Consider Officially Sharing as well as Protecting Your Creative Work
Click here to learn about the international nonprofit Creative Commons organization, whose vision is A world where knowledge and culture are equitably shared in ways that serve the public interest.You can read more about the organization here.
In short, the organization helps people decide how to present their creative works to the world. Under "Choose a License," you can explore the "Our Chooser" tool, which helps you decide how you want to share your work. Many zinesters choose a license that allows others to remix their zine for noncommercial purposes. You can write on your zine or word process the license you choose and/or draw the symbols that represent that license. Many zinesters do this on the back cover.
Creative Commons licensing, 2018, "License to share: How the Creative Commons licensing system encourages the remixing and reuse of published materials", Research OUTREACH (105). Available at: DOI: 10.32907/RO-105-0609 (Accessed 2023/03/23)
Many zinesters select a license that does not allow commercial use. The last three options are often selected for zine licensing, but the choice is up to you. Selecting a license and handwriting the symbol and words help protect your creative and intellectual work.
Creative Commons licensing, 2018, "License to share: How the Creative Commons licensing system encourages the remixing and reuse of published materials", Research OUTREACH (105).
(Accessed 2024/07/25)
Example of CC LIcense: CC BY-NC
"Attribution NoDerivs" means you must attribute or give credit to this zine if you copy or borrow from it, and you may not use it for commercial purposes (to make money). If you have questions about what permission to select, just get in touch! sthomas7@pace.edu or zinelibrary@pace.edu