Introduction

"Open Content - A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licences" was published by Wikimedia Deutschland, the German Commission for UNESCO and the North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) in 2014. Its intention is to provide interested individuals and organisations with practical guidelines for the use and application of open content licences: How do open content licences work? How do I choose the most suitable licence for my individual needs? Where can I find open content online? These are only some of the questions which these guidelines try to answer. Thanks to Dr. Till Kreutzer for writing these valuable guidelines.

You can read the guide either here on-wiki or download the PDF from Wikimedia Commons.

Adaptations


"Open Content A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licences" (English)	“Konten Terbuka – Pedoman Praktis Penggunaan Lisensi Creative Commons” (Indonesian)	"Open Content - Ein Praxisleitfaden zur Nutzung von Creative-Commons-Lizenzen" (German)	"Avoin sisältö - Käytännön opas Creative Commons -lisenssien käyttämiseen" (Finnish)

Similiar topics


“Free Knowledge Thanks to Creative Commons Licences: Why a non-commercial clause often won't serve your needs” (English)	“Fri kunskap tack vare Creative Commons licenser: Varför en icke-kommersiell klausul oftast inte fyller dina syften” (Swedish)	„Freies Wissen dank Creative-Commons-Lizenzen Folgen, Risiken und Nebenwirkungen der Bedingung nicht-kommerziell – NC“ (German)

“Vrije kennis gebaseerd op Creative Commons-licenties - Waarom een niet-commerciële clausule vaak niet aan je behoeften voldoet” (Dutch)	“La connaissance libre grâce aux licences Creative Commons - Ou pourquoi la clause « pas d’utilisation commerciale » ne répond pas à vos besoins” (French)

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