Would using a template make my artwork not under my copyright?

[dandylion]

I downloaded a few templates from freecsstemplates.org and with nearly all of them came a text file talking about 'Creative Commons'. I don't really understand it all but I had the question: If I use this template and alter it, as I understand I am allowed to do, will my artwork and other images suddenly become 'public domain'?

I would not want people to think they could make tubes or whatever or use my artwork images for whatever, you know?

Would I still have to credit freecsstemplates if I just learned from the coding and made my own page? That is really what I downloaded the templates for because I was working with this tutorial and was trying to create my page by editing and using the tutorial and I did not know how to do those fancy text boxes or columns or whatever. I tried using a p.whatever example and did not think that was the right way to do it so I wanted to understand what was the right way since the tutorial did not explain any of that.

Any good CSS web page books? I want titles and authors so I can ask my library about them.

And what is the simplest way to make a graphic look like it is layering over another box?

Thank You,

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[jscheuer1]

Creative Commons applies to (in this case) the template, not the content. If you alter the template, and thus come up with a new template, that new template is in the public domain, yes. But your content is still under copyright to the full extent of copyright law.

I say, 'in this case', because it can apply to whatever the thing is. If it were a program, it would apply to the program. For instance, I use a web based Flash program that is Creative Commons. It displays videos. The videos are still copyright of their respective copyright holders.

[dandylion]

Yeah, the way you say it it does make sense. But, it is one of those things you have to ask and think about these days.

Thank you for replying.

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