Banner: Compatibility

As you become familiar with CC licenses, you will likely notice that not all licenses work together. As some licenses are more open and others are more restrictive, you must check to make sure they are compatible with each other. As you review the graphic below, you’ll notice that CC BY-ND and CC BY-NC-ND are not compatible with any other license or with public domain entities. Licenses with SA attribution will also pose some challenges with NC and ND; SA is generally acceptable with public domain content. The compatibility between public domain and Creative Commons licenses may determine how you remix content for new resources. The checkmark indicates compatibility between licenses, where an X indicates incompatibility.

A chart that shows which licenses are compatible. Licenses that include NC or ND are generally difficult to remix with other licenses. SA also poses some challenges. Public domain, CC0, CC BY are compatible with every license except CC BY NC and CC BY NC ND. CC BY SA is only compatible with public domain, CC0, CC BY, and CC BY SA CC BY NC is compatible with public domain, CC0, CC BY, CC BY NC, and CC BY NC SA CC BY ND is not compatible with any license. CC BY BA SA is compatible with public domain, cc0, CC BY, CC BY NC, and CC BY NC SA CC BY NC ND is not compatible with any license.

Quiz #2

Purpose: The purpose of this quiz is to review important parts of the content reviewed related to compatibility. Please aim for 80% or better before moving on to the next section. There are five multiple-choice questions in this quiz. Use the arrows in the upper right corner to navigate between questions.

 

License

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Design and Shine by Andrea Bearman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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