Attribution.
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work —
and derivative works based upon it — but only if they give credit the way you
request. Example
Example: Jane publishes her photograph with an Attribution
license, because she wants the world to use her pictures provided they give her
credit. Bob finds her photograph online and wants to display it on the front
page of his website. Bob puts Jane's picture on his site, and clearly indicates
Jane's authorship.
Our core licensing suite will also let you mix and match conditions from the
list of options below. There are a total of six Creative Commons licenses to
choose from our core licensing suite.
Noncommercial.
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and
derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only. Example
Examples: Gus publishes his photograph on his website with a
Noncommercial license. Camille prints Gus' photograph. Camille is not allowed
to sell the print photograph without Gus's permission.
No Derivative
Works. You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only
verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it. Example
Example: Sara licenses a recording of her song with a No
Derivative Works license. Joe would like to cut Sara's track and mix it with
his own to produce an entirely new song. Joe cannot do this without Sara's
permission (unless his song amounts to fair use).
Share Alike.
You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical
to the license that governs your work.
Note
: A license cannot feature both the Share Alike and No Derivative Works
options. The Share Alike requirement applies only to derivative works.