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| Attribution | Acknowledgement of credit to the copyright holder. |
| Commercial Use | A use that generates income. |
| Copyright | The legal ownership of an intellectual property which allows the owner to create copies and profit from the intellectual property. |
| Creative Commons | A nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. Free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work — on conditions of your choice. Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright. They work alongside copyright and enable you to modify your copyright terms to best suit your needs. |
| Derivative Works | Copyrighted materials that have been altered or changed. Such material is protected by copyright laws. If you alter a copyrighted photograph by using computer software, that photograph is still protected, and you may not use it without written permission. |
| Fair Dealing | A limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. |
| Fair Use | A legal doctrine that allows the use of some copyrighted materials without having to ask for permission. |
| Image Permissions | Obtaining permission to use a copyrighted image from the copyright holder. |
| Intellectual Property | A creation of the mind that the law protects from unauthorized users. |
| Licensing | The process of paying for copyrighted materials, such as images or fonts, for use in design. |
| Location Release | Release form that allows an individual to use a specific location in a commercial use. |
| Model Release | A release form that allows the owner of an image to use a model’s face and likeness. |
| Permissions | The process of obtaining permission from the owner of an IP to use their copyrighted work. |
| Public Domain | Consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. |
| Work for Hire | Work subject to copyright law that is created as an employee as part of their job. The employer retains all copyrights, not the employee. |
