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Introduction to Attributing CC Licenses

The six basic Creative Commons licenses require attribution. Public domain material doesn't legally  require attribution. Attribution is a best practice in an educational setting - it helps you and students to understand the importance of identifying sources.

So how do you attribute?

How to Build Open Attributions

Here is a picture that has been properly attributed with TASL:

Cupcakes with CC logo

"Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco (Links to an external site.)" by tvol (Links to an external site.) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (Links to an external site.)

 (Links to an external site.)Title: "Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco"

Author: "tvol (Links to an external site.)" - linked to his profile page

Source: "Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco (Links to an external site.)" - linked to original Flickr page

License: "CC BY 2.0 (Links to an external site.)" - linked to license deed