OUAN402 - PPP:
To begin with, copyleft is very similar to copyright, however there are some adaptations that allow the work to be distributed and used if anyone else has a copy of work given to them personally by the creator. If someones, for instance a close friend or family member are given a copy of work by the creator and it is protected by copyleft, then those people will be bound by copyleft also, meaning they could also pass the piece of work on so long as the creator is mentioned and credited by those who adapt and change that piece of work.
Copyleft rights are a more flexible version of the copyright laws allowing others to change work and pass it on. Creative commons licensing however is even more flexible in terms of rights and capabilities. It allows anyone to share, remix, and reuse a person's work so long as they have stated that their work is using the creative commons legal frameworks.
Like an onion, there are different layers to the creative commons frameworks as there are different attributes that a creator can use giving the public certain rights as to what they can do with the work. Attribution by CC by allows users to tweak, play with, change, build upon and adapt your work, even if they make money from it! Ludicrous! However they must credit the original author, artist, so forth. This is the most flexible of the CC attributes.
CC by SA (Share Alike) is very similar to the above attribute as users can do as they please with your work so long as they use the same attribute on the work they have created from yours. They must use CC by SA and credit the creator. Any derivatives can also be used commercially like the above.
CC by ND (No Derivatives) is on the cusp of the more restricting CC attributes as although you can pass work on by a creator commercially and non-commercially, it has to be completely unchanged, unscathed and unadapted and credit to the creator is also a must. So, painting a moustache on Mona Lisa and selling it on is a big nicht-nicht!
CC by NC (Non Commercial) is completely against using work for money. Users can adapt and change your work as they please, so long as no profits are made from it. They also must credit you as the creator once again. They do not have to license the adapted work under the same license.
CC by NC SA (Non Commercial Share Alike) is starting to sound a little more complicated now isn't it? Well it isn't. Users can adapt and duplicate your work so long as it is not for commercial use and they license their adaptations under the same attributes, still giving credit to the creator.
CC by NC ND (Non Commercial No Derivatives) is the most restrictive of attributes as users cannot change your work nor make money from it, but they can pass it on freely and share with others so long as they credit you.
Goodness, I think I need a nap after all this! It's quite hard to digest when you really think about the legalities that the industry has to put in place.
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