NEOMED Library: Fair Use : Creative Commons

What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons (CC) is a collaborative effort to make digital content (e.g. images, journal articles) more accessible under copyright. Works licensed under Creative Commons may be used by anyone, if the intended reuse meets the terms of the Creative Commons license. See below for the different types of Creative Commons licenses.

In short, Creative Commons licenses make it easier to allow others to reuse your work, while maintaining your rights as the copyright holder.

Who Uses Creative Commons?

Creative Commons maintains a list of resources which use Creative Commons licenses in their research and publications.

Why use a Creative Commons License?

Creative Commons licenses:

Allow broader dissemination of work
Make it easier for users to determine if/how an item may be used
Allow the creator to maintain their copyright
Set parameters under which item may not be re-used
Allows others to build upon your work

How to Create a Creative Commons License

Do you want to license your own work? Get started here!

Creative Commons License Selector

What Creative Commons Licenses Are Available?

Six Creative Commons licenses allow a user options to reuse a work. At a minimum, all items used under Creative Commons must be attributed to the original creator.

Restrictions include:

Attribution (BY)

The original creator must be credited in any reuse of the work.

Non-commercial use only (NC)

Item may not be used for fundraising.

No derivative works (ND)

No changes may be made to the work.

Share-alike (SA)

Any derivative works based off the original Creative Commons licensed content must be released under the same license as the original work.

Items may also be released into the public domain under the Creative Commons CC0 license. http://creativecommons.org/about/cc0.

Where Can I Find Creative Commons Licensed Material?

Creative Commons licensed images may be found in numerous resources. This list is not exhaustive.

Creative Commons Search
This is a search engine created by Creative Commons to find media with a Creative Commons License.

Copyright Summary: The various media found should have a Creative Commons License. Check the licensing before using.
Flickr
The site has over 4 billion pictures.

Copyright Summary: All images on the site are copyrighted. It is important to remember that images are uploaded by users who claim to have the copyright, which means that it is essential to evaluate the images yourself. Make sure to use the advanced search feature to limit searches to Creative Commons materials.
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Searching/ Downloading Tips: From the advanced-search page, enter your search terms and choose “Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content” under the Creative Commons section to retrieve reusable images.

Citation:
Slide Citation: © year Author first name Author last name, CC BY-XX-XX [type of license], Flickr.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year Author first name Author last name, Flickr, used under a CC BY-XX-XX [type of license],. Retrieved from website URL on date.
Radiopadia
The site has over 2,000 radiology images.

Copyright Summary: The images are copyrighted under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License or a GNU Free Documentation License. To determine the license, click “view image details” under the image for specific information including the author and date. If the image details do not specify that it is a GNU Free Document License then the image should be licensed under Creative Commons.
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Citation:
Creative Commons Licensed Material
Slide Citation: © year Author first name Author last name, Radiopaedia.org, CC BY-NC-SA.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year Author first name Author last name, Radiopaedia.org, used under CC BY-NC-SA. Retrieved from website URL on date.

GNU Free Documentation Licenses
Slide Citation: © year Author first name Author last name, Radiopaedia.org, GNU.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year Author first name Author last name, Radiopaedia.org, used under a GNU Free Documentation License. Retrieved from website URL on date.
Wellcome Images
There are over 40,000 general and medical images on the site.

Copyright Summary: The images are under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 Licenses(CC BY-NC 2.0) or a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial No-Derivatives version 2.0 License (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
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Searching/ Downloading Tips: Under the search box, choose “Contemporary Images” to retrieve non-historical images.

Citation:
Slide Citation: © year [if one is listed] Author first name Author last name, Wellcome Images, CC BY-XX-XX type of license.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year [if one is listed] Author first name Author last name,Wellcome Images, used under a CC BY-XX-XX [type of license] license. Retrieved from http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/ on date.
Wikimedia Commons
There are over 6 million images on the site with additions daily.

Copyright Summary: Images should be available for reproduction with attribution but check specific license for limitations.
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Searching/ Downloading Tips: Use the keyword search to locate images.

Citation:
Creative Commons Licensed Material
Slide Citation: © year Author first name Author last name, Wikimedia Commons, CCL.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year Author first name Author last name, Wikimedia Commons, used under a CCL: type of license. Retrieved from website URL on date.

Public Domain Material
Slide Citation: Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, Wikimedia Commons.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved from website URL on date.

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