Creative Commons licenses give video creators a standardized way to grant public permission to use their creative work under copyright law. From the reuser’s perspective, the presence of a license on a copyrighted work answers the question, What can I do with this work?
On the Upload defaults page within Settings, you will find the following options at the bottom to select the Creative Commons license you would like to apply to your videos:
- Attribution: This license allows individuals to distribute, remix, adapt, and create derivative works from the material in any medium or format, so long as credit is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. View License Deed / View Legal Code for Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported.
- Attribution Share Alike: This license allows individuals to distribute, remix, adapt, and create derivative works from the material in any medium or format, so long as credit is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. View License Deed / View Legal Code for Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported.
- Attribution No Derivatives: This license allows individuals to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in its unaltered form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. View License Deed / View Legal Code for Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 3.0 Unported.
- Attribution Non-Commercial: This license allows individuals to distribute, remix, adapt, and create derivative works from the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. View License Deed / View Legal Code for Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 Unported.
- Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike: This license allows individuals to distribute, remix, adapt, and create derivative works from the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. View License Deed / View Legal Code for Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 Unported.
- Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives: This license allows individuals to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in its unaltered form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. View License Deed / View Legal Code for Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 Unported.
- Public Domain Dedication: This license is a public dedication tool, which allows creators to give up their copyright and put their works into the worldwide public domain. It allows individuals to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, with no conditions. View License Deed / View Legal Code.
- No Creative Commons License: Does not add a Creative Commons license to your videos.
Applying any of these licenses will add your video to the relevant section(s) of our Creative Commons page.
For more in-depth information including license deeds and legal codes, please visit the Creative Commons About page.