Creative Commons in a Nutshell
Graphic is organized from Most Free (top) to Least Free (bottom)
| Creative Commons Abbreviation |
Creative Commons License Name |
Can someone use it commercially? |
Can someone create new versions of it? |
| CC BY |
Attribution |
Yes |
Yes |
| CC BY SA |
Share Alike |
Yes |
Yes with same license |
| CC By ND |
No Derivatives |
Yes |
No |
| CC BY NC |
Non-Commercial |
No |
Yes under any NC license |
| CC BY NC SA |
Non-Commercial Share Alike |
No |
Yes with same license |
| CC BY NC ND |
Non-Commercial No Derivatives |
No |
No |
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