{"id":229,"date":"2021-12-10T14:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/?p=229"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:38:12","slug":"fair-dealing-and-the-reuse-of-creative-commons-licensed-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/10\/fair-dealing-and-the-reuse-of-creative-commons-licensed-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair dealing and the reuse of Creative Commons licensed works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unless the person using the work received separate permission or relied on fair dealing or other exceptions to copyright, they are <strong>potentially liable for copyright infringement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If someone uses a CC-licensed work without following the licence, their right to use the work ends automatica<\/strong>l<strong>ly as soon as they violate its terms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Under CC version 4.0, users of CC-licensed works who come into compliance with licence terms within 30 days of discovering they were in violation of the terms have their rights under the licence automatically reinstated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, these types of disputes can end up in court.<br>Judicial decisions have been made in various places worldwide, and no courts have ever questioned the validity of the CC licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/08\/exceptions-in-copyright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exceptions in copyright<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Forward to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/10\/what-are-the-elements-of-the-creative-commons\/\" target=\"_blank\">What are the elements of the Creative Commons?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Back to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/09\/what-are-the-creative-commons-licences\/\" target=\"_blank\">What are the Creative Commons licences?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2022\/01\/10\/creative-commons-licences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Commons licences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Back to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/13\/what-are-open-licences\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open licences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Back <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:9px\">The author takes no responsibility for the content of this page, which is not intended as binding legal advice. 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