CREATIVE COMMONS
Quick Reference Guide*
A Creative Commons License is a way for authors to provide copyright permissions to others
in a simple, standardized way. This quick reference guide is a way for you to identify if you
can use a work and what the terms of use are.
License Symbols Abbreviation License Name Description
Can use however you want with no
CC O Public Domain
attribution.
Can use and adapt as long as you give
CC BY Attribution
credit.
Attribution- Can use and adapt as long as you give
CC BY-SA
ShareAlike credit. Must attach the same license.
Attribution- Can use, but cannot adapt the material
CC BY-ND
NoDerivs and must give appropriate credit.
Attribution- Can use and adapt with credit, but not for
CC BY-NC
NonCommercial commercial use.
Attribution- Can use and adapt with credit, but not for
CC BY-NC-SA NonCommercial- commercial use. Must attach same
ShareAlike license.
Attribution- Can use, but cannot adapt the material
CC BY-NC-ND NonCommercial- and must give credit. Cannot use for
NoDerivs commercial purposes.
Helpful Reminder: Items on the internet are still subject to copyright unless otherwise stated.
More Questions?
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*Creative Commons, available under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/