Creative Commons license chooser and comparison
Source: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses
Structured fields
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"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Canonical overview of the six CC licenses (BY, BY-SA, BY-ND, BY-NC, BY-NC-SA, BY-NC-ND) with the adaptation and commercial-use matrix. Baseline for classifying hosting, redistribution and modification rights of any CC-licensed asset.",
"source_type": "documentation",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "Creative Commons",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
"known_limitations": [
"Does not cover text-and-data-mining or AI training; CC0 not explained on this page."
]
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] Matrix: CC BY and BY-SA permit adaptation and commercial use; BY-ND and BY-NC-ND forbid adaptations; BY-NC, BY-NC-SA and BY-NC-ND forbid commercial use. · locator: License comparison table source
- [sourced_fact] Elements: BY requires credit, SA requires adaptations under the same terms, NC defined as 'not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation', ND forbids derivatives. · locator: License elements source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentation | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Page license text not read; CC0 is mentioned only as a marking and not explained on this page. |