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What do I need to share if I include CC-BY-SA artwork in my software?
CC-BY-SA is a Creative Commons license with a copyleft clause - if you derive something from it, you must also provide the derivative under the same license if you distribute it. The relevant clause ...
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Does CC BY-SA affect recordings of performances of songs?
If I write, and publish sheet music for, a hymn under CC BY-SA, and it is sung in a church, and the church records their services, does the recording have to be CC BY-SA? If so, can I avoid this while ...
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Creative Commons ShareAlike, weak or strong copyleft?
I am wondering whether Creative Commons ShareAlike is a weak or strong copyleft license. That is, does it allow linking with code with under a different license?
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How do I stop republication under a different license?
Suppose I am finishing an open source software. I am about to publish it but I just have to choose the license. I want it to be a CC-BY license but I don't want anyone to republish it under ANY other ...
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Copyleft/share-alike non-attribution licenses?
Is there any existing license can a person can use to distribute a document that allows reuse, derivative works, and free distribution, under the condition of it being licensed under the same or a ...
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Can I use documentation licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in an application?
There is a very complex API endpoint with a documentation licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Due to its complexity, I am considering developing a commercial visual drag & drop editor (single-page web ...
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If I use a CC-BY-SA artwork as part of my book cover art, do I need to share my entire book cover art under a similar license?
I'm confused about the share alike part of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license which states:
share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must ...
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My university is asking to choose between BY-SA and GFDL to release my work
An infographic I designed is to be uploaded to my university website. They have asked me to choose between the BY-SA and GFDL to release my work.
I tried looking up the difference but I cannot find ...
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