In the speaker’s discussion, he indicated that a Rights Retention Strategy (RRS) focuses on ensuring that authors maintain control over their intellectual property while promoting broader accessibility to their work. This approach allows researchers to retain certain rights to their publications, enabling them to share their findings freely, whether through institutional repositories or personal websites. By balancing the interests of authors, publishers, and the academic community, rights retention strategies help foster a more transparent and equitable dissemination of knowledge, ultimately enhancing the visibility and impact of research.

Under the topic Creative Commons (CC) licenses, the speaker highlighted that these are a set of public licenses designed to facilitate the sharing and use of creative works. The most common licenses highlighted being CC BY (Attribution); CC BY-SA (Attribution-ShareAlike; CC BY-ND (Attribution-NoDerivatives; CC BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial); CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike and CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives.

The speaker indicated that Creative Commons licenses play a crucial role in the open access movement by providing a flexible framework for authors to share their work while retaining specific rights. These licenses allow creators to dictate how their content can be used, modified, and distributed by others, promoting collaboration and innovation. By offering various licensing options, such as Attribution (CC BY) or NonCommercial (CC NC), Creative Commons empowers researchers and artists to contribute to the global knowledge pool while ensuring their work is accessible and easily discoverable. This fosters a culture of sharing and enhances the visibility of scholarly research and creative outputs.