Guest speakers Gwen Franck, EIFL Open Access Programme Coordinator, and Ilkay Holt, Creative Commons / Turkey, explain what Creative Commons licences are, why they are important, and how users can find out what they can do with content under a Creative Commons licence.

The webinar covers:

• background of the traditional copyright system and its flaws
• the aim of open licences, including Creative Commons
• the six Creative Commons licences that users might find
• details of what users can do with works under a Creative Commons licence  

Supporting material

• Download presentation in Powerpoint or PDF

related links

• Read the News Item with a summary of the webinar
• Creative Commons homepage
• Overview of Creative Commons licences in the EIFL Handbook on Copyright and Related Issues for Libraries