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Licence Types

Types of content licences.

Enumerated values

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1CC BY-NC-NDThe most restrictive of the six main Creative Commons licences, permitting others to download and share the work with credit to the creator but not to change it in any way or use it commercially.
2CC BY-NC-SAPermits others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, provided they credit the creator and license their new creations under identical terms.
3CC BY-NCPermits others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially; derivative works must credit the creator but need not be licensed on the same terms.
4CC BY-NDPermits redistribution, commercial or non-commercial, provided the work is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to the creator.
5CC BY-SAPermits others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work even commercially, provided they credit the creator and license new creations under identical terms, so that all derivatives also allow commercial use.
6CC BYPermits others to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially, provided they credit the creator for the original creation; the most accommodating licence offered.
7CC0Allows licensors to waive all rights and place a work in the public domain.
8UnknownIndicates that the licence applied to the work is not known.

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