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For my portfolio, with the help of Creative Commons' License Chooser, I chose the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. This decision stems from my belief in the power of open sharing within educational communities. As a member of a learning community, I want to contribute my work and allow others to build upon it for non-commercial purposes, fostering collaboration and knowledge dissemination. The 'Attribution' component ensures I receive credit for my creations, maintaining my intellectual integrity. The 'NonCommercial' restriction is important to me, as I wish to retain control over any potential commercial use of my work. If anyone is to gain financially from my creations, I believe that should be me. Finally, the 'ShareAlike' clause ensures that any adaptations or derivatives of my work are also shared under the same licensing terms, perpetuating the spirit of open collaboration within our learning community.

According to Creative Commons Legal Code (Creative Commons, n.d.-a), viewers may:

• Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format (Creative Commons, n.d.-a).

• Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material (Creative Commons, n.d.-a).

Viewers may only do what is stated above if the following terms are met (Creative Commons, n.d.-a):

• Attribution: You must give appropriate credit (Creative Commons, n.d.-b), provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.

• Non-Commercial: You may not use the material for commercial purposes (Creative Commons, n.d.-c).  

• ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original (Creative Commons, n.d.-d).  

• No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.  

References

Creative Commons. (n.d.). Choose a license. Retrieved March 18, 2025, from https://chooser-beta.creativecommons.org/ 

Creative Commons. (n.d.-a). About CC licenses. Creative Commons. Retrieved March 18, 2025, from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Creative Commons. (n.d.-b). Attribution 4.0 International. Creative Commons. Retrieved March 18, 2025, from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Creative Commons. (n.d.-c). NonCommercial 4.0 International. Creative Commons. Retrieved March 18, 2025, from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Creative Commons. (n.d.-d). ShareAlike 4.0 International. Creative Commons. Retrieved March 18, 2025, from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/