The base layer of terms and conditions that are legally enforceable in court.
These are "human-readable" terms that summarize the legal code.
This is metadata attached to CC licensed works to make them more discoverable by websites and search engines.
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Attribution (BY): Must give the author credit. |
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NonCommercial (NC): Can not be used commercially. |
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No Derivatives (ND): Adaptations can not be shared. |
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ShareAlike (SA): Adaptations must be licensed under the same or compatible license. |
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CC BY: Use & adapt the work for any purpose if you give credit to the creator. |
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CC BY-SA: Use & adapt the work for any purpose if you give credit to the creator and adaptations are shared under the same terms. |
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CC BY-NC: Use & adapt the work for noncommercial purposes only as long as you give credit to the creator. |
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CC BY-NC-SA: Use & adapt the work for noncommercial purposes only, if you give credit to the creator, and adaptations are shared under the same terms. |
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CC BY-ND: Use the un-adapted work if you give credit to the creator. |
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CC BY-NC-ND: Use the un-adapted work for non-commercial purposes only if you give credit to the creator. |
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CC0 Tool: Allows creators to dedicate their work in the public domain and waive all rights. |
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Public Domain Mark: A label used to mark works that are known to be in the Public Domain and free of copyright restriction. |
*These are considered labels or tools and are not equivalent to licenses.
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