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Changes to the license models


What DALICC changed in its curated models, when, and why.

A license model is corrected when a reading of the legal text turns out to be wrong. Every correction changes what the compatibility checker answers, so each change below names the reason behind it and links to the record it was made on.

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  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Sublicense

    was Prohibition: Sublicense

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not sublicense the Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Royalty collection reserved

    was Prohibition: Royalty collection reserved

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "Licensor reserves the exclusive right to collect, whether individually or via a performance rights society (e.g. ASCAP, BMI, SESAC), royalties for the public performance or public digital performance (e.g. webcast) of the Work if that performance is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    removed Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The endorsement prohibition rested on no sentence of the text; the default rule for endorsement now supplies it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Change license

    was Prohibition: Change license

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work only under the terms of this License, and You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Commercial use

    was Prohibition: Commercial use

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not exercise any of the rights granted to You in Section 3 above in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    was Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work only under the terms of this License, and You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Sublicense

    was Prohibition: Sublicense

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not offer or impose any terms on the Work that alter or restrict the terms of this License or the recipients' exercise of the rights granted hereunder. You may not sublicense the Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Royalty collection reserved

    was Prohibition: Royalty collection reserved

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "Licensor reserves the exclusive right to collect, whether individually or via a performance rights society (e.g. ASCAP, BMI, SESAC), royalties for the public performance or public digital performance (e.g. webcast) of the Work if that performance is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    removed Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The endorsement prohibition rested on no sentence of the text; the default rule for endorsement now supplies it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Commercial use

    was Prohibition: Commercial use

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not exercise any of the rights granted to You in Section 3 above in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    was Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    Manual edit Its duty cc:Attribution quotes "keep intact all copyright notices for the Work"

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    was Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    Manual edit Removed the quoted evidence of duty cc:Attribution on odrl:derive, duty cc:Attribution on odrl:distribute, duty cc:Attribution on odrl:modify: the quoted sentence does not name the act. The statements stay, read from the text without a linked quote.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    was Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    Manual edit Its duty cc:Attribution quotes "keep intact all copyright notices for the Work"

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    was Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    Manual edit Removed the quoted evidence of duty cc:Attribution on odrl:derive, duty cc:Attribution on odrl:distribute, duty cc:Attribution on odrl:modify: the quoted sentence does not name the act. The statements stay, read from the text without a linked quote.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    was Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    Manual edit Its duty cc:Attribution quotes "keep intact all copyright notices for the Work"

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    was Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    Manual edit Removed the quoted evidence of duty cc:Attribution on odrl:derive, duty cc:Attribution on odrl:distribute, duty cc:Attribution on odrl:modify: the quoted sentence does not name the act. The statements stay, read from the text without a linked quote.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Sublicense

    was Prohibition: Sublicense

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not sublicense the Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    removed Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The endorsement prohibition rested on no sentence of the text; the default rule for endorsement now supplies it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Change license

    was Prohibition: Change license

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work only under the terms of this License, and You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Commercial use

    was Prohibition: Commercial use

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not exercise any of the rights granted to You in Section 3 above in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    was Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work only under the terms of this License, and You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    added SPDX identifier: "CC-BY-4.0"

    Review finding The record carried no SPDX identifier although its own DALICC identifier is the SPDX list identifier CC-BY-4.0, whose SPDX seeAlso URL is the cc:legalcode of this record. Added.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    added Prohibition: Sublicense

    Review decision Review decision 1: every Creative Commons record except the CC0 dedication, plus the Open Database License and the Open Data Commons Attribution License, forbids sublicensing in as many words.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    added Permission: Extract or reuse a substantial part of a database, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    Manual edit Section 4 of the 4.0 text grants the database right where it applies: "for the avoidance of doubt, Section 2(a)(1) grants You the right to extract, reuse, reproduce, and Share all or a substantial portion of the contents of the database", and Section 4(c) carries the conditions of Section 3(a) over to it. dalicc:suiGenerisDatabaseRights is now permitted, with the attribution and notice duties of the copyright grant.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Logo: 88x31.png>

    was Logo: 88x31.png>

    Review finding The record was the only one of the 343 in the library still pointing at the retired host i.creativecommons.org for its licence button, while 291 records use licensebuttons.net. The old host redirects to the new one and the image is the same. Updated for family consistency.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    added Terminates On Breach: "true"

    Manual edit Section 6(a) reads: "However, if You fail to comply with this Public License, then Your rights under this Public License terminate automatically."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    added Reviewed on: "2026-09-15"

    Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    added Review status: Reviewed

    Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International version 2 2026-09-24

    added Cure Period: "30 days"

    Manual edit Section 6(b) reinstates the rights "automatically as of the date the violation is cured, provided it is cured within 30 days of Your discovery of the violation".

  • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Sublicense

    was Prohibition: Sublicense

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not sublicense the Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Promote

    was Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "For the avoidance of doubt, You may only use the credit required by this Section for the purpose of attribution in the manner set out above and, by exercising Your rights under this License, You may not implicitly or explicitly assert or imply any connection with, sponsorship or endorsement by the Original Author, Licensor and/or Attribution Parties, as appropriate, of You or Your use of the Work, without the separate, express prior written permission of the Original Author, Licensor and/or Attribution Parties."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Moral rights restriction

    was Prohibition: Moral rights restriction

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Licensor or as may be otherwise permitted by applicable law, if You Reproduce, Distribute or Publicly Perform the Work either by itself or as part of any Adaptations or Collections, You must not distort, mutilate, modify or take other derogatory action in relation to the Work which would be prejudicial to the Original Author's honor or reputation."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Change license

    was Prohibition: Change license

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may Distribute or Publicly Perform the Work only under the terms of this License."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    was Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    Manual edit Its duty dalicc:modificationNotice quotes "to Reproduce the Work, to incorporate the Work into one or more Collections, and to Reproduce the Work as incorporated in the Collections; b. to create and Reproduce Adaptations provided that any such Adaptation, including any translation in any medium, takes reasonable steps to clearly label, demarcate or otherwise identify that changes were made to the original Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    was Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Modification notice

    Manual edit Its duty dalicc:modificationNotice quotes "to Reproduce the Work, to incorporate the Work into one or more Collections, and to Reproduce the Work as incorporated in the Collections; b. to create and Reproduce Adaptations provided that any such Adaptation, including any translation in any medium, takes reasonable steps to clearly label, demarcate or otherwise identify that changes were made to the original Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Sublicense

    was Prohibition: Sublicense

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not sublicense the Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    removed Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The endorsement prohibition rested on no sentence of the text; the default rule for endorsement now supplies it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Change license

    was Prohibition: Change license

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work only under the terms of this License, and You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    was Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work only under the terms of this License, and You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Sublicense

    was Prohibition: Sublicense

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not sublicense the Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    removed Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The endorsement prohibition rested on no sentence of the text; the default rule for endorsement now supplies it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Change license

    was Prohibition: Change license

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work only under the terms of this License, and You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform."

  • Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    was Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Notice

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform the Work only under the terms of this License, and You must include a copy of, or the Uniform Resource Identifier for, this License with every copy or phonorecord of the Work You distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or publicly digitally perform."

Nothing on this page is legal advice. What a license means is decided by its text; ask a legal advisor before you rely on it.