On Sat Jun 15 17:01:05 2013 hermann meyer <[email protected]> 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-Alike_.28CC-BY-SA.29_v3.0 > > 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. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
