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FAQ Category: Creative Commons Requirement

Q: Do modifications and adaptations need to be indicated?

Answer: In the 4.0 license suite, licensees are required to indicate if they made modifications to the licensed material. This obligation applies whether or not the modifications produced adapted material. …

Q: If I remix something that carries a Share-Alike license, then is it implied what I make from it carries that license?

Answer: All of the CC 4.0 licenses (not just SA) require you say what you modified in the attribution statement: https://creativecommons.org/faq/#how-do-i-properly-attribute-material-offered-under-a-creative-commons-license You must also indicate if you have modified the …

Q: Do we need to include the Disclaimer of the U.S. Department of Labor as the Funder of the Project on the materials we are uploading to SkillsCommons?

Answer: If applicable, the following needs to be on all products developed in whole or in part with grant funds, “This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by …

Q: What material is required to be uploaded to SkillsCommons?

Answer: According to the SGA, the Department considers curricula, course materials, teacher guides, and other products developed with grant funds to be considered grant deliverables.  Many of these items were …

Q: Can purchased or royalty-free stock photos, illustrations, music, and videos be uploaded to SkillsCommons?

Answer: Unless a grantee receives permission from the licensee to upload the purchased content to SkillsCommons, all proprietary material must be removed before uploading it to SkillsCommons. A grantee may …

Q: If proprietary licensed material is being mixed with new OER materials, what license(s) should be used?

Answer: Grantees cannot put a CC BY license on works that are purchased from iStock or other sources, as they are not the creator or rights holder. So, if grantees …

Q: How do I add the Creative Commons license to software code that we have developed?

Answer: Creative Commons licenses are designed for content and not software code so you won’t add the Creative Commons license to the software code.  All software code should have documentation …

Q: Can grant funds be used to purchase iStockphotos and other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations, music, and videos in our course material and promotional material?

Answer: Yes, grant funds can be used to purchase iStock and other stock photos, illustrations, music, and videos for course and promotional materials. However, SkillsCommons recommends free, openly licensed alternatives, …

Q: Is there information on CC BY licensing and commercial vs. non-commercial use?

Answer: A full description of all Creative Commons licenses can be found here: About The CC Licenses. As you will see there are other Creative Commons licenses that don’t allow …

Q: If a school (or consortia) develops an item using grant funds with a CC BY license, will the school (or consortia) be required to allow that the item be used for future commercial use?

Answer: Yes. The CC BY license allows commercial use. So for example businesses you’ve partnered with can also potentially use the course materials for staff or customer training.

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