Sharing documents
The accepted way of sharing is through the
Creative Commons, which includes
different licenses*:
- : CC0, public domain.
By marking the work with a CC0 public domain dedication, the creator is giving up their copyright and allowing reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, even for commercial purposes.
- : CC-BY.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
- : CC-BY-SA.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
SA: Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.
- : CC-BY-NC.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
- : CC-BY-ND.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
ND: No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.
- Combinations of the above:
: CC-BY-NC-SA
: CC-BY-NC-ND
* Note that the choice for a license cannot be changed after you have shared the documents.
** They also have an
useful tool to help choose a license.