Appraising the Awareness, Attitude and Usage of Creative Commons Licence by Central University Faculty Members

Abstract

Creative Commons is a global non-profit organization providing a set of standard and legal tools that enables sharing and use of original works. The present study aimed to investigate the awareness, attitude and usage of Creative Commons Licence among the faculty members of the department of education in the central universities of India. A descriptive survey design was adopted by the researchers. A self-prepared questionnaire on creative commons licences was developed by the researchers. A sample size of 78 faculty of the department of education based on the convenience sampling technique was selected as the primary source of data. The results of the study showed that the majority of the faculty have used creative commons licensed materials in their classroom teaching. While only a few of them have published their work under creative commons licences and have attended workshops or training programmes on creative commons licences. The study concluded that faculty were aware of the concept of creative commons licences; however, they possess a neutral attitude towards creative commons licences.