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Category 

Purpose 

Examples 

Duration 

Copyright 

Protects creative works 

Books, movies, music, software 

Life of the author + 70 years 

Trademark 

Protects brand identity (names, logos, etc.) 

Nike logo, Coca-Cola brand, Apple’s slogan 

Indefinite (with renewal and usage) 

Patent 

Protects inventions and technology 

New drugs, tech innovations (e.g., smartphones) 

20 years from filing date (typically) 

 

 

License Type 

Commercial Use? 

Derivative Works? 

ShareAlike? 

Credit Required? 

Example Use Case 

CC BY 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Use a photo in a commercial ad 

CC BY-SA 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Use Wikipedia content in a book 

CC BY-ND 

Yes 

No 

No 

Yes 

Share an essay without changing it 

CC BY-NC 

No 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Use music in a school project 

CC BY-NC-SA 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Remix a video for non-commercial use 

CC BY-NC-ND 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Share a free story without selling 

 

  1. 70 years 

  1. An example of creative content covered under a Creative Commons license is 

  1. an educational infographic on climate change that can be shared, reused, or adapted depending on the specific license terms. 

 

FAST (Federation Against Software Theft) promotes legal software use and intellectual property protection, offering compliance guidance and anti-piracy resources. Visit FAST for more. 

I have learned how to; add subtract divide and multiply as well as average min max and mass delete on excel. Also, the ‘if’ function which can be used to budget 

 

 

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