Append Footer License For Free

All Creative Commons Licenses, at the bare minimum, allow for non-commercial copying. However, all Creative Commons Licenses require attribution, meaning that you have to cite the creator of the material you're using.

Go to your repository.Click on "Create new file" Button.Type the file name as License.txt or License.md in the input box next to your repository name, a drop down button appears towards right side.Choose the type of license of your choice.Click "Commit new file" button at the bottom (Green button)Jul 28, 2015

Make sure to name the specific CC license the material is under and link to it, eg. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License with a link to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Don't just say the material is Creative Commons, because that says nothing about how the material can actually be used.

Insert a copy of the appropriate CC icon from: http://creativecommons.org/about/downloads. Add some text, e.g.: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Insert a hyperlink from your licensing text to the appropriate license.

CC's buttons, name, and corporate logo (the CC in a circle) are trademarks of Creative Commons. You cannot use them in ways not permitted by our policies unless you first receive express, written permission.

Make sure to name the specific CC license the material is under and link to it, eg. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License with a link to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Don't just say the material is Creative Commons, because that says nothing about how the material can actually be used.

The latest version of the Creative Commons licenses is version 4.0. You should always use the latest version of the Creative Commons licenses in order to take advantage of the many improvements described on the license versions page.