Book Title: Open Access Licences
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Book Description: This OER is a practical guide for Charles Sturt University staff, researchers, and students. It covers how to reuse openly licensed works in study, teaching, and research; the meaning of Creative Commons licences and how to apply them when publishing theses, research outputs, and open education resources (OER).
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Open Access licensing is central to open scholarship, supporting everything from research publishing to free education resources. Copyright is the legal right to control the use, publication and distribution of creative and intellectual works. Open Access licences provide a way for copyright holders to give permission in advance for their works to be freely used, shared, and adapted by others. A basic understanding of how copyright applies and how open licences modify those rights is essential for anyone engaging in open research, teaching, or educational resource creation.
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Open Access Licences Copyright © by Charles Sturt University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Open Access Licences Copyright © by Charles Sturt University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Trademarks, corporate logos and branding are specifically excluded from the Creative Commons Licence, and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright holders.
Cover image generated by Lauren Brumby with Microsoft 365 Copilot (August 2025)
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Open Access licences by Jane Bowland & Lyndall Holstein (c) Charles Sturt University is licenced under CC BY 4.0Generative AI disclosure
ChatGPT-5, Perplexity, and Microsoft 365 Copilot were used for searching, text generation, proofreading/grammar checks, editing, tone adjustments, and image generation/edits. All outputs were reviewed by the authors, who take full responsibility for the final work.