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"The Six CC Licenses" is a derivative of "Unit 1: What is Creative Commons" in Creative Commons Certificate for Educators, Academic Librarians, and GLAM by Creative Commons and is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

CC License Terms at a Glance

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