Proper CC attribution includes title, author, source URL, and license name/URL — not just the artist's name

All six CC licenses require attribution, but ‘credit the artist’ is more specific than just naming them. A correct CC attribution includes: (1) title of the work, (2) name of the artist/author, (3) URL or source where the work was found, (4) the specific CC license name and license URL. Omitting the license URL or source makes it harder for others downstream to verify usage rights. In video descriptions this is often formatted as ‘Title by Artist (Source URL) – CC BY 4.0 (license URL)’. The CC wiki provides best-practice templates. A common error is to credit only the artist name and say ‘used under Creative Commons’ without specifying which license — different CC licenses have very different conditions.

Examples

Correct attribution: Title: Single Steps | Author: Ketsa / https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/ | Source: Free Music Archive / [URL] | Licence: CC BY-NC-ND / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Assessment

A friend credits a CC song in their YouTube video as ‘Music: Ketsa (Free Music Archive).’ What is missing from this attribution? Write a complete attribution for the same track.