Copyright and intellectual propertyCreative Commons licences
With so much of our lives shared online, it鈥檚 important to understand the basics of copyright law and know about data protection and the Creative Commons license.
Creative Commons licences refine copyright. They allow the copyright owner to say exactly what other people can and can鈥檛 do with or to their work.
They help copyright owners share their work while keeping the copyright. For example, a Creative Commons licence might say that other people can copy and distribute the copyright owner鈥檚 work, if they give them credit.
There are a number of Creative Commons licences. The four licences in the table below are commonly used.