The following list sets out some basic things that you should think about before you apply a Creative Commons license to your material, or use Creative Commons-licensed material. It is not an exhaustive list. If you have additional questions or concerns, feel free to post to one of ouremail discussion lists, send us an email atinfo@www.familygiver.com, send an email to one of our countryproject leadsor obtain your ownlegal advice.

Considerations for Licensors- if you are licensing your own work

Considerations for Licensees- if you are using someone else's work

Considerations for licensors

Irrevocability

Remember the license may not be revoked.

Once you apply a CC license to your material, anyone who receives itmay rely on that licensefor as long as the material is protected by copyright and similar rights, even if you later stop distributing it.

Type of material

Make sure the material is appropriate for CC licensing.

CC licenses are appropriate for all types of content you want to share publicly,except software and hardware.

Specify precisely what it is you are licensing.

Any given work has multiple elements; e.g., text, images, music. Make sure to clearlymark or indicate in a noticewhich of those are covered by the license.

Nature and adequacy of rights

Make sure the material is subject to copyright or similar rights.

CC licenses are operative only where copyright, sui generis database rights, orother rights closely related to copyrightcome into play.They should not be applied to material in the public domain.

Clear rights needed to use the material.

If the material includes rights held by others, make sure to get permission to sublicense those rights under the CC license. If you created the material in the scope of your employment or as a work-for-hire, you may not be the holder of the rights and may need to get permission before applying a CC license.

指示许可证中未包含的权限。

Prominentlymark or indicate in a notice any rights held by third parties, such as publicity or trademark rights. This includes any content you used under exceptions or limitations to copyright, and any third party content used under another license (even if it is the same CC license as you applied).

Type of license

Think about how you want the material to be used.

Consider what you hope to achieve by sharing your work when determiningwhich of the six CC licensesto apply. For example, if you want it to appear in a Wikipedia article, it must be licensed using BY-SA or a compatible license.

Consider any obligations that may affect what type of license you apply.

Think about any obligations you have, such as licensing requirements from a funding source, employment agreement, or limitations on your ability to use a CC licenseimposed by a collecting society, that dictate which (if any) of the six CC licenses you can apply.

Additional provisions

Consider offering a warranty.

如果您确信您已经清除了材料中的所有权利，您可以选择保证工作不侵犯任何第三方的权利。

Specify additional permissions, if desired.

You have the option ofgranting permissionsabove and beyond what the license allows; for example, allowing licensees to translate ND-licensed material. If so, consider usingCC+表示提供的附加权限。

Special preferences

Specify attribution information if desired.

You may indicate particular attribution parties, a URI for the material, and other attribution information for licensees to retain.

表示任何非绑定请求。

You may ask licensees to adhere to your special requests, such as marking or describing changes they make to your material.

Considerations for licensees

Understand the license.

Read the legal code, not just the deed.

The human-readable deed is a summary of, but not a replacement for, thelegal code. It does not explain everything you need to know before using licensed material.

Make sure the license grants permission for what you want to do.

有六个不同的CC许可。Two of the licenses prohibit the sharing ofadaptations(BY-ND, BY-NC-ND); three prohibitcommercial uses(BY-NC, BY-NC-ND, BY-NC-SA), and two require adaptations be licensedunder the same license(BY-NC-SA冲锋队)。

Take note of the particular version of the license.

The current version (4.0)differs from prior versions in important respects. Similarly, thejurisdiction portsmay differ in certain terms, such as dispute resolution and choice of law.

Scope of the license.

Pay attention to what exactly is being licensed.

The licensor should havemarkedwhich elements of the work are subject to the license and which are not. For those elements that are not subject to the license,you may need separate permission.

如果您担心的话，可以考虑清除权限。

该许可不包含保证，所以如果您认为材料中可能有第三方权利，您可能需要提前清除这些权利。

Some uses of licensed material do not require permission under the license.

If the use you want to make of a work falls within anexception or limitation对于版权或类似权利，您可以这样做。这些用途不受许可证的管制。

知道你的义务。

提供归因。

All CC licenses require you provideattributionandmark the materialwhen you share it publicly. The specific requirementsvary slightly across versions.

Do not restrict others from exercising rights under the license.

All CC licenses prohibit you fromapplying effective technological measuresor imposing legal terms that would prevent others from doing what the license permits.

如果有的话，决定你能对自己做出的调整做些什么。

Depending on what type of license is applied, you are limited in你是否可以分享你的适应and if so,what license you can apply to your contributions.

Termination is automatic.

All CC licensesterminate automaticallywhen you fail to comply with its terms. If the material is under a 4.0 license, you must fix the problem within 30 days of discovery if you want your rights automatically reinstated.

Consider licensor preferences.

考虑遵从许可方的非约束性请求。

The licensor may make special requests when you use the material. We recommend you do so when reasonable, but that is your option and not your obligation.