Free Knowledge, Thanks to Creative Commons Licenses

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PREFACE ............................................................................................................................ 3 introduction ............................................................................................................... 5

1 �� What do we understand by Open Content? ........................................................... 6 2 �� Why is content placed under a CC license? ........................................................... 8 3 �� Why are there different CC licenses? ....................................................................... 9 4 �� How does the NC module affect the way content can be distributed? ............... 10 5 �� What is commercial use? .......................................................................................... 11 6 �� Can a CC license with the NC module prevent that my content is used by radicals or extremists? ......................................................................................... 12 7 �� I want to keep my content accessible through CC licensing. Is the NC module the only option to prevent the appropriation of my content through commercial enterprises? ............................................................................................................... 13 8 �� Can NC-LICENSED content be used in the Wikipedia project? ............................ 14 9 �� Can you release NC-licensed content specifically and separately for Wikipedia despite the NC restrictions? .................................................................................... 15 10 � Does the NC module prevent commercial usage? ................................................ 15 11 � Am I ready to act against the commercial use of my content? ............................. 16 12 � Can NC-licensed content be printed in newspapers? . ......................................... 16 13 � Can NC-licensed content be used in schools, training and universities? ............. 17 14 � How do you classify NC-licensed content that is first used in school, but later outside of school? .................................................................................... 17 15 � How does NC affect mashups? Not all CC licenses can be combined with each other. ....................................................................................................... 18 16 � Can the commercial usage of a third party benefit the author? ........................... 19 17 � Can a user of CC licensed content create the outward impression that the author endorses at particular usage? .................................................................................. 20 18 � Can the NC module still have any advantages? .................................................... 20 19 � Which is the license Wikipedia content is published under? ................................ 21

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