# Can I use CC BY-ND content commercially?

**Short answer:** Commercial sharing of the unchanged work: Yes. Commercial sharing of a cropped, edited or translated version: No.

CC BY-ND 4.0 allows commercial sharing of the unchanged work with credit; it forbids sharing adapted versions.

## Commercial sharing of the unchanged work — 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 sharing of a cropped, edited or translated 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
- Cropping, remixing or translating and then publishing counts as sharing an adaptation.

## Sources
- [CC BY-ND 4.0 legal code](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode)

## Check it yourself (free, no key)
```json
{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "CC-BY-ND-4.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true,
      "redistribution": 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-use-cc-by-nd-content-commercially.json_