# Can I train an AI model on CC BY-ND content?

**Short answer:** Training a model on the work: Needs review. Sharing an adapted version: No.

CC BY-ND 4.0 lets anyone share a work, even commercially, but not share adapted versions of it.

## Training a model on the work — Needs review

License: [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode) (`CC-BY-ND-4.0`, curated)

- Creative Commons licenses grant rights to reproduce and adapt the material, with conditions that apply when it or an adaptation is shared. Whether training a model creates an adaptation, and how attribution applies to a trained model or its output, is not settled; Creative Commons notes that training may also fall under exceptions such as fair use. A human reviewer should confirm this use for your case.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, no_additional_restrictions
## Sharing an adapted version — No

License: [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode) (`CC-BY-ND-4.0`, curated)

- You may adapt the material for yourself, but you may not share the adapted material (section 2(a)(1)(B)).

Duties: attribution, license_notice, no_additional_restrictions

## Context
- Creative Commons says whether training itself is an adaptation depends on the law where you are; outputs that reproduce the work are adaptations or copies and need the license's terms.

## Sources
- [CC BY-ND 4.0 legal code](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode)
- [Creative Commons: Using CC-licensed works for AI training](https://creativecommons.org/using-cc-licensed-works-for-ai-training/)

## Check it yourself (free, no key)
```json
{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "CC-BY-ND-4.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "model_training": true
    }
  }
}
```
REST: POST https://www.rightshold.com/v1/licenses/check

_Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-23. JSON: https://www.rightshold.com/answers/can-i-train-ai-on-cc-by-nd-content.json_