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Incorrect citation Photinus pyralis, a species of firefly found in the eastern United States (via wikimedia commons) http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/compound-eye/an-example-of-why-i-dont-use-creative-commons-licenses/ De soek of overdekte markt in Sanaa / Foto: Rod Waddington/Flickr Creative Commons )(bron: De Morgen source https://www.pinterest.com/innatelykait/bayeux-tapestry/ It's simply sound scientific practice! (btw, it's rather . If it's you, please contact me so that I can correctly attribute you) difficult to find the original creator of this meme "Self portrait" [fragment] by Vincent Van Gogh, via (public domain) (technically, you don't have to attribute when a work is in the public domain) Rijksmuseum Some good examples Cooper-Hewitt's Collection Database, licensed under on "In order to reduce any uncertainty about the 'legitimate uses' of this dataset, Cooper- Hewitt has licensed this release under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. This license is the most permissive available and allows for all types of reuse" CC0 Github You can use and reuse all elements in this dataset without worrying about attribution or other restrictions, as it is in the Public Domain This is an adaptation by Gwen Franck of "Kitten playing with String on This adaptation is available under a license " by Bilal Khan Flickr (CC BY-SA) CC BY-SA Sharez ur workz pwease? Finding CC licensed content https://doaj.org/search https://stateof.creativecommons.org/report/ Further reading: Creative Commons Belgium www.creativecommons.org Communia http://creativecommons.org.au/content/attributingccmaterials.pdf wiki.creativecommons.org/Marking_your_work_with_a_CC_license https://doajournals.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/copyright-and- licensing-part-2/ gwen@creativecommons.org This presentation is aimed to educate audiences about correct attribution. 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