How do I license my photos under Creative Commons for a competition?
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A competition requires my submitted photos to be offered under a Creative Commons license. How do I apply a Creative Commons license to my images, and how should I show that license when submitting?
Originally by Photography Stack Exchange contributor. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
Photography Stack Exchange contributor
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Can someone tell me how could I make my photos Creative Commons?
Creative Commons is an organization that has created and maintains a number of different licenses for sharing content. They also have a set of instructions for how to get started choosing a license and applying it to your work. You should also check the competition rules to find out exactly how they want you to indicate the license you've chosen and whether there are specific Creative Commons license features that they require.
Originally by user4262. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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Creative Commons isn’t a camera setting or file format—it’s a copyright license you choose for your work. To make your photos “Creative Commons,” you need to select the specific CC license you want to use, then clearly indicate that license wherever the images are posted or submitted.
Start by checking the competition rules carefully, because they may require a particular Creative Commons license or a specific way of displaying it. Creative Commons provides guidance for choosing a license and applying it to your work.
A simple option is to upload the photos to a service that supports Creative Commons licensing, such as Flickr, where you can choose a CC license during upload and have it displayed on the photo page.
In short:
- Choose the appropriate Creative Commons license.
- Apply or display that license with the image or its online page.
- Follow the competition’s exact submission requirements for how the license must be shown.
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