Module 2: Introduction to Open Licensing and Publishing Agreements

The license an author chooses to assign to their material determines which of these permissions are granted. In this module, you will learn more about open licenses, including Creative Commons licenses, and how they dictate the ways in which work can be used.

You will also learn about basic publishing agreements and what the basic terms mean.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:​

• Identify different Creative Commons licenses
• Describe the limitations of different types of licenses
• Produce attributions
• Identify language that transfers copyright
• Know what kinds of warranties you will make in a publishing agreement
• Understand which parts of an agreement apply to you