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As artists sharing content online in a myriad of ways — social bookmarks, status updates, blogs, social networks — we send our creative offspring out into the vast space of the internet hoping for greatness, mass popularity and riches beyond our wildest imagination, but nevertheless we leave our nubile creations vulnerable to the dark side. And then there was Creative Commons. 
Creative Commons is a non-profit located in Massachusetts and you probably have come across their logo crediting a photo in a blog or two. They provide free tools for us, the creators of stuff: word smiths, musicians, photographers, science geeks, math nerds a plenty, and educators to mark their creative work with the freedoms they want their word to carry.
Translation: CC allows you to publish your work online while letting the world at large know exactly what they can and can’t do with it. Yay! “So you mean I get to keep my copyright but still allow people to copy and distribute my work as long as they give me credit?” “Yes,” says the fictitious Creative Commons representative. “Sweet.”
 For those new to Creative Commons licensing, they have prepared a list of things to think about. And if you want to offer your work with no conditions, choose the public domain.
And remember that once you have chosen a license, check out the tools and tutorials that CC provides and add the information to your own site. For a complete list, check out Creative Common licenses. Long live the protection of our creative juices~!
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cheers ~ Kat