What is Creative Commons? Well… Creative Commons is a non profit organization who creates free licenses to protect artists, authors, and anyone who needs a license to protect their work from copyright infringement.
Creative Commons (CC) also provides a clear understanding of how and if people can use your work under whatever circumstances you allow. For example a Creative Commons license this would or would not allow someone to modify or edit your work, can use your work for commercial purposes, if they need to attribute you as the creator, etc.
To learn more, visit their website by clicking here.