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What is Creative Commons?
From the course: Digital Imaging for Business Professionals
What is Creative Commons?
- While copyright is widely used to protect images, it has grown somewhat complex over time. Additionally, laws vary greatly from country to country. In order to help combat this and to provide a simpler alternative, the Creative Commons was formed. It's a collective that has a governing body that contains several different types of creators, as well as technology experts, and they've put together a system to simplify things a bit. Creative Commons is a useful organization that many creative people participate in. It is optional on the rights-holder's part. Creative Commons helps people legally share knowledge and creativity, and a Creative Commons license can be applied not just to digital images, but a wide range of content. Their goal is to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world by making it easier to exchange information and content. They offer easy-to-use copyright licenses that are designed to work globally. Users can choose to participate and make their…
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