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Creative Commons licenses are the most frequently used open licensing system. You can usually find the license for a piece of OER at the bottom of a given page. Use the following chart to assist in identifying Creative Commons licenses on the OER you are evaluating. If you have any questions, you may reach out to Sarah Saia with the Research and Innovation Team at sarahsaia@boisestate.edu.
License Usage
License Compatibility
While all licenses are designed to create transparency and ease of use with created content, combining work (and associated licenses) can start to complicate this design. This is because not all licenses are compatible with each other - in some cases, the freedoms of one license may conflict with the restrictions of another and bar the user from bringing the two works together.
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The purpose of the above chart is to identify which CC licenses are incompatible to be combined with others. The table below is an accessible interpretation of the above chart:
License | Incompatible License(s) |
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Any license containing the "No Derivative" element | All CC licenses - you cannot remix ND-licensed content |
CC BY-SA | CC BY-NC and CC BY-NC-SA |
CC BY-NC | CC BY-SA |
CC BY-NC-SA | CC BY-SA |
Considerations for Licensing Content
An important consideration to make when licensing any work - adaptations or original creations - with a Creative Commons license is that this license cannot be changed or revoked once applied. Be sure you select your license purposefully. Creative Commons provides a Choose Your License tool that can help you identify the best license to meet your needs.
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