Web Development - Lesson 8

Name(s): Peggy Period: 6th Date: 04/21/2023

Activity Guide - Licensing Your Work

copyright - the exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to
authorize others to do the same

Creative Commons
The Creative Commons license helps content creators explain what other people can do with their work. The Creative
Commons license has different parts that you choose from to say exactly what is and is not allowed.

For each part of the Creative Commons license, give a reason someone might want to use it.

Icon Abbr Description Reason to Use It

Attribution: Others who use this Someone might want to use this because they (as the
BY work must give credit to the creator) want proper credit whenever their work is
original author. shared.

Non-Commercial: Others may Someone might want to use this because they (as the
NC not use this work for advertising creator) don’t want other people to profit off of their
or to make money. work.

Share-Alike: Users of this work Someone might want to use this because they (as the
SA must share any new versions creator) don’t mind people changing their work but still
under the exact same license. want proper credit whenever it is being shared.

No Derivative Works: Users Someone might want to use this because they (as the
ND may only use this work as is and creator) don’t want their work to get changed and for it to
may make NO changes. remain the same as it gets shared.

Other Options
As you look at creative works online, you will see other ways to publish works. You can always read the instructions to
help you understand what is allowed and not allowed for that creative work. These are just a few examples.

Option Short Description Reason to Use It

You can use the work how you want, but Example: A reason to use it is so that
GNU Free you must publish any new versions using other people can change the work, but the
Documentation the same license.
License (GFDL) creator always gets credit when it’s
shared.

Don’t use the work to make people look Someone might want to use this because
bad, spread dishonest information about they (as the creator) don’t want people to
Pixabay License things, or sell exact copies of the work. use their work against them/to make them
look bad nor want them to resell exact
replicas their work.

Anyone can use the work, in any way Someone might want to use this because
Public Domain they (as the creator) don’t care what people
that they want.
do with their work.
Choosing the Right License
For each of the scenarios below identify the Creative Commons license that best meets the needs of the content
creator and explain why you chose that license.

CC-BY CC-BY-SA CC-BY-ND CC-BY-NC-SA

Scenario 1
Ernesto loves to sketch and posts all of his drawings on his art blog. Lately people have been taking his art and turning
them into memes by adding snarky text to the bottom. Ernesto likes the idea of people sharing his work more broadly,
but he doesn’t want people to mess with his original art.
● What is the best CC license that ensures Ernesto’s rights are preserved? Why?

CC-BY-ND ensures Ernesto’s rights remain preserved the most because it contains BY (attribution) and BY
(attribution) would make it so whoever uses his artwork must give proper credits to him since he’s the original creator.
Additionally, ND (no derivative works) would make it so whoever reposts/reshares his art can’t make any edits to it and
must use it as it is.

Scenario 2
Maggie and Eric record short keyboard and guitar riffs which they trade with each other to make larger songs. They
dream of one day having a real musician sample their riffs in a song, they just don’t want people to use their recordings
without giving them credit.
● What is the best CC license that ensures Maggie and Eric’s rights are preserved? Why?

CC-BY ensures Maggie and Eric’s rights are preserved because it contains BY (attribution) and BY (attribution) would
make it so anyone who uses Maggie and Eric’s song must give proper crediting to them since they are the original
creators.

Image Hunt

Go online and find two different images with two different licenses. Describe the image and license in the chart below.

Image Description License Type Rules for using the image

Example:
A picture of a cat’s CC-BY-NC-ND The original creator gets credit. You can’t sell the picture
face. and you can’t change it.

A preserved rabbit You can share and edit the photo, but you must give
showing how the appropriate crediting to the original creator(s).
skeleton fits inside CC BY-SA 3.0 Additionally, if you were to edit the photo, you would have
its skin, at the to you must distribute your contributions under the same
Horniman Museum. license as the original. (Attribution & Sharealike)

2
 You can share and edit the photo, but you must give
A photograph of a appropriate crediting to the original creator(s).
bunny rabbit at CC BY 2.0 (Attribution)
Alligator Bay,
Beauvoir, France.