Copyright and the Creative Commons
The basics
To understand creative commons you need to know a little about how copyright works. When you create something, anything, you automatically own an ‘All rights reserved copyright’ on that creation. Copyright protects you creativity against uses you don’t consent to. But sometimes full copyright is too restrictive. What happens when you want people to use your work without the hassle of requiring permission? The answer is creative commons.

Creative commons provide licenses that explain the exactly which parts of the copyright sense studios is willing to release and under what circumstances. This is termed ‘Some rights reserved.’ The licences clearly communicate what can and can’t be done with the creations of sense studios.
 Some rights reserved.
Unless otherwise specified, all work by sense studios is covered by a No-Derivative Works, Attribution licence.
See this website for the full licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/au/
Attribution
This applies to every Creative Commons work. Whenever a work is copied or redistributed under a Creative Commons licence, credit must always be given to the creator.
 No Derivative Works
Lets others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it.
for example: Sara licenses a recording of her song with a No Derivative Works licence. Joe would like to cut Sara’s track and mix it with his own to produce an entirely new song. Joe cannot do this without Sara’s permission (unless his use amounts to fair dealing).
Additional rights
Occasionally sense studios might release at it’s discretion, additional rights to certain organisations. These might include but are not limited to...
 Share Alike
Allows others to distribute derivative works only under a licence identical to the licence that governs our work.
for example: Gus’s online photo is licensed under the Noncommercial and Share Alike terms. Camille is an amateur collage artist, and she takes Gus’s photo and puts it into one of her collages. This Share Alike language requires Camille to make her collage available on a Noncommercial plus Share Alike licence. It makes her offer her work back to the world on the same terms Gus gave her.
 NonCommercial
Lets others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only.
for example: Gus publishes his photograph with a Noncommercial licence. Camille incorporates a piece of Gus’s image into a collage poster. Camille is not allowed to sell her collage poster without Gus’s permission.
In summary
If you see the following symbols on your artwork proof or in programmers comments you are free to distribute, copy, and transmit the work.
 
However you must not alter, transform, or build upon this work. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author (sense studios).
Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder (sense studios).
