Relevant content in the unit: Unit 3.2, Acquiring Essential Knowledge, What types of content can be CC-licensed, suggested additional content (related to both paragraphs in current content).

While the primary purpose of this paper is about 3-D printing, this resource is a great overview of copyright law related to electronic files, whether they be photographs or the files for a 3-D printing project.

This is an especially good resource for those interested in specific examples of the delineation of the functional, non-copyrightable aspect of a work and the artistic expression, copyrightable aspects of a work.

I'm not sure this FAQ response actually addresses the question.

Most of the questions I get from faculty and OER advocates who work with faculty are fear-based about their reputation. I get questions like (put more bluntly than I usually get, these are the ultimate questions after a lot of back and forth):

What if someone takes the history content I wrote and manipulates it a political position I don’t agree with? Won’t that reflect poorly on me?

What if someone takes my math book and modifies it and makes mistakes? Won’t that reflect poorly on me if someone finds the modified version with mistakes and my name is attached to it?

I think things like the above examples are what people are mostly asking when they ask about "misuse."

I'm not sure this resource answers the question that people are asking here.

Most of the questions I get from faculty and OER advocates who work with faculty are fear-based about their reputation. I get questions like (put more bluntly than I usually get, these are the ultimate questions after a lot of back and forth):

What if someone takes the history content I wrote and manipulates it a political position I don’t agree with? Won’t that reflect poorly on me?

What if someone takes my math book and modifies it and makes mistakes? Won’t that reflect poorly on me if someone finds the modified version with mistakes and my name is attached to it?

I think this might be what people really mean when they ask about "misuse."

I prefer sources that are short and to the point, with links allowing me to explore various topics if  I need to.  This piece goes over all of the basics of creating and maintaining a copyright license. While that is not the objective, typically, of someone taking a Creative Commons course, it helps to see this information from a pro-copyright perspective to understand all sides of the issue.

It's also a primary source, meaning that the department issuing the copyrights in the United States also wrote this piece, which means it should be as accurate as possible.

Error message while trying to live stream. Downloaded file only has audio, no visual.

Tool seems to be broken. I got to "Now, let’s find out whether the work is eligible for termination" and clicked yes and it wouldn't let me go any further.

Very subjective, not helpful.

Live stream failed, download failed to show the visuals, could only hear the sound.

Tool froze several times and wouldn't let me proceed.

I was really interested in this tool, but it's highly subjective. I wish it was more structured with "yes" or "no" responses like the rightsback.org website

Doesn't work:

RTSP/1.0 400 Bad Request Server: QTSS/5.5.5 (Build/489.16; Platform/MacOSX; Release/Darwin; state/beta; ) Cseq: Connection: Close

This resource is very helpful in explaining, in simple and short word paragraphs (short and sweet, it is), the full context of the commons:

"The commons is not a resource. It is a resource plus a defined community and the protocols, values and norms devised by the community to manage its resources. Many resources urgently need to be managed as commons, such as the atmosphere, oceans, genetic knowledge and biodiversity."

Emphasizing the social norms and community accountability aspects of the commons are key to truly understanding the commons, it's role in society, and how it can be sustained. 

This resource is very helpful in explaining, in simple and short word paragraphs, the full context of the commons:

"The commons is not a resource. It is a resource plus a defined community and the protocols, values and norms devised by the community to manage its resources. Many resources urgently need to be managed as commons, such as the atmosphere, oceans, genetic knowledge and biodiversity."

This can be a helpful framework for truly understanding the commons and the ecosystem surrounding the commons.