What are the different types of Creative Commons licenses?

Creative Commons licenses are a set of copyright licenses that allow creators to grant permissions to others to use their work under certain conditions. There are several different types of Creative Commons licenses, each offering different levels of permissions and restrictions. The main types of Creative Commons licenses are as follows:

1. Attribution (CC BY): This license allows others to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the original work, even commercially, as long as they give appropriate credit to the original creator.

2. Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA): This license allows others to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the original work, even commercially, as long as they give appropriate credit to the original creator and license their new creations under the same terms.

3. Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND): This license allows others to redistribute the original work, even commercially, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with appropriate credit given to the original creator.

4. Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC): This license allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the original work, but only for non-commercial purposes. They must give appropriate credit to the original creator.

5. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA): This license allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the original work, but only for non-commercial purposes. They must give appropriate credit to the original creator and license their new creations under the same terms.

6. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND): This license allows others to download and share the original work, but they cannot change it in any way or use it commercially. They must give appropriate credit to the original creator.

These licenses provide a flexible framework for creators to protect their work while allowing others to use and build upon it, promoting collaboration and creativity within the boundaries of copyright law.