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Creative Commons Licenses

A quick overview of Creative Commons licenses and how to use them when sharing your work.

Creative Commons Licenses

Overview of Creative Commons Licenses
License License image Adaptations Allowed? ShareAlike Required? Commercial Use?
CC BY (Attribution) Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) icon Yes No Yes (commercial and non-commercial)
CC BY-SA (Attribution–ShareAlike) Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) icon Yes Yes Yes (commercial and non-commercial)
CC BY-ND (Attribution–NoDerivatives) Creative Commons Attribution–NoDerivatives (CC BY-ND) icon No (redistribution only, unchanged) No Yes (commercial and non-commercial)
CC BY-NC (Attribution–NonCommercial) Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) icon Yes No No (non-commercial only)
CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike) Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) icon Yes Yes No (non-commercial only)
CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives) Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) icon No (redistribution only, unchanged) No No (non-commercial only)