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Creative Commons: REMIX via CC-licenses

What is a remix?

A remix is a piece of media, e.g. an article text, that has been altered or adapted from its original form.
Some key characteristics of a remix are:

  • A remix involves making changes to the original work. This can include  adding or removing elements.
  • The goal of a remix is to create something new and distinct from the original and involves transforming the work into a new unique creation.
  • Remixes incorporate elements from the original work reimagined in the context of the new creation.

The article text vs. the illustrations in the article

Remember that if your work incorporate the copyrighted work of another, such as a scholarly article that uses a copyrighted photograph to illustrate an idea (after having received the permission of the owner of the photograph to include it). The CC license applied by the author of the scholarly article does not apply to the photograph, only the remainder of the work.

You have to say then, that the license only concerns the text, nothing else.

What will the remix be?

Chocolate Orange Marble Cake, created by Divya Kudua, link, license CC BY 2.0

 

Why is remix important in Creative Commons?

Remixing is crucial when discussing Creative Commons because it aligns with the fundamental principles of openness, collaboration, and creativity that underlie the Creative Commons licensing framework. There are are several examples of why remixing is important:

  • Remixing allows individuals to take existing works and transform them into something new, thus Fostering Creativity.
  • Creative Commons licenses promote collaboration by giving creators the freedom to share and remix each other's works.
  • Remixing is a powerful tool in education. It allows educators and students to adapt, modify, and combine existing educational resources to suit their specific needs.
  • Creative Commons licenses, which often permit remixing, contribute to the development of a free and open culture, aligning with the principles of Open Science, encouraged by Roskilde University.

You can allow for others to remix your works when choosing one of the four licenses below as well as choosing to completely waiwer your rights to a work, using the CC0 mark (illustrated below):

CC BY image
 

CC BY NC image


CC BY SA image

 

CC BY NC SA image

 

Likewise, you can remix from other works marked with the same licenses, as well as works from the Public domain with the licenses CC0 or the Public Domain mark:

CC 0       Public Domain mark

All logos are reproduced from the Creative Commons website, link, reuse policy.

License

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