01-04 licenses for art

What is this about?

two questions related to the creation (give) and use (take) of art:

  • if i create art: what conditions do i have for the users?
  • if i use art: what conditions does the creator have?

this conditions are often grouped in attribution, commercial use, derivative work, sharing requirements, confirm that CC licensing is appropriate, attribution details

typical licenses for art i know

remark: this is not a legal advice.

there are different Creative Commons licenses.

there are CC licenses (top is ‘open’, bottom is ‘closed’):

  • Creative Commons Attribution
  • Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike
  • Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial
  • Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike
  • Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives
  • Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives
  • All Rights Reserved

Example from Thingiverse

this ‘Art’ Variable WORD Sculpture

has ‘Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike’ license

and is itself a ‘remixed form / derivate’

of WORD Sculpture

which has ‘Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial’ license

share your work / choose license

see on https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/

or the beta version on https://chooser-beta.creativecommons.org/

( content of https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/ - if not otherwise noted - is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license )