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Institutional Research Repository
IRR is a service provided by the Library. This guide provides instructions on how to deposit your data and publications with the university's repository.
A license is the permission granted by the copyright holder that governs the use of their work.
Some licenses are given freely by the copyright holders, while others need to be purchased. The Creative Commons set of licenses, for example, are free.
Creative Commons (CC) Licenses
Creative Commons (CC) is the most often used of the free licenses. According to Copyrightalliance.org a Creative Commons license is issued by the copyright owner to allow anyone anywhere to use a work in certain specified ways without having to ask for permission.
There are four components to the licenses:
BY - attribution required
NC - no commercial use
ND - no derivative works
SA - Share Alike - the license must be the same on any derivative works.