15 Jun
2013
15 Jun
'13
5:47 p.m.
On Sat Jun 15 17:01:05 2013 hermann meyer <brummer-(a)web.de> wrote:
Hi
Did anyone here know if the GPL+ v2.0 /v3.0 is compatible with the CC-BY
v3.0 (unported)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
I only found here
http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses#Creative_Commons_Attribution_Share-Alik…
that the CC-BY-SA v3.0 is compatible, but no mention of the CC-BY v3.0
My understanding is that the CC-BY v3.0 has less restrictions then the
CC-BY-SA version, but I'm a bit unsure.
Background: I would include some work which is under the CC-BY v3.0 to
my project, which is under the GPL+ v2.0 (or later). I wouldn't violate
the DFSG, so I would make sure there is no issue at all when I'm do so.
The Author of the CC-BY v3.0 files is fine with my wishes.
any hints?
hermann
you can derive a version of the cc-by work, eveb with no modifications. You just need to
give it a different name and credit the original author. Then you can change the license
to a compatible one. I suggest cc by sa since this adds GPL compatible copyleft. Changes
on your version need to be relicened as ccbysa then while the original ccby version stays
untouched.
This is a general principle: a work which is as freely licensed as cc by, public domain or
compatible can be relicensed as-is with a more strict one.