On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 2:45 AM Ulrich Mueller <u...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > >>>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020, Mike Gilbert wrote: > > > Doesn't the same restriction apply to relicensing it? > > No, because the CC licenses have an explicit provision that allows it > when distributing a modified work (which they call an "Adaptation", > defined in section 1a). > > For example, CC-BY-SA-3.0 says in section 4b: > > You may Distribute or Publicly Perform an Adaptation only under the > terms of: (i) this License; (ii) a later version of this License with > the same License Elements as this License; (iii) a Creative Commons > jurisdiction license (either this or a later license version) that > contains the same License Elements as this License (e.g., > Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 US)); (iv) a Creative Commons Compatible > License. [...] > > Item (ii) is what gives us the right to distribute under CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this.
