The best way to decide which is appropriate for you is to think about why you want to share your work, and how you hope others will use that work.įor help, try the Creative Commons License Chooser.

The six licenses and the public domain dedication tool give creators a range of options. CC0 allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, with no conditions. The Creative Commons Public Domain DedicationĬC0 (aka CC Zero) is a public dedication tool, which allows creators to give up their copyright and put their works into the worldwide public domain.

CC BY-NC-ND : This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.ĬC BY-NC-ND includes the following elements:.

ND – No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted The license allows for commercial use.ĬC BY-ND includes the following elements:

CC BY-ND : This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.

If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms.ĬC BY-NC-SA includes the following elements:

CC BY-NC-SA : This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.

NC – Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted

CC BY-NC : This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.

SA – Adaptations must be shared under the same terms If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms.ĬC BY-SA includes the following elements:

CC BY-SA: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator.

CC BY: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator.

There are six different license types, listed from most to least permissive here: From the reuser’s perspective, the presence of a Creative Commons license on a copyrighted work answers the question, “What can I do with this work?” The Creative Commons License Options Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law.

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