License compatibility: Example 4

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  • Can these resources be aggregated and legally released as a derivative work?
    • Yes
      • Incorrect. The share-alike licenses (GNU FDL and CC-BY-SA) require that the derivative work be released under the same license, and the GNU FDL and CC-BY-SA license are legally incompatible in this example.
    • No
      • Correct. While the GNU FDL and CC-BY-SA licenses are both "copyleft" licenses, the legal code of both licenses require that derivative works are released under the same license.
  • Which of the following licenses could be used for the derivative work:
    • All rights reserved Copyright
      • Incorrect. All rights reserved could potentially be used for generating profit and would contravene the NC restriction.
    • CC-BY
      • Incorrect. The NC restriction on the photo would not permit the derivative worked to be licensed as CC-BY.
    • Released under a public domain declaration
      • Incorrect. The attribution requirements of CC-BY and the NC restriction would not permit this.
    • BY-NC
      • Correct The derivative work can be released under the same restriction of the most restricted license in the pack. There are however other alternatives as well.
    • BY-NC-ND
      • Correct. It is possible to release this aggregation under a more restrictive license by adding the ND restriction. However, where possible we recommend that remixers try to respect the intentions of the original creators, especially where no new or original materials have been added.
    • BY-NC-SA
      • Correct. It is possible to release this aggregation under a more restrictive license by adding the SA restriction. However, where possible we recommend that remixers try to respect the intentions of the original creators, especially where no new or original materials have been added.
    • BY-SA
      • Incorrect. The NC restriction of the photo would necessitate the inclusion of the NC restriction. The SA license does permit commercial activity for value-added services on condition that the derivative work is also released under a share alike license.



This is a remix inspired by the online version of David Wiley's OER remix game.

{{Note:Insert previous next arrows as appropriate. --Wayne Mackintosh 08:13, 3 November 2010 (UTC)}}