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Creative Commons

everything you need to know about finding, using and attributing images using Creative Commons

What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organisation that provides free licences to content creators.

Content which has a Creative Commons licence may be free to download, adapt, distribute, and transmit without having to ask permission. 

 

There is no single creative commons search site, some places to start include:

Always check the exact terms of the licence before using an image.

Attribution

You can use Creative Commons materials as long as you follow the license conditions. One condition of these licenses is that the creator of the work is acknowledged.

Attribution example for an image accessed via Wikimedia Commons:

photo of otter in water

Sea Otter Morrow Bay 13 by Mike Baird is licensed under CC BY 2.0