Myth v Reality creative commons/copyright

You can use a copyright work without permission as long as you are not making money from its use.

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In terms of copyright infringement in the UK, there is no distinction between commercial and non-commercial use. Using someone else's work without permission outside of the copyright exceptions, may infringe that person's copyright.

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You have to register your work in order to obtain copyright protection

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Copyright arises automatically; there is no formal registration procedure. Literary, musical and dramatic works obtain protection as soon as they are fixed in permanent form.

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You can use a copyright work as long as you credit the author

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If you want to use a piece of work that is still in copyright, you will need to seek permission from the copyright holder; acknowledging the author is important, but it is not enough to avoid copyright infringement

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You always need permission to use copyright works

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Permission is not required if the work is out of copyright, is under a Creative Commons licence or if you are using the work for reasons permitted under the fair dealing exceptions such as criticism and review, news reporting, education and private study.

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Changing or editing someone else's work enables you to use it without infringing copyright.

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Unless you benefit from a copyright exception or the material you want to edit is out of copyright, remixing a copyright work requires permission from the copyright holder.

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