# Can I use CC BY-ND 4.0 commercially?

**Short answer:** Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: No.

Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC-BY-ND-4.0): Share the material unchanged for any purpose, including commercially, with credit. Adaptations may be made for yourself but not shared.

## Commercial use — Yes

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

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

Duties: attribution, license_notice, no_additional_restrictions
## Commercial use, modified and redistributed — 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
- 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-NoDerivatives 4.0 International: official text](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode)
- [CC-BY-ND-4.0 on the SPDX License List](https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-ND-4.0.html)

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

_Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON: https://www.rightshold.com/answers/can-i-use-cc-by-nd-4-0-commercially.json_