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ABOUT THE RESOURCE
TYPE:
Webinar
PRESENTER:
Gwen Franck, EIFL Open Access Programme Coordinator, and Ilkay Holt, Creative Commons / Turkey
DATE:
June 2017
DOCUMENT LANGUAGE:
English
OTHER LANGUAGES:
Guest speakers Gwen Franck, EIFL Open Access Programme Coordinator, and Ilkay Holt, Creative Commons / Turkey, explain what Creative Commons licences are, why they are important, and how users can find out what they can do with content under a Creative Commons licence.
The webinar covers:
- background of the traditional copyright system and its flaws
- the aim of open licences, including Creative Commons
- the six Creative Commons licences that users might find
- details of what users can do with works under a Creative Commons licence
Supporting material
- Download presentation in Powerpoint or PDF
related links
- Read the News Item with a summary of the webinar
- Creative Commons homepage
- Overview of Creative Commons licences in the EIFL Handbook on Copyright and Related Issues for Libraries
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