3.1 Licence design and terminology

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This section covers the acronyms, terms and symbols used in connection with Creative Commons’ tools. We will also review important features of how the licences were designed.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this section of the course, you will be able to:

  • distinguish different CC licences
  • identify the three layers of CC licences.

Reflection

Thinking back to the material covered in Units 1 and 2, why might resources with a CC licence be useful? How could CC-licensed resources benefit your university or college?

Introduction

Introduction