Creative Commons License Deed

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You are free to:

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
  • for any purpose, even commercially.
  • The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

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A new version of this license is available. You should use it for new works, and you may want to relicense existing works under it. No works are automatically put under the new license, however.

 

The applicable mediation rules will be designated in the copyright notice published with the work, or if none then in the request for mediation. Unless otherwise designated in a copyright notice attached to the work, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules apply to any arbitration.

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If supplied, you must provide the name of the creator and attribution parties, a copyright notice, a license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material. CC licenses prior to Version 4.0 also require you to provide the title of the material if supplied, and may have other slight differences.

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In 4.0, you must indicate if you modified the material and retain an indication of previous modifications. In 3.0 and earlier license versions, the indication of changes is only required if you create a derivative.

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You may also use a license listed as compatible at https://creativecommons.org/compatiblelicenses

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A commercial use is one primarily intended for commercial advantage or monetary compensation.

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Merely changing the format never creates a derivative.

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The license prohibits application of effective technological measures, defined with reference to Article 11 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty.

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The rights of users under exceptions and limitations, such as fair use and fair dealing, are not affected by the CC licenses.

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