What is a CC BY-NC?

CC BY-NC, short for Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial, is a Creative Commons license that allows others to use, share, and modify a work as long as they give proper credit to the original creator and do not use the work for commercial purposes.

Under a CC BY-NC license, people can copy, distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial activities such as personal projects, educational use, or non-profit initiatives. However, they are not allowed to use the material in ways that generate commercial profit without obtaining additional permission from the creator.

Like other Creative Commons licenses, CC BY-NC requires proper attribution, meaning users must credit the original author and reference the source of the work. This license is often chosen by creators who want to allow sharing and creative reuse while preventing commercial exploitation of their work.