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Open Content Licences
Depending on how one defines open access, the term may mean that a work is not only accessible free of charge but also that it may be reused extensively. To clearly indicate what rights apply when using the work, it can be made available under an open content licence, for example a Creative Commons licence.
Open content licences are standardised licences that allow copyrighted works to be used free of charge. This increases not only the usage possibilities but in practice also the visibility of the works. However, authors may grant open licences only if they have not already granted a third party – for example a publisher – exclusive rights of use in the works.
In science, Creative Commons (CC) licences are used frequently, while Digital Peer Publishing Licences (DPPL) and the GNU Initiative's Free Documentation Licence (GNU-FDL) are used less frequently. Whereas CC licences and the DPPL are internationally compatible, the GNU-FDL is tailored to the Anglo-American legal area. By making works available under an open content licence, they can be reused without having to ask the rights holder's permission. Information to this effect appears in the licence chosen, and a link to the licence text is provided when publishing the work. When reusing works licensed in this way, the author's right of attribution remains unaffected. If the licence allows the work to be adapted, the fact that the new work is an adaptation must be indicated, and reference must be made to the original work.
When choosing a suitable licence for one’s own open access publication, care should be taken to ensure that a free right of access to the work and the right to reuse it in the aforementioned ways are guaranteed