{"id":254,"date":"2021-12-13T14:55:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T14:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/?p=254"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:34:15","slug":"considerations-on-remixed-adapted-and-derivative-works-for-creative-commons-licensed-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/13\/considerations-on-remixed-adapted-and-derivative-works-for-creative-commons-licensed-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Considerations on remixed\/adapted and derivative works for Creative Commons licensed material"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An adaptation\/remix brings together material from different sources to create a wholly new creation where one often cannot tell where one work ends, and another begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An example of an education adaptation would be an open textbook chapter that originates from multiple open educational resources in such a way that readers cannot tell which resource was used on which page without looking at endnotes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In all cases, one has to attribute the original work when you create an adaptation. It is important to provide attribution to the individual parts that went into making the adaptation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the original work was licensed under a NoDerivatives licence 4.0, one can make and use changes privately but cannot share it with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One has to check licence compatibility to verify which types of licensed works can be adapted into a new work; for example, if the original work was licensed under a ShareAlike licence, one can only license the new work with the same or a compatible licence (see <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/compatible-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When creating an adaptation of a CC-licensed work, the simplest scenario is when one takes a single CC-licensed work and adapts it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more complicated scenario is when one is adapting two or more CC-licensed works into a new work. The Adapter\u2019s Licence has to consider the original licence that will continue to govern the reuse of the elements from the original work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\">Forward to <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/13\/creative-commons-adapters-and-remixers-licence-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Commons\u2019 adapters and remixers licence chart<\/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\/11\/7-how-should-i-pick-a-creative-commons-licence-for-my-work\/\">How do I pick a Creative Commons licence for my work?<\/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. The views are about copyright in the UK Higher Education sector context.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An adaptation\/remix brings together material from different sources to create a wholly new creation where one often cannot tell where one work ends, and another begins. 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