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Creative Commons License Catalog

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Creative Commons

Summary

Creative Commons (CC) licenses are a set of copyright licenses that enable creators to grant the public permission to share and use their work under specified terms and conditions. These licenses are designed to help creators share their work more freely and openly, fostering creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Below is a detailed overview of each license in the Creative Commons License Catalog, including the six core licenses and the CC0 Public Domain Dedication.

CC BY (Attribution)

The CC BY license is the most permissive of the Creative Commons licenses. It allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the licensed work, even commercially, as long as they credit the original creator. This license encourages maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.

  • Key elements: Credit must be given to the creator (BY).
  • Commercial use: Allowed.
  • Derivatives: Allowed, with attribution.

CC BY-SA (Attribution-ShareAlike)

The CC BY-SA license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon the work, even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit the creator and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to open source software licenses.

  • Key elements: Credit must be given to the creator (BY), adaptations must be shared under the same terms (SA).
  • Commercial use: Allowed.
  • Derivatives: Allowed, must be licensed under identical terms.
  • Markdown Syntax: ![[Creative Commons License Catalog#cc-by-sa-footer-block|no-h]]

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CC BY-ND (Attribution-NoDerivs)

The CC BY-ND license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as the work is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to the creator.

  • Key elements: Credit must be given to the creator (BY), no derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted (ND).
  • Commercial use: Allowed.
  • Derivatives: Not allowed.

CC BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial)

This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon the work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge the creator and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.

  • Key elements: Credit must be given to the creator (BY), only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted (NC).
  • Commercial use: Not allowed.
  • Derivatives: Allowed, for non-commercial purposes only.

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike)

The CC BY-NC-SA license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the creator and license their new creations under the identical terms.

  • Key elements: Credit must be given to the creator (BY), only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted (NC), adaptations must be shared under the same terms (SA).
  • Commercial use: Not allowed.
  • Derivatives: Allowed, for non-commercial purposes only, must be licensed under identical terms.

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs)

The CC BY-NC-ND license is the most restrictive of the six main licenses, only allowing others to download the works and share them with others as long as they credit the creator, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.

  • Key elements: Credit must be given to the creator (BY), only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted (NC), no derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted (ND).
  • Commercial use: Not allowed.
  • Derivatives: Not allowed.
  • Markdown Syntax: ![[Creative Commons License Catalog#cc-by-sa-footer-block|no-h]]

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CC0 (Public Domain Dedication)

CC0 allows creators to waive all their copyright and related rights in their works and place them in the public domain, where they can be used without any restrictions. This is not a license but a public domain dedication.

  • Key elements: No copyright restrictions.
  • Commercial use: Allowed.
  • Derivatives: Allowed, with no conditions.

Each Creative Commons license and the CC0 Public Domain Dedication provide a range of options for creators to share their work under terms that best suit their preferences. By understanding the specifics of each license, creators can make informed decisions about how they want their work to be used and shared

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