Can I use CC BY 4.0 commercially?

Short answer: Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes.

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0): Share and adapt the material for any purpose, including commercially, as long as you give credit, link the license and say if you changed it.

Commercial use: Yes

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by CC BY 4.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, state_changes, no_additional_restrictions

Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0, curated)

• Every use you described is granted by CC BY 4.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, state_changes, no_additional_restrictions

Context

• The grant is non-sublicensable: every recipient receives the license directly from the licensor (section 2(a)(5)).
• You may not apply legal terms or technical measures that restrict recipients from exercising the licensed rights (section 2(a)(5)(C)).

Sources

• Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International: official text
• CC-BY-4.0 on the SPDX License List

Check it yourself (free, no key)

{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}

Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON · Markdown