==
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'''How to create your own image marker'''
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# Get a license from http://creativecommons.org/license
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# Use the normal CC license button icons: http://creativecommons.org/presskit
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# Include the '''full''' URI to the license
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# Include a copyright statement with the date and author(s).
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#* May be followed by "Some Rights Reserved"
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#* Examples:
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#** © 2007, Name
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#** © 2007, Name. Some Rights Reserved.
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# ''Optional'' : Match the color to the color of the human deed. [[color palette]]
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# Check out [[user submitted markers]] for examples & to contribute your own marker.
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[[Image:Markingterms.png]]
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==Download==
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*[[CC markers]]
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*[[User submitted markers]]
  
# '''CC Marker''': A graphic or line of text on or near the image stating the license
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==Examples==
#* Download a [[default CC marker]]
 
#* Create your own CC Marker using these [[image marker guidelines | guidelines]]
 
#* Browse [[user submitted markers]]
 
#'''Copyright Statement''': A line of text stating the author(s), date, & copyright
 
#* May be followed by "Some Rights Reserved"
 
#* example: "© Name 2007, Some Rights Reserved"
 
# '''Example''':
 
 
[[Image:Exampleimage.png]]
 
[[Image:Exampleimage.png]]
  
 
== Other Examples ==
 
 
===Mark directly on image===
 
===Mark directly on image===
 
[[Image:Lizard_marked-white.png]]
 
[[Image:Lizard_marked-white.png]]
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It is possible to embed licensing metadata into certain kinds of image file. Creative Commons recommends the use of embedded [[XMP]] for this purpose.

Latest revision as of 23:29, 12 June 2009

For images, a CC marker — a graphic or line of text stating the license — should be displayed on or near the image. Markers should ideally include the CC icons and full URL to the license. For plain text captions, the CC icons may be replaced with the name of the license (e.g. Creative Commons Attribution) or the abbreviation (e.g. CC BY). In both cases the full URL to the license should be included. A copyright notice stating the author(s), date, and copyright should also be included.

Create

How to create your own image marker

  1. Get a license from http://creativecommons.org/license
  2. Use the normal CC license button icons: http://creativecommons.org/presskit
  3. Include the full URI to the license
  4. Include a copyright statement with the date and author(s).
    • May be followed by "Some Rights Reserved"
    • Examples:
      • © 2007, Name
      • © 2007, Name. Some Rights Reserved.
  5. Optional : Match the color to the color of the human deed. color palette
  6. Check out user submitted markers for examples & to contribute your own marker.

Markingterms.png

Download

Examples

Exampleimage.png

Mark directly on image

Lizard marked-white.png

source: Christina Xu

Mark as a caption

Ito.png

source: CalorieLab.com

Internal (Technical)

It is possible to embed licensing metadata into certain kinds of image file. Creative Commons recommends the use of embedded XMP for this purpose.