The Three “Layers” of the Creative
       Commons Licenses
A T
 H
W
The Legal Code Layer
            Or…
              The First Layer
Each license begins as a
traditional legal tool
The layer is written in
A text format that lawyers
understand
But…
most people, such as…
educators,


         creators,



                     & scientist
are not lawyers, and that
          is why
there is a human
readable license
What
is
the
Human
Readable
Layer
?
The Human Readable Layer,
Commons Deed,
Or…
The Second Layer
The Commons Deed is a
   handy reference
used by licensors and
      licensees
summarizing and
expressing important
terms and conditions.
The Final Layer
Otherwise known as the
Machine Readable Layer
In order to make it easy
for the Web to know
when a work is available
under a Creative Commons
   license, we provide
a “machine readable”
 version of the license.
This is written into a
    format that
software systems, search
        engines,
and other kinds of
 technology can
  understand.
Bibliography
•   <a href="http://www.argazkiak.org/photo/creative-
    commons/?utm_medium=embedded&utm_content=image" border="0"><img
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/jorgeandresem/711148097/sizes/m/
•   http://www.123rf.com/photo_6615163_funny-little-boy-and-girl-holding-a-blank-white-sign-for-your-
    message-good-for-borders-of-articles-o.html
•   http://tricreek.schoolwires.com/lhs/site/default.asp
•   http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/za/legalcode
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/krtribunal/4126962407/sizes/m/in/photostream/
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/framesofmind/475478471/in/photostream/
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomsaint/2987926396/in/photostream/
•   http://www.flickr.com/photos/michalo/260962484/sizes/m/in/photostream/
•   http://bibchr.blogspot.com/
•   http://gtssemilessondiary.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post_21.html
•   http://www.life123.com/career-money/small-business/business-license/getting-your-business-
    licenses.shtml
•   http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restr:Nuvola_apps_important_yellow.svg
•   http://jp.123rf.com/photo_378907_the-final-piece-of-the-puzzle.html
•   http://www.uncoverage.net/tag/worm/
•   http://laroccondaleta.blogspot.com/2010/07/staples-easy-button.html
•   http://www.designingsmallbusinesswebsites.com/whatisworldwideweb.html
•   http://wwweng.cs.shinshu-u.ac.jp/arch/isoda/photos.htm
•   http://www.newmediarights.org/taxonomy/term/77
•   http://a-confident.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-wishes-list-for-2011.html
•   http://www.given.de/search-engines.html
•   http://lutheranchiklworddiary.blogspot.com/

The Layers of the Creative Commons Lisence

  • 2.
    The Three “Layers”of the Creative Commons Licenses
  • 4.
  • 5.
    The Legal CodeLayer Or… The First Layer
  • 6.
    Each license beginsas a traditional legal tool
  • 7.
    The layer iswritten in
  • 8.
    A text formatthat lawyers understand
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11.
    educators, creators, & scientist
  • 12.
    are not lawyers,and that is why
  • 13.
    there is ahuman readable license
  • 14.
  • 15.
    The Human ReadableLayer, Commons Deed, Or… The Second Layer
  • 16.
    The Commons Deedis a handy reference
  • 17.
    used by licensorsand licensees
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20.
    Otherwise known asthe Machine Readable Layer
  • 21.
    In order tomake it easy
  • 22.
    for the Webto know
  • 23.
    when a workis available
  • 24.
    under a CreativeCommons license, we provide
  • 25.
    a “machine readable” version of the license.
  • 26.
    This is writteninto a format that
  • 27.
  • 28.
    and other kindsof technology can understand.
  • 29.
    Bibliography • <a href="http://www.argazkiak.org/photo/creative- commons/?utm_medium=embedded&utm_content=image" border="0"><img • http://www.flickr.com/photos/jorgeandresem/711148097/sizes/m/ • http://www.123rf.com/photo_6615163_funny-little-boy-and-girl-holding-a-blank-white-sign-for-your- message-good-for-borders-of-articles-o.html • http://tricreek.schoolwires.com/lhs/site/default.asp • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/za/legalcode • http://www.flickr.com/photos/krtribunal/4126962407/sizes/m/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/framesofmind/475478471/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomsaint/2987926396/in/photostream/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/michalo/260962484/sizes/m/in/photostream/ • http://bibchr.blogspot.com/ • http://gtssemilessondiary.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post_21.html • http://www.life123.com/career-money/small-business/business-license/getting-your-business- licenses.shtml • http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restr:Nuvola_apps_important_yellow.svg • http://jp.123rf.com/photo_378907_the-final-piece-of-the-puzzle.html • http://www.uncoverage.net/tag/worm/ • http://laroccondaleta.blogspot.com/2010/07/staples-easy-button.html • http://www.designingsmallbusinesswebsites.com/whatisworldwideweb.html • http://wwweng.cs.shinshu-u.ac.jp/arch/isoda/photos.htm • http://www.newmediarights.org/taxonomy/term/77 • http://a-confident.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-wishes-list-for-2011.html • http://www.given.de/search-engines.html • http://lutheranchiklworddiary.blogspot.com/