Rights & Licenses

Creative Commons Licenses

Creative Commons (CC) licenses provide a standardized way for creators to grant permission for others to use their work. They offer flexibility by allowing creators to specify the conditions under which their work can be used.

License	Description
CC-BY-1.0	Attribution 1.0: Users must give credit to the creator.
CC-BY-NC-1.0	Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0: Users must give credit and cannot use the work commercially.
CC-BY-NC-2.0	Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0: Similar to NC-1.0 but with updated terms.
CC-BY-ND-NC-1.0	Attribution-NoDerivatives-NonCommercial 1.0: Users must give credit, cannot create derivatives, and cannot use commercially.

RightsStatements.org

RightsStatements.org provides standardized rights statements for cultural heritage institutions to communicate the copyright status and reuse conditions of digital objects to the public.

Statement	Description
InC	In Copyright: The item is protected by copyright with all rights reserved.
InC-EDU	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: The item is protected by copyright but can be used for educational purposes.
NoC-NC	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only: The item is not protected by copyright but has contractual restrictions limiting commercial use.
PDM	Public Domain Mark: The item is free of known copyright restrictions and may be freely used.
CNE	Copyright Not Evaluated: The copyright status has not been evaluated.