Template:License CC/doc

This is a metatemplate (a template used to create other templates) used for Creative Commons license templates, except for {{License PD CC0}}, which is a public domain license.

Usage

It is required to provide the license version. Creative Commons licenses have differences between versions, and a work licensed under one version may not be transferable to a newer version.

The rights and conditions of the license should be defined at the same time. The right to share and the conditions to provide attribution and not apply additional restrictions re always shown—as these are true of all Creative Commons licenses. The right to remix is shown unless nd is set.

| sa= — ShareAlike — Derivative works of the material must be shared under the same or a compatible license.

| nc= — NonCommerical — The material must not be used for commercial purposes.

| nd= — NoDerivatives — The material must not be modified. If this is set to true, the right to remix is automatically removed.

This information is used to build the license name and link. Not all combinations of the above produce a valid license. For example, there isn't a license that is both ShareAlike and NoDerivatives.