Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0

All user-submitted content on Collective Memory — including photos, videos, and accompanying descriptions — is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

What This Means

Under this license, anyone is free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.

Under the following conditions:

• Attribution (BY) — You must give appropriate credit to the original creator, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.

• NonCommercial (NC) — You may not use the material for commercial purposes without obtaining separate permission from the creator.

Why Creative Commons?

Collective Memory exists to preserve and share citizen journalism with the world. Creative Commons licensing ensures that memories remain freely accessible for educational, journalistic, and personal use while protecting creators from unauthorized commercial exploitation of their work.

Commercial Use

If you wish to use content from Collective Memory for commercial purposes, you must contact the original creator directly to negotiate a separate license. For inquiries, reach out to us at contact@collectivememory.ai.