Questions tagged [creative-commons]
For questions about the Creative Commons licenses and the organization behind them. There are many Creative Commons licenses, so if you are asking a question about a specific license be sure to state which one.
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CC text with copyrighted pictures
I am thinking about publishing a text with pictures where the text and most of the pictures are my own, while some of the pictures are by others. Those others have agreed with the inclusion of their ...
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What is a Creative Commons Free Cultural Work?
Upon choosing a license at the Creative Commons page, Creative Commons tells you if the license is a "Free Culture License", or whether it isn't.
What is a Free Cultural Work?
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Is there a license similar to the CC BY-SA license that is copyleft but allows source-unreadable derivatives to be released?
I'm looking for a license that's similar to the CC BY-SA license that allows people to use my code for whatever purpose as long as they license derivative works under the same license. The distinction ...
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Using CC-BY-SA (v3 and v4) content in YouTube video
I am creating a YouTube video in which I would like to include some images that have CC-BY-SA (v3 and v4) licenses. I understand that my video would then be considered a derivative work and that I ...
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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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Project licensed under Apache 2 License but has JS libraries licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
I'm planning to use this open source project for my commercial product. The project itself is licensed under Apache 2.0 license but when I review the package, I found couple of JS libraries that it ...
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Use of Creative Commons licenses by an anonymous user
As part of a survey (collecting environmental data from the public) my participants can choose to provide their name or to contribute anonymously. Part of the survey includes submission of photos that ...
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Using output of a CC BY-NC AI algorithm in a commercial product?
If I use nvidia's stylegan, which is CC BY-NC, to generate images that then will be part of a dataset used as input of my own ML algorithm, do I infringe the stylegan license if I make a remuneration ...
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Can I publish my C++ game on GitHub under MIT using art and libraries under others licenses?
Can I publish my C++ game on GitHub under MIT using art and libraries under others licenses?
I want to publish my code on GitHub, but I have some troubles with licensing.
In my game I use GLEW (...
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Meaning of Attribution in CC BY 3.0 for a JavaScript library
I come across a JavaScript library which is licensed under the CC BY 3.0 (US) license.
The only restrictions of the license is
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the ...
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Combining software and image licensing in the same repository
I have a project under Apache license on GitHub. I want to add some non-text stuff into repository (logo).
Can I use Apache license for an image?
If not, what CC license is most 'aligned' with Apache ...
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Using CC Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported image in a book
I would like to use an image in the cover page of a paid book.
The image is first published in Wikimedia and it is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
I ...
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Releasing a dataset of image annotations that have varying per-image licensing
Recently I've been working with some colleagues on a dataset. We've obtained annotations for several thousand images which we assumed to be licensed as CC-BY. We intended to release our dataset to the ...
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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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Can I upgrade all CC 3.0 licenses to 4.0 counterparts when creating a joint dataset?
I am planning on creating a dataset which contains data with different licenses. I decided to create differently-licensed versions of my dataset that contain different combinations of data from ...
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Do I need a highcharts licence if I'm developing software for a non-profit
Highcharts is supposed to be an open source chart project that is free for personal use and for non-profit organisations. For non-profit organisations and individuals it is licensed under the Creative ...
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Can I prevent the National Security Agency from using my work?
I am currently working on a research project in a subfield of computer/data science that concerns a topic whose research seems to have worrying correlations with the U.S. National Security Agency due ...
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Writing a book, for commercial purposes, about a derivative work, of my own doing, of a CC BY-NC-SA project
I am working on a port of a codebase (Java) to another language (Python), with some modifications. The Java codebase is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA. Understandably, the Python codebase will also be CC ...
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Why is YouTube using 3.0 version of CC BY?
Figuring out how YouTube uses Creative Commons was hard.
When uploading a video on YouTube, all you see as an option is "Creative Commons Attribution" (which could be any CC license).
When seeing a ...
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 rights as a contributor to the original repository on Github
There is a repository of code that I have made pull requests and added code to, and that code that I have contributed is in the master branch. The code is under the Creative Commons Attribution-...
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Is it OK to put license note that uses "this code/file/work" into a separate file?
MPL & CC-BY-SA both allow putting only a small license statement to place I deem fit. But both of them use "this":
This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License
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"Sharing without ATTRIBUTION" when selling 3D printed objects (not the STL source files)
Several 3D models can be found on printables.com that are free for Commercial Use. Some examples are:
Printable Black Pearl published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Pot ...
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Doubts with CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 learning material
I have access to a learning material(docs/solutions) which is licensed under XYZ Training - ABC Product Copyright (C) 2019 - 2021 XYZ. All rights reserved. The software in this package is published ...
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Attribution of resources under CC-BY-SA
This seeems like such a simple question but having a hard time finding a definitive answer. Apologies if it has been asked before (and it feels like it should). Please point me in the right direction ...
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Using SVG icons with CC-BY-4.0 license
The license states - "In the Font Awesome Free download, the CC BY 4.0 license applies to all icons packaged as .svg and .js files types.
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Attribution is required by MIT, SIL OFL, and CC BY ...
