The main elements are:
A creator also cannot move something from the Public Domain under Copyright or a Creative Commons license. If material is based on something that is in the Public Domain, you can only copyright or apply a CC license to your work, not the original piece. Some exceptions to Copyright exist, such as teachers and critics being able to utilize material under Fair Use. The Teach Act extends these abilities so that educators can use the material in either a closed virtual course or a face-to-face class. In all cases, users must still attribute the work to the original source, even if it is the Public Domain. |
You can use the various CC licenses together in a variety of combinations, adjusting to which rights or restrictions you want on your creation. However, a user cannot create a derivative of a creation that says ND. Not all licenses can be mixed. For example, you cannot reuse an ND and a CC0 into a new product and redistribute it.
There is also the Public Domain for works that are no longer covered by Copyright. Unlike a Creative Commons license, an author cannot simply place a work in the Public Domain (see image below). They arrive there due to one of the following:
Creators can use a similar, but not as free option called CC0 (above) that gives up as many rights as possible. You cannot completely give up all rights. These vary across countries.
More information are listed on the pages below. You an also see how they work together on the above video. Check out the Creative Commons and Copyright pages of this guide for more information. For more information or to view the credible sources related to these topics, please view the Credits and Reference sections at the bottom of these pages. |