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On visiting the Creative Commons website, I initially watched the video to get a feel of the content.  As it has legal applications I thought a visual and auditory resource would help and it certainly did.  I was able to continue some further reading and the process seems clear and easy to follow.

I particularly like the attention made on the development of awareness and using a language and presentation that is easy for all to recognise and acts as a quick reference tool to identify the type of licence each resource is bound to.  Amanda highlighted in an earlier activity the need for a label or indicator that is standardised and could easily reference or place a stamp of quality when accessing and reviewing OERs.  This offers a similar solution when looking at the copyright of the resource.

Just as others have detailed in the activity, I would have the preference of allowing my work to be shared as long as there was no commercial use of it and that others are bound to the same licence level for work they have adapted that originated from the  work. 

By selecting this it encourages others to share the work and as highlighted in a previous activity, small OERs are at their best when a community develops and evolves them.  This licence allows for this to happen, remaining true to the sharing culture but with an element of guarantee that it does occur. 

I think it is right that if there is to be commercial benefit, that individual or organisation need to account for resource development.  It also gives some reassurance to those who are worried about sharing their work, as the concern of commercial benefit, is I am sure, high up on top reasons why some choose not to share.

From my selection to the 2 questions asked my licence selection would be:

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

References:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/