5.2 Things to consider after CC licensing

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Applying a CC licence alone is not enough to ensure your work is freely available for easy reuse and remix.

Learning outcomes

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

  • explain why CC discourages changing the licence terms
  • describe why the technical format of content is significant
  • describe what happens when someone changes their mind about CC licensing
  • understand the importance of making your OER accessible and visible.

Reflection

Have you ever found a CC-licensed work that you weren’t easily able to copy and share? What made it hard to reuse? Were there technical format issues, access restrictions on the work, or something else?

Final remarks

Introduction