From the time we could walk and talk, we have been told not to
steal. As soon students began to write essays and research papers, they have been instructed to use their original ideas and not to plagiarize. The
protection of original thought and original work has been extended throughout
the Internet by a new phenomenon of Copy Right and now Creative Commons (CC),
designed to protect creators work but also allow them to have their work seen
and used by millions.
Silfverberg, M. (2006, May 16).
On The Edge: Learning to Use the Mouse. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2cu3Qxx
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Anyone who has ever created anything online, are eligible for a Copy
Right for his or her original work. Creative Commons licencing was created to
allow people to control how their work is used and distributed online. It gives
creators the freedom to circulate their works by their own choosing without
having to give permission to each person who wants to use their work.
Initially, it may give the impression to many that CC allows anyone to
use your product once you obtain a CC licence, but that is not so. The most
important thing to remember when dealing with CC, especially for students and
educators, is that making your work a part of CC is not giving up ownership of
your work, it is instead a way that you can easily refine its use and
distribution.
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