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First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Research

Creative Commons Licenses

After you create your work, you can decide how you would like others to reuse your work. You can apply a Creative Commons license to restrict or control how others use your work. The site includes free copyright licenses which provides a simple, standardized way to give your permission to share and use your creative work — on conditions of your choice.

  • Do you want to permit others to reuse your work?
  • Do you want to permit others to remix your work? 
  • Do you want to permit the commercial use of your work? 
  • Do you want users to give you credit for your work?

Follow the steps to select the appropriate license for your work: Choose a License (creativecommons.org) 

Once you've generated your CC license, here are some places you might want to share your work:

Interested in AI and Creative Commons licensing? Read this page on Understanding CC Licenses and Generative AI for more information. 

Looking for music, audio, images to use to create your work? See the Audio and Visual sections for specific resources, tools and websites to find them. 

Creative Commons Licensing Introduction Video