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Can I set my android app as paid which uses Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License IMAGES?
I am have some images which has following license:
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Using these images I am going to make an Android app and sell it via Google play ...
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Whom to leave link credit while using CC BY images
Normally I use the following format,
Photo by Author / License
Photo: Link to where I found the photo.
Author: Author profile page. For example, flickr profile.
License: Link to the license page.
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Is a CC licence an appropriate licence for a programming language description?
I am a bit unsure but would expect, that in my case a CC BY-NC would be the thing I want.
What I am creating is an educative programming language for "offline" use, a learning game without a ...
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Is CC-BY-SA 3.0 compatible with Apache 2.0?
Creative Commons explicitly states that GPL3 is compatible with CC-BY-SA 3.0. However, there is no information on its compatibility with Apache 2.0. Currently, I am hosting Apache licensed content on ...
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(CC) Licensing a template with more protection for template than derived works
Let's say I have a template for writing a certain kind of report (say a Word file that offers instructions and a structure). I now want to avoid that someone commercializes that template, so I'd share ...
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Attempting to understand CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 followup
As a followup to my earlier question, I'm having trouble understanding the section about derivatives.
From About The Licenses concerning CC BY-NC-ND:
This license is the most restrictive of our six ...
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CC BY-SA – Do I need to open source my app if I don’t really distribute it?
I started developing a commercial web application that uses spaCy – a MIT-licensed library for natural language processing. In order to use this library, one needs to initialize a processing pipeline ...
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Icons attribution from various sources
I have a question regarding the attribution of icons for the PC application (Title, Author, Source and License).
I have icons from different authors and of course also with different licenses - CC BY ...
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Does Creative Commons allow for the exclusion of stock images that are included in a program?
I've just finished creating a program and I want to license it under Creative Commons - Share-A-Like license. It's my first creative commons licensed software. However, I did purchase two images for ...
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Can I build a paid API service that directly sells the output of a library with a ShareALike license?
I'm looking at potentially building an API-as-a-service around Conceptnet Numberbatch, which has the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Basically, just an API that would provide ...
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How do I specify particular "source code" for a non-software GPL'd work?
Reading this GPL FAQ item on non-software works:
You can apply the GPL to any kind of work, as long as it is clear what constitutes the “source code” for the work.
It says that it must be "clear ...
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Can I use data licensed under Creative Commons for closed source propriety software?
I am interested in using data distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC-By-SA) license. A subset of it can be extracted, which will fall under a Creative Commons ...
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Can I use CC BY-NC software for machine learning and analysis purposes?
I have a task at work which requires me to build AI that can do general game playing. Contemplating this task, I have found several games that I would like to use in doing training and analysis to ...
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Are old copies of "mistakenly licensed" OSS still subject to their previous licenses, even after "fixing"?
I want to publish the source of a program which borrows some code from project A. Years ago, A's maintainers forked it from project B (which has no apparent license) and licensed it as MIT. Several ...
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How to require a "pingback" when my CC-licensed material is used?
I have a graduation project based on an open source system. As my university is more leaned towards the market instead of the academia, I wanted to know who else (if ever) is going to take my project ...
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Can one of several heirs of a copyright release it under a Creative Commons license, and if so, how?
Alice created a work and died without publishing it. Bob and Charlie jointly inherited the copyright. All three live(d) in the United States. Bob wants to publish the work under a Creative Commons ...
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Creative Common license excluding non-humans, excluding web scraping?
The Creative Common license (and other licenses as well) gives (or not) authorizations to other humans to use, adapt, and modify licensed work. However, more and more, the licensed work is being used ...
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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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How do I add contributors to the attribution/ownership part of the CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing statement of my work?
The manuscript I will be working on is an original work that I am currently starting by myself. I am writing the work in LaTex, and the manuscript will have code blocks included within the text. I ...
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Indirect benefit using CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licensed content
Lets say I have a web page where I use CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licensed video and use it for non-commercial purposes. Particularly, I do not charge for it.
And in the same webpage I have other video content ...
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Is CC-BY-SA-4.0 appropriate for this use case?
The use case is for an image I made from scratch using gimp, I was thinking about using CC-BY-SA-4.0 but I am not sure if it is the right license for this. The image you print out, cut and then you ...
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Can Wikidata which runs under CC-Zero incorporate CC BY content?
Wikidata is a database licensed under CC-Zero.
If Wikidata would include CC BY content with Wikidata properly labeling the source, would that be okay? Or do third-parties that want to reuse the ...
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using external images of multiple different licenses in a single document-oriented project
I am working on a project to create (in PDF) letter charts for children for alphabet learning. This involves a number of different pictures from different sources (but mostly Wikipedia) and different ...
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Could I license my static website under Creative Commons?
I am making a static website with HTML, CSS, minimal JS, images, and lots of research content for a school project.
I read that Creative Commons licenses are not meant for software source code, but ...
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Relation between the creative commons license and the patent process
I have an algorithm. I'd like to publish this in an open access journal under the creative commons license. But I'm also considering a patent. How do these processes sit together? Does publishing in ...
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