Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that promotes the sharing of creativity for the public. The "commons" - a body of work - is free for the public to use. Although this is not an alternative to copyright, the creators of their work have a specific license that they decide what others may use. Creative Commons is a great way to share your work that you may want others to use, while still having the power to put restrictions on your work. By having this license, users have the opportunity or privilege to change their copyright terms. If interested in getting a Creative Commons license, it is a very easy and simple thing to sign up for (you can do so by logging on to creativecommons.org).

Throughout reading this article, learning about the Creative Commons license gave me a better perspective as to who can get a license: anyone! I also found this 'idea' to be very beneficial in knowing that the authors already have the 'ground rules' laid out for the public to use... instead of using a particular piece that may take several months (or who knows how long!) to get permission of use.