What This Means in Plain English
This is a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Here’s what that actually means for you and anyone who reads my blog:
What You CAN Do
- Read and share blog posts - Copy them, email them to friends, post them on social media, link to them
- Republish posts - Share them on other websites, blogs, newsletters, or platforms
- Use them commercially - Include my posts in paid courses, sell access, use in commercial projects
- Translate them - Put my posts in other languages (that’s cool!)
The only requirement: You must give credit to author and link back to the original post
What You CANNOT Do
- Modify or edit my posts - Don’t change authors words, remove sections, rewrite paragraphs
- Create new versions - Don’t create “improved” or “updated” versions of authors posts
- Remix or adapt them - Don’t combine authors post with other content to create something new
- Claim them as your own - Always give credit to the original author
If You Share My Content
When you share, republish, or reuse my posts, you must:
- Keep authors name and credit author - Say who wrote it
- Link back - Include a link to the original post on my blog
- Keep the license notice - Let people know it’s under CC BY-ND 4.0
- Don’t claim you created it - Be honest about the original author
Important Stuff
- No warranty - My posts are shared “as-is”. I don’t guarantee they’re perfect or error-free
- No liability - I’m not responsible if something goes wrong from reading my content
- This is permanent - Once I license my content this way, I can’t take it back
- If you break the rules - Your permission to share automatically ends, but you get 30 days to fix it
Common Questions
Q: Can I use blog posts in my article/blog/social media?
A: Yes, as long as you give credit to author and link back to the original.
Q: Can I fix typos in your post when I share it?
A: No. Share it as-is. If there are typos, I’ll fix them on my blog.
Q: Can I translate your post?
A: Yes! But just credit the author and link to the original.
Q: Can I take your ideas and write my own version?
A: That’s fine - that’s not a “derivative”. But if you’re copying my actual words and just rewording them, that’s creating an adaptation, which isn’t allowed.
Q: What if I violate this license?
A: Your permission to share my content automatically ends. You’d need to stop sharing it.
Legal Fine Print
This is a simplified explanation. The full legal text is the official version. If there’s a conflict between this plain English version and the official legal text, the official legal text (CC BY-ND 4.0 International) takes precedence.
Full legal text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